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BrianT · 16th June 2003

I think there is little chance of predicting this question correctly at this point. I would not hazard a guess, though I would have a year ago (and been wrong). There are an amazing amount of variables forming up right now into the "Nexus of Cluelessness".

Athlon64, newer (9nm fab) P4s at 4GHz+, PPC970 Macs in both dual and quad, OSX Panther, Windows64, Digi moving beyond the current TDM architecture, further consolidations/platform support decisions that defy Logic (pun intended), surplus of CPU power, deficit of said CPU power due to insane developers and users, SATA and Firewire 800 supplanting both IDE and SCSI soon, VST3, PCI-Express (there's a biggie), and surely there's something else we haven't thought of yet but somebody will soon, etc...............

I think there are a few specifics that are fairly predictable, but the big picture questions are a crap shoot right now. The next year holds more potential changes for DAW users than we've seen in a long time.

Regards,
Brian T

16th June 2003	#8
BrianT Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,816	I think there is little chance of predicting this question correctly at this point. I would not hazard a guess, though I would have a year ago (and been wrong). There are an amazing amount of variables forming up right now into the "Nexus of Cluelessness". Athlon64, newer (9nm fab) P4s at 4GHz+, PPC970 Macs in both dual and quad, OSX Panther, Windows64, Digi moving beyond the current TDM architecture, further consolidations/platform support decisions that defy Logic (pun intended), surplus of CPU power, deficit of said CPU power due to insane developers and users, SATA and Firewire 800 supplanting both IDE and SCSI soon, VST3, PCI-Express (there's a biggie), and surely there's something else we haven't thought of yet but somebody will soon, etc............... I think there are a few specifics that are fairly predictable, but the big picture questions are a crap shoot right now. The next year holds more potential changes for DAW users than we've seen in a long time. Regards, Brian T