Yeah should be an interesting experiment. JT which is the most stable version of sB to use as of this moment? I have access to all the beta builds but I'd rather not be a guinea pig at this stage. Is 1.3.5 still the best version?Also tell me this, can sB record through plug-ins destructively or at least allow you to audition through them in real time as you record? I want to be able to listen to the master through a limiter as I'm recording into sB. I'm also assuming you can have it in input mode & audition through the limiter when not recording too right?
Do you use a 192 to get AES out of PTHD?
sB can record through plugs, so you should be OK there.I've been using sB 2.0 to pitch from on a mac pro but haven't used it for capture yet.It's been around two years since I've used sB (1.3 something) for capture, but it was OK, just not as smooth to work with as WL6.
Hey Matt,For the last year or so, I've been using sB 1.3.5 for actual attended sessions on OSX 10.5.8 w/8GB, been very stable.
About once a week I'll blow out the preferences, and every 2-3 months reinstall the app to keep things running smoothly.
You can switch the PSP off, on the plug itself, or right click "bypass" on the master section. A little experimentation will help with creative ways to audition, like switching the input/output mode with keyboard strokes while making adjustments and comparing to other versions.
As to the Lynx AES16e card it's been great, the firmware & drivers may need to be updated, see their support page.I like to uncheck the SynchroClock feature and clock to AES Digital 1. Not sure if Lynx needs to be in a certain type of PCIe slot, but iirc you're running a special CPU situation there.
I too am eagerly anticipating moving to sB 2.0 with Snow Leopard and PT 9, but I like to take small stable steps, especially with all the attended sessions done here. As a beta tester, can't comment much on sB 2.0 yet :-)
I like one PC that runs different instances of Sequoia. The different instances can deal with different sample rates and being on the same box allows me to share iLok and UAD licences legally and with ease.
That said, the only thing that I've found to be true for me is despite using a PC for pitch and catch, I still require an OSX machine in the studio to deal with SDII and other Mac-created files.
As for the SRC up / down debate. That gets complicated. Some of us feel that plug ins sound better at higher rates, BUT: some plug ins upsample internally anyway, and some of us rarely ever use plugs, so it can be processing and work for no good reason.
u can't run two copies of slingBlade... its an OSX thing, not an sB thing.
I don't think that sB will let you run two instances simultaneously, but ymmv.
You know what, I just remembered doing something in OS8 & OS9 days where you could run 2 instances of an application by duplicating it (cmd+d) to create another (copy). So I tried it on sB 2.0 build 3286 under OSX 10.6.5 & Viola! it worked Now for the even better news... both instances were able to utilise independent sound cards at different sample rates. Check out the attached screenshot... I think it works because of the way Core Audio allows multi-tasking. fwiw... this trick doesn't work with ProTools though unfortunately.
Matt,When I run two instances of Sequoia, each has its own AES card (one is RME AES-32 other Lynx AES-16). Usually, the Lynx pitches at 96k into the Crane Song HEDD 192, the HEDD does the D/A. At this point, the Lynx is the master clock for itself. The HEDD 192 then captures the analog chain at 44.1k and hands that to the other instance of Sequoia via AES through the RME card. For that part of the system, the HEDD is the master clock and everyone digital (save the Lynx) is Word Clocked to it. This method avoids any SRC after capture because the HEDD is doing the A/D at 44.1kI hope this makes sense.
Brilliant move Matthew!I use Cmd-D often with documents and files.But forgot you could use it on Applications.Seems too obvious somehow :-)Let us know how it works out.Does it create 2 sets of preferences etc?JT
Did you duplicate the entire app in the applications folder and then open each of them?
One instance using Digi AES hardware and the other using the Lynx?I'm intrigued!
I remember Dave McNare telling me that he does both pitch (WL) and catch (Sequoia) on one puter with two Lynx AES16's.