I used it over the weekend. 16 channels to 2 computers. Worked flawlessly. I confess to having breathed a huge sigh of relief. I should have been more trusting as I used it on a smaller gig the previous weekend. So far, steady as a rock.
Yes. 1.3 SQ drive doesn’t work. Didn’t have problems with the USB interface to my computer though. Didn’t run more than 6 channels, but it’s supposed to handle many more
For me the USB stuff never was a serious option. The SQ can handle 48 input at once. so the SQ-Drive with 16 tracks and the USB-B interface with 32 tracks are both not able to allow me to record all 48 inputs. I also had some troubles with the USB-B in firmware 1.1 or so as well as with the SQ-Drive with some mass storage devices without finding a reliable workflow with both. So for me it was clear that I want to go the Dante route. And after I have installed the Dante card I can work as I want it. And because the routing of Dante is far more flexible I can use for instance on PC for recording and another to play the backing tracks without leaving the digital domain. Just to mention one of the advantages of Dante.
It looks like Dante is the way to go. Reliability is paramount in a recording session. I cannot hope that everything will work. When I hit the red button I must be sure that all channels are there recorded in a proper way or I will lose time and clients.
Dante is def the way to go.. Been using the Card for I/O and Recording. I love the Console Network Tunneling. Very handy for using the DAW control while also running Dante.
I’ve recorded 4 live concerts by now with Dante / MacBook pro / Waves Tracks Live / 48 channels / 48kHz-24bit. Each concert had a duration of 2 hours approximately. Everything went flawlessly.
Dante multitrack for me too. Around 29 tracks, using Boomrecorder on my Mac Book Pro, with 48k locked to video too, and timecode stamped.
Also in a 2.5 hour test I did, it phased with a second multitrack recorded on a Joeco when a track from each were out on atimeline and sent to their origin timecode.
It all seems pretty solid.
I only forgot to say that it didn’t work with Pro Tools. PT did recognize but did not record the audio on channels 33 to 48. Anybody can help with this?
Pro Tools | Ultimate software supports up to 64 channels of I/O with HD Native hardware through DigiLink, and up to 32 channels of I/O through Core Audio and ASIO
For me that means that PT do not support more than 32 inputs when using Core audio.
