22 Mar
2005
22 Mar
'05
8:45 p.m.
On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 15:36 -0500, Jordan wrote:
The recent discussion of jack over networks has gotten
me wondering a
few things.
Here is my current fantasy rack setup:
1U: UPS
1U: KVM
2U: RAID
2U: Master/DAW
1U: Slave Recorder/Node
1U: Slave Recorder/Node
1U: Slave Recorder/Node
1U: Slave Recorder/Node
1U: Gigabit ethernet switch (all computers connected through it)
I think for what that would cost, you would be way better off just using
the 2U master/DAW and a 1U KVM, and get a 32 or 64 channel RME card. I
would also skip the RAID.
This also has a reasonable chance at being silent and portable.
I have thought a lot about building the perfect 2U or 3U portable
DAW/live effects unit (mostly the latter) because I don't expect laptops
to really be suitable for live use in the forseeable future. They are
built for an office, not a rock or jazz club. Anything that stops
working when someone falls on it or spills beer on it will never be
fully suitable for live use in my book.
Lee