This Scope system sounds phenominal folks. I've been using RME hardware for many years and I'm not knocking it by any means. It's pro level stuff to be sure. I'm not a famous mix engineer guru but I've been hard at this for about 10 years and I've used a lot of different gear over that time. I can say that in my experience, this system is up there with the best I have ever heard.
It actually has sort of shocked me. I didn't expect this level of sonic wonderfulness.
Another thing I'm noticing is that it's *much* more stable on my system than the RME hardware. I wouldn't use my system as any kind of benchmark to aspire to (I call it Frakencomp-see the attachment ) but the Creamware hardware is humming along without a glitch. It really feels solid like my Paris system which runs on it's own DSP also, BTW.
I guess you are still waiting for that 3rd card and the A16 U eh.........
.The 7 slot Magma only has 2 PCI slots that will not share with the AGP so Gary has built a cable with a 24 inch length between the 2nd and 3rd connector since I need to exit the 7 slot Magma to insert the 3rd card directly in mobo slot #2 in order to keep from sharing IRQ with the AGP card. Not sure if this will work or not. If it doesn't, I've got other options, but this one is easiest by far....if it works. Frankencomp has been reconfigured quite a bit since that picture was taken.............but it's just as scary looking
That picture was taken a couple of years ago while the system was down for maintenance. When it's operating everything is enclosed in the machine room and the doors are closed so you can't hear the racket. There are two large fans blowing across all of the components to keep everything cool. Two Magmas with 4 x UAD-1 cards and 4 x Paris EDS cards (with DSP chips onboard) along with the video cards and everything else can get pretty hot. I sometimes get a couple of blocks of dry ice and set them on little platforms I've got next to the upper and lower mobo's so that the fans blow air across the dry ice before it reaches the motherboards and this supercooled air keeps the components very happy.
Yeah.......I know..........I'm not normal..........
This reminds me of a lighting tech at a tiny music festival in the country a few weeks ago - older bloke, and you could see he hadn't thrown out any bit of useful gadgetry for 30 years.
His lighting desk was home-made, had some bakelite switches, even a 70's 4-switch radio remote for changing state while roaming the venue
) but the Creamware hardware is humming along without a glitch. It really feels solid like my Paris system which runs on it's own DSP also, BTW.javascript:emoticon(':o')
