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- From: Joe_D._Ciarcia@fourd.com
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: Hard Disk Sound Recording
- Message-ID: <1992Nov05.201458.26513@fourd.com>
- Date: 6 Nov 92 01:14:58 GMT
- Organization: 4th Dimension BBS
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- For all you hard disks recording enthusiasts out there.... I went to
- Wurlitzers today and picked up some literature on Digidesigns line of digital
- audio cards for the Mac. There were some questions regarding the minimum hard
- drive access times that these cards required. The minimum access time is
- somewhat dependant on the software you are using. The Sound Designer ][
- software requires a drive with an access time of 28ms or less. The Deck
- software requires a drive with an access time of 18ms or less. Third party
- sequencing software that allows you to interface with Digidesign products
- (such as Mark of the Unicorns Digital Performer or Opcode's Studio Vision)
- requires a drive with an access time of 18ms or less. The top of the line Pro
- Tools digital hard drive recording system was very specific in regards to it's
- hard drive specifications...... 18ms access time and a transfer rate of 800kb
- per second or faster. As far as CPU requirements go .... Mac ][ or Quadra
- series. I would assume that this means any NuBus Mac. In the digital
- synthesis lab 2 at Berklee we are using SE-30 equipped with Sound Tools audio
- interface (which is in an external box) and a sound accelerator card (which
- goes in the SE-30's PDS slot and interfaces with the audio interface). This
- configuration for the SE-30 was not listed so I doubt that they make it
- anymore, I'll do some more research to be sure. I'm sure you can find them on
- the used market. Well that's all for now .... I'll keep you posted when I
- find out more. Good luck, Joe C.
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