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Originally posted by Chae Ham
However, this may actually lead to a much better Pro Tools system(read:more stable!). If digi were to design an all-in-one protools box, that doesn't rely on a computer(ala radar) they'd have more control in design. It might even be much better in terms of upgrading as well--especially if its just a matter of swapping out a few cards from the digi box, instead of having to upgrade computers every few years AND upgrade digi hardware. |
Exactly. Now that's plug and play. Digi would save alot of money on R&D (approving various components) and support. And sell more Hardware. The customer gets a box that just works. No researching, diddling with settings, trying out different card slot orders, etc. Plug in, get to work. Firewire port or CDr for s/w upgrades, pop the top, pull out/plug in the card for h/w I/O & DSP upgrades. Seems inevitable (to me as well), at least for the high end of PT...
My only concern with the aforementioned would be if they closed the loop on outboard conversion. IOW, no multiple dig I/O options. I think they're a little more clever than that, however. They like selling those overpriced h/w dongle boxes! And people will continue to (begrudgingly) buy them, cause they have to in order to be able to plug in their 'good' convertors...
However, I'd think they'd also continue to develop the LE computer-based products for the lower end market.