New Computer and Interface

[DCCougar]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Current System :
Avid HD Omni , Mid 2010 MP 3.33 6-core Westmere, Apple 27" Cinema Display.... RAM 24 GB.
Radeon Plus RX 580 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI GPU, PTHDN 2020.5 on OS 10.14.6 Mojave. boot drive SSD PCIe 512 GB Samsung SM951 ACHI, PT sessions EVO 970 PCIe NVMe 1TB SSD--FCPX file EVO 970 PCIe 1 TB NVMe SSD.

Ought to be able to rule the world with that!

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by DCCougar

Ought to be able to rule the world with that!

No doubt I may have the Computer and Display sans Omni,,, available for sale (if the deal I am working does not pan out). Interested?

[leew3]

A well chosen machine that should certainly do a great job for you. I too chose the 27" iMac for my 'work from home' computer-in part because I could upgrade the RAM myself. Enjoy the new machine!

[KevWind]

Just learned an interesting fact that I did not know ,,,that iMacs are made in Ireland.

[jim1960]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Just learned an interesting fact that I did not know ,,,that iMacs are made in Ireland.

Now we know what the "i" stands for.

[Pura Vida]

Kev, I just purchased the new iMac for my wife, when it came out and maxed it out with 3rd party RAM. We decided not to wait for the next generation b/c this current iMac is the last model that supports 3rd party RAM upgrade. It replaced our 2013 iMac, which works fine... mostly concerned that the Fusion drive is getting old and don't want it to fail (we use Time Machine and BackBlaze cloud backup, but it was still time to upgrade).

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Pura Vida

Kev, I just purchased the new iMac for my wife, when it came out and maxed it out with 3rd party RAM. We decided not to wait for the next generation b/c this current iMac is the last model that supports 3rd party RAM upgrade. It replaced our 2013 iMac, which works fine... mostly concerned that the Fusion drive is getting old and don't want it to fail (we use Time Machine and BackBlaze cloud backup, but it was still time to upgrade).

Yes my thoughts also , curious what brand RAM did you get ?? I am looking at OWC which I know are higher priced but I used them for my 2010 Mac Pro with great success and it is still going strong

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Yes my thoughts also , curious what brand RAM did you get ?? I am looking at OWC which I know are higher priced but I used them for my 2010 Mac Pro with great success and it is still going strong

I bought a 27” iMac about a year ago. I added 32Gb of Crucial RAM, and it’s been just fine. I’ve used both Crucial and Kingston before with no problems - IIRC, this time around Crucial was a tad less expensive.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by eatswodo

I bought a 27” iMac about a year ago. I added 32Gb of Crucial RAM, and it’s been just fine. I’ve used both Crucial and Kingston before with no problems - IIRC, this time around Crucial was a tad less expensive.

Thanks for the info

[keith.rogers]

I got "A-Tech" on Amazon - it was probably the cheapest at the time, and had good reviews. My refurb is a bit older, but it's been working absolutely fine.

[Pura Vida]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Yes my thoughts also , curious what brand RAM did you get ?? I am looking at OWC which I know are higher priced but I used them for my 2010 Mac Pro with great success and it is still going strong

I've always orders my RAM from Crucial, but understand that OWC is highly regarded, as well. This time, I decided to order from A-Tech, which was a lower price and had decent reviews. It was Prime, so I knew it would be no problem to return, if it didn't work.

[KevWind]

Well I went and done er' I just shipped off my two Avid Omni interfaces , and the Avid HD Native PCIe card , to my Pro Audio guy I always deal with. He has a buyer waiting so that's good . But now waiting for the Avid Carbon to arrive (first time I have been without an interface to record with since 2003.)
I still have my Mac Pro that I will be trying to sell when my new computer arrives , and now UPS is saying the new iMac will be here tomorrow. So that's good also... So weird to not have a recording system at my beck and call

[jim1960]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Well I went and done er' I just shipped off my two Avid Omni interfaces , and the Avid HD Native PCIe card , to my Pro Audio guy I always deal with. He has a buyer waiting so that's good . But now waiting for the Avid Carbon to arrive (first time I have been without an interface to record with since 2003.)
I still have my Mac Pro that I will be trying to sell when my new computer arrives , and now UPS is saying the new iMac will be here tomorrow. So that's good also... So weird to not have a recording system at my beck and call

That's exciting news. Any idea on when the Carbon will land? Are you going to downgrade to the cheaper Pro Tools version?

