Pro Tools 10 & HDX For Post

[stangroom]

Hey Ryan, an single HDX system is approximately 2.1 times stronger than an HD3|Accel, so you should definitely feel the difference. On ProTools 10 HD, you will also FINALLY be able to use the Maximum Delay Compensation of like 16k samples, instead of the Long at between 4 and 5k samples.

And, you'll have an extra PCI slot!

A BIG thing to remember and look into is plug-in compatibility. Here's a link to a list of current AAX supported plug-ins (not sure how often it gets updated):

AAX Plug-ins List (Avid and 3rd Party) - Avid Audio Forums

If you switch to HDX, I believe TDM plug-ins will no longer be supported. Only RTAS and AAX are supported under HDX systems. Someone, please correct me if I'm wrong. Some manufacturers have talked about making the AAX switch - some already have. I believe Waves said that they aren't jumping on board with that at all, so if you use a lot of Waves, you might have to rethink the switch or find alternatives.

Hope this helps. Best of luck!

[RBillia]

Chris, thanks very much for your response. As far as I know TDM will not work with HDX and there are quite a few manufacturers who have made the switch or are switching to AAX (one of the most recent, and one I imagine everyone is pretty happy about, is Cedar DNS). When I saw the release of HDX and the AAX format at AES in 2010, and heard from people on the floor that Waves were most likely NOT going to make the jump, I began to lessen my use of Waves products in anticipation. There are so many other manufacturers who are making the switch who make wonderful and in some ways even better plugins.

One of my bigger questions is the advan/disadvan to a dual system running Native vs single system HDX. Is anyone using or experienced both ways of working and have any opinions?

Thanks!!

[stangroom]

Ryan, what are you using for 5.1 downmixing these days? That's a big switch I'd have to make from Waves. Otherwise, I'm similar to you in that I've lessened my dependency on Waves. WNS and the 360 bundle gets a fair amount of use from me though.

[RBillia]

I use the Minnetonka SurCode PLII for LtRt, but I do still use the Waves M360 Mixdown as well. WNS is on almost every Prod track (and even some ADR as well), so I would love to make the jump to DNS (but it is a huge $$ jump)...totally worth it though from what I hear. I have used it before and it does work AMAZINGLY well, and now with reNOVAtor being Mac compatible, those 2 tools can take care of almost every issue I come across. I am a huge RX user and fan and that has been amazing Since I do a lot of Indie film work and Reality TV, production audio "smutz" is a daily headache. I am beginning to think that those are the things I should place more of an investment in. Thanks again.

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