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Throw this into the "Nexus of Cluelessness".
Is this a bit like another thread where we discussed audio formats and delivery? That thread kind of reached a point where what could be delivered was more than anyone needed.
How much do we need? And what happens when native reaches the ability to give?
Is it when we can have this all running:
1. 96 tracks at 192k
2. A 'very good' eq on each track
3. A 'very good' compressor on each track
4. 96 'other very good plugs as good as TDM plugs ins if not better'
..at the same time.
When we can do that native, will Digi then release a box that does 196 tracks and 172 plug ins at 256k?
I don't think so, because there really is a ceiling with this.
What is that ceiling? Because that alone will determine 'when' it's 'game over'.
If we can work out what we need, we can look at the way computers are developing and probably give ourselves quite an accurate projection of when it's
bye bye Digi.
And at THAT point, perhaps the boutique converter market will be well underway and we'll be arguing about converters and IO boxes as opposed to Digi hardware and tdm farms.
(BTW Final Cut Pro is a brilliant example of how things can turn for the better after getting a lot of initial flak - Apple does own Emagic now so WHO KNOWS what they're up to)
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