I went through a bit of hell getting the X16 up and running. After re-cabling the entire rack, I turned everything on and nothing. Not a peep out of the monitors. I tried reversing some connections thinking I must have made some stupid mistake and made a backwards connection somewhere, but none of that worked.

After all the work of putting it all back together again, I figured the only way I was going to figure this out was to pull the whole thing apart again and try to get the X16 working on it's own, without being connected to the Dangerous ST. So I did that, powered everything up, and... nothing. Luckily, I have a good friend who's a bit of a guru when it comes this stuff. We hooked up via Skype and phone (needed the phone because I was getting no audio) and it was another case of Apollo and Pro Tools not playing nice with each other (I hate that UA Console software). He got me sorted and the X16 working. But at that point I had nothing else connected, so I figured the next move should be to get the Dangerous ST and Apollo working together. Pulled what I needed to off the X16 and reconnected the Dangerous, turned everything on and... nothing.

Now I felt truly incompetent. The Dangerous ST isn't that hard to wire in. I check all the connections and they all look right. I take a look at the remote thinking maybe it's muted. It's not. But I mute and unmute it hoping that might help. It didn't. Then I turned the volume knob on the remote... EUREKA! I didn't have the Apollo volume maxed out so the Dangerous was able to go full silent. I maxed the Apollo and everything was working as it should.

Quite the adventure. I feel as beat up as Frodo was at the end.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by jim1960

That's exciting news. Any idea on when the Carbon will land? Are you going to downgrade to the cheaper Pro Tools version?

I went through a bit of hell getting the X16 up and running. After re-cabling the entire rack, I turned everything on and nothing. Not a peep out of the monitors. I tried reversing some connections thinking I must have made some stupid mistake and made a backwards connection somewhere, but none of that worked.

After all the work of putting it all back together again, I figured the only way I was going to figure this out was to pull the whole thing apart again and try to get the X16 working on it's own, without being connected to the Dangerous ST. So I did that, powered everything up, and... nothing. Luckily, I have a good friend who's a bit of a guru when it comes this stuff. We hooked up via Skype and phone (needed the phone because I was getting no audio) and it was another case of Apollo and Pro Tools not playing nice with each other (I hate that UA Console software). He got me sorted and the X16 working. But at that point I had nothing else connected, so I figured the next move should be to get the Dangerous ST and Apollo working together. Pulled what I needed to off the X16 and reconnected the Dangerous, turned everything on and... nothing.

Now I felt truly incompetent. The Dangerous ST isn't that hard to wire in. I check all the connections and they all look right. I take a look at the remote thinking maybe it's muted. It's not. But I mute and unmute it hoping that might help. It didn't. Then I turned the volume knob on the remote... EUREKA! I didn't have the Apollo volume maxed out so the Dangerous was able to go full silent. I maxed the Apollo and everything was working as it should.

Quite the adventure. I feel as beat up as Frodo was at the end.

Wow glad you got it sorted, I too have found, most of the time my issues have indeed been simple pilot error, or overlooking something ,,, this switch, that knob, routing in the software etc. I am hoping this will be like my HD Native/Avid hardware,, and be a seamless plug and play experience .

Not sure when the Carbon will arrive.
As far as PT version I am not sure .... I still have until Jan 30 2021 on my current Ultimate upgrade/support plan. I am thinking I will take the dual license option for now (which allows both versions to be in my Avid account) , and see how the regular version compares to Ultimate in my real world use, So I have until then to make a decision.

I don't really don't need surround sound mixing , but there are other mixing
& automation features of Ultimate as well. And my Pro Audio guy is a licensed Avid dealer and gives me the max discount he can, on renewal pricing ( like $325 or something) , so we will see

[J.R. Rogers]

Congrats! I’m curious about you thinking on the iMac vs iMac Pro?

JR