Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:00 am
I´m thinking about two issues you told here. The ASB, and the hipotetical "box" for multiple conections (firewire, pcie, etc).
Well, on the point my limited knoledge gives me, I´m thinking the ASB is not far away of the ideal "box". I mean, USB port, dsp and low latency. If I´m not wrong, the problem on the actual PCI hardware when are used on a laptop with a Magma, usually are for using devices that required lot of memory, i.e. reverbs, sampler.. etc.
That dependency of the PC memory, if I´m correct, makes a needing of a quite high bandwith. When removing those devices that used lot of ram, the problem with Magma and cardbus disappear in most cases.
My conclusion is that using a box like ASB, with onboard RAM, and a sigle USB 2.0, the box would be done. Since the Box have all the memroy needed, the only thing must travel through and for the computer would be the audio and midi channels, and the sofware control. That could be done with a sible USB 2.0 port, like in many interfaces now.
I think, ASB have USB 1.1. Just adding a 2.0 one, and Onboard RAM, to the box would made the choice, If I´m not wrong in my theories. And that seems not so big step from what they just made.
Well, on the point my limited knoledge gives me, I´m thinking the ASB is not far away of the ideal "box". I mean, USB port, dsp and low latency. If I´m not wrong, the problem on the actual PCI hardware when are used on a laptop with a Magma, usually are for using devices that required lot of memory, i.e. reverbs, sampler.. etc.
That dependency of the PC memory, if I´m correct, makes a needing of a quite high bandwith. When removing those devices that used lot of ram, the problem with Magma and cardbus disappear in most cases.
My conclusion is that using a box like ASB, with onboard RAM, and a sigle USB 2.0, the box would be done. Since the Box have all the memroy needed, the only thing must travel through and for the computer would be the audio and midi channels, and the sofware control. That could be done with a sible USB 2.0 port, like in many interfaces now.
I think, ASB have USB 1.1. Just adding a 2.0 one, and Onboard RAM, to the box would made the choice, If I´m not wrong in my theories. And that seems not so big step from what they just made.