Source Connect...

[Tony Shepperd]

Last week I needed a client in Florida to hear the mixes I had done for him here in LA.
After sending him an AIFF for him to listen to, we started to tweak the mix.
It was frustrating because as I would do the tweaks, he really couldn't hear what I was doing.

In the middle of the tweaking he suggested we try Source Connect.
We forged ahead, with me sending files back and forth to finish up the mix, but over the weekend I installed Source Connect.

MY LIFE HAS CHANGED FOREVER!

Yesterday and today I was able to send him the mix, in REAL TIME out of my Pro Tools at near CD quality.
As he listened to the mixes, he could say stop and say, "can you put a delay on that word" or "on chorus, raise the distorted guitars 1.5 dB".
In the same amount of time of recording to disc, exporting and uploading an AIFF, we finished the tweaks on the entire song!

Source Connect blew me away, so I thought I would spread the good news.


http://source-elements.com/

[ndogg]

Hey... this is a late reply, but I'm hunting for info. I've got questions for anyone who's using Source Connect.

How stable have you been finding Source Connect? We're considering jumping in. Have you had any major problems? Minor problems?

Have you ever used it to connect to someone who is on APT-X or equivalent ISDN Digital Patch systems?

What kind of internet connection do you have? Are you on a T1 or something? Or Cable/DSL?

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
nh

[Rob King]

I use it here mainly for Voice Sessions to the UK. The last session I did, 3+ Hours I had 3 small audio spikes. So I'd have to say it works extremely well considering. The spikes were in between takes as well. I am using it on my PT HD Rig and have a DSL line with 3mb/6mb Transfer rate. Works awesome!

[ndogg]

Thanks!! Need to hear some confidence in the field about this software. The only time we have to take sessions out of house right now is for dig patches, but we're trying to find alternatives to the ISDN investment. I think if we get a more reliable internet service provider, we could make this work.

Have you ever had to do a bridge to other ISDN studios? Or are you mostly dealing with other studios using Source Connect?

Thanks again, Rob.

nh

[Rob King]

I just use studios with source connect. If I have to do an ISDN recording I usually go out and rent a studio. I don't do a lot of ISDN so it doesn't warrant the investment. The plugin is pretty cool though.

[Tony Shepperd]

I'll tell you, Source Connect and Source Live are the two best tools I have used in the last year.
There's not a week that goes by, that I don't do a Source live session with a producer.
Whether it's cross town or cross country, I can't imagine working without it.

[picksail]

We're about to get it too.

Ever since the raving endorsement from yourself and Shipley the other night...I can't believe I've been without it this long.

[Chris G]

if you want to get into ISDN and don't want to spend a huge amount, you should look at AUDIOTX as well. www.audiotx.com

it's like source connect, but it operates stand alone, not as a plug-in. The advantage is that it's software and it is ISDN and IP. It's very stable and i have 0 problems. It will answer or dial all codecs except APT, and the IP side is super clean with very minimal delay.

For PT HD users i would take a serious look at Source Connect. We just installed the 15 day demo and it works great with very little delay. We tried to link up between Phoenix AZ to my affiliate studio in Atlanta GA during peak internet using hours, and we had great results. HOWEVER.... we tried to hook up my PT HD using source connect to ATL's other small Adobe Audition laptop rig using the Source Connect plug as a VST, and that sucked. lots of audio "packets" dropping off. it was like a bad cell phone call.

it seemed to us that Source Connect is most stable when it lives in PT HD.

thats my 2 cents

[ndogg]

Thanks for the feedback, folks.

Anyone out there used Source Connect to do a session with an ISDN studio? Through a bridging service like EDNet? This is my biggest question. Is this possible at all? And if so, is it reliable?

Thanks,
nh

[dax-baxter]

Hi, I do voice-overs, not as busy as I'd like, so to justify investing in ISDN (if I did I'd like a dual purpose system with ISDN and IP avail). Are the IP/Internet based systems taking over? I'd feel a little more secure with ISDN equip. and lines, but can't afford to be foolish on this one? Is the audio.tx (IP and ISDN software based with a box included) It can do both ISDN with lines and IP. Is this software based system reliable. If price wasn't a problem I suppose I'd go with Muscam's Roadwarrior LC. way out of my price range...but very tempting. I works with all or most codecs including APT-x and has IP ability. Last question. Is bridging with Source Connect and ISDN reliable? Much appreciated....Dax

[Voguy2]

As another V.O guy, IP is really close to being there. I have ISDN, Audio TX and Source-Connect. Most of sessions are with ISDN by a long shot. Audio TX works great provided you have a dedicated PC and simple sound card. I'm actually getting rid of mine because I'm going completely Mac these days. You need two small pieces of hardware, an NT-1 (about the size of pack of cigs) and a USB ISDN modem (again about 1/2 the size of a pack of cigs) -- I have both... other than that all you need is a sound card and simple PC. Works really well. Yes, bridging companies work well, Ednet, Digifon, and Outofhear all do it. Outofhear.com is the cheapest. I would consider trying the IP thing first and see if you work justifies the ISDN thing. So in that way Audio TX might be perfect for you. It uses both or either. If you're interested in mine, let me know.

[The MPCist]

wow.. this is an old thread.

Question to those using it now. How do you deal with the bug that it's got at the moment with PT and the requirement of only turning on 1 cpu for rtas? On my machine, that's not a possibility since I have lots doing on in the rtas realm as well as TDM and having only one cpu on for rtas would restrict too much....

Just wondering...

Yes, I did email them but no answer as of yet.

[Tony Shepperd]

I spent all day yesterday doing a session using Source Connect 3.0 software.
We were prepping for an event tonight out of Nashville The producer will be in Nashville, but the artist will be in LA at my studio. We setup everything yesterday with Robert Marshall from Source-Connect. Every time I use this program it blows me away.

I did a fill in VO yesterday and when Kurt Howell in Nashville spoke, it was like he was using the talkback in my control room. He was just that clear and easy to understand. I think they are web-streaming it tonight from Marshall Graphics at 6PM central time.

Marshall Graphics Systems - EVENTS - Recording on the internet

[ndogg]

Overall, Source Connect has been working pretty well here. Our issues are always related to our ISP. They're throttling the bandwidth we have access to, which gives us glitches now and then in the audio.

We've had the restore function work for us once, and it did save a take or two, but it doesn't seem to work that easily. We need to spend more time getting it behave properly on our network.

The ProTools HD issue is a bummer. Hopefully they can smooth that out soon and make it more stable. Sounds like it is rock solid on an LE system, from what I've heard.

[mix-er]

I heard the one RTAs processor issue is common with other plug-ins as well. Apparently it is not setting the RTAS processors to one but the trick is to set it to an odd number.

[Pr.tiouz]

Hi,

do some of you used source connect with logic ? how does it work if it works at all ?

[swirlyd]

Originally Posted by ndogg

Overall, Source Connect has been working pretty well here. Our issues are always related to our ISP. They're throttling the bandwidth we have access to, which gives us glitches now and then in the audio.

We've had the restore function work for us once, and it did save a take or two, but it doesn't seem to work that easily. We need to spend more time getting it behave properly on our network.

The ProTools HD issue is a bummer. Hopefully they can smooth that out soon and make it more stable. Sounds like it is rock solid on an LE system, from what I've heard.

What is the ProTools HD issue?? A poster further up said HD was great with SC .... I use SC on LE and works really great so far, but am considering upgrading to HD - however, don't want to wind up downgrading my SC as a result!?

[Tony Shepperd]

I haven't had any problems, but if you have questions, I would contact Source Elements directly.