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[@hiki2853]

Avid has Nashville by the balls lmao

[@Studio22mix]

😂😂😂

[@ColtCapperrune]

Or does Nashville have Avid by the balls?? Lol.

[@TheEndless560]

Avid provides a solution which other ppl do not

[@kodellrecs]

Hahaha not this guy!

[@Henchproductions]

No, Avid has the professional audio works bybtge balls. Both in music and TV/Film.

[@jrcallahan506]

One thing I’ve learned from a lot of these KZbin Audio Engineers is that. Every so often they change gears and call it the best decision of their lives. I use to think you need the best gears to make great music. Just use what you have and learn your gears. Hardwares are great focus of your craft until you get where you want to be.

[@ColtCapperrune]

Absolutely you should use whatever you have. But you should also invest in what the best options for you are. I’ve been running the exact same interface for 10 years now. It was time for a change.

[@KevinGenus]

Quite frankly, I was going to down vote your comment, @jrcallahan506, but I am glad you said what you said because it highlights the importance of workflow. Regardless of the industry in which you work, you should always have ongoing processes that log data-points your company uses to calculate productivity. Colt is only talking about lost time due to sample rate configuration, but what happens when you need to farm out bass tracks? It would be great to know the mean time offset for track delivery from the people you work. If I say I'll have the tracks on your desk by 5:00pm EST and you have statistics, maybe you know I always deliver early so you can rely on the times I provide. Or maybe you know I am always one-to-two hours behind schedule which means you know between 6:00pm-7:00pm EST. You can plan around it and get things done, but if you need those tracks, you might opt to do a live session with Source-Connect. It may seem like a ridiculous example purely to highlight the fact that productivity enhancements can be multipliers, but we are consistently doing this in our heads all the time with the people we are working with. While I agree with your assertion that a lot of KZbinrs drop to their knees with their arms held to the heavens shouting, "Oh Yes! This gear, this heavenly gear I just got [or more like 'was given for the purposes of this video and will keep'] is The Second, Third, and Fourth Coming!" it is not what @ColtCapperrune is espousing, and if you've watched his videos for six months, you know it's definitely not an issue of failing to know one's gear.

[@therammusic]

@@ColtCapperrune I just upgraded to a new Mac Studio after years of running my recording sessions off a MacBook Pro, game changer. I only changes because I was forced to using Final Cut and Logic (slow AF). All the rendering is a small fraction of what it once was. I agree, every 10 years you need to upgrade. As for ProTools, I regularly record in logic, mix & master in logic. If I need the help of my favorite local engineer, I'll export clean stems to him because he works in ProTools. It's not that big of a deal. I work most efficiently in Logic, that's the most important data point. DAWs are interchangeable, productivity is not. For Hardware I use 2 Apollo x8ps, a Satellite and an arrow all chained together to track my band in a studio live setup. Yes absolutely UA had some stability issues over the past 5 years, but they've fixed the issues. The most important part of my rig is the OX box, and the Townsend Sphere (bought by UA) microphone for my guitars and vocals. With the new Mac Studio, the system screams. Cool video man, thanks for the breakdown.

[@julesfradet155]

That thunderbolt chassis will never stay on your desk once the hdx fan kicks in 😂 I love mine but they stay as far away as can be!

[@TheSlim.]

in next video he be like, hey guy's i'm selling my avid

[@ColtCapperrune]

I ran my Apollo for a decade. Other KZbinrs might be swapping their core rig all the time, but I’m over here trying to make music and just document it on KZbin.

[@Allious131]

@@ColtCapperrune Why would you assume you were the first to have a mk2

[@user-ch3je3ew4k]

Welcome back to HD brother, we’ve been waiting for you. 😂😂 I’m equally excited for you. Let go!

[@frequincyrecording4286]

I love HDX. Bought the card new off eBay in 2018 for $2,100 and never looked back. Tracking on HDX is a dream.

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

Hear, hear!

[@ultimateattenuator]

I'm glad I mix in the box. Love my Apollo for at home. I have a digital mixer as an interface at work. Glad you're stoked!

[@MarkWRoberts]

Congrats Colt !!! Looking forward to the vid's from the new room when it's done...

[@whereismymind667]

The real problem is Avid. They don't want native Pro Tools to compensate delays automatically when using hardware precisely to sell HD setups which is absolutely annoying when you know that Logic for example can calculate for delay when using hardware inserts in a click of an button ...

[@AndrewMasters]

This is actually interface specific. It does automatic delay compensation with hardware with my antelope audio galaxy as well as my previous apogee. Both are thunderbolt interfaces. The apollo interfaces can't hang with it for whatever reason.

[@whereismymind667]

@@AndrewMasters I bet it has a lot to do with the fact that your Antelope Galaxy is one of the few non Avid interface with is officially compatible with Pro Tools HD

[@michaeljenks4427]

@@whereismymind667 handful of interfaces will auto calculate delay comp on non hd pt. Lynx, antelope and apogee on PT Studio work great.

[@gwsound]

Bitwig does this on every interface.

[@greenloungerecording9362]

@@AndrewMasters Andrew. I use studio one. The pipeline plugin has a mode that basically pushes a test signal through the interface out/in and then works out the delay. I don’t think it depends on the interface at all. The only time it will be wrong is if the hardware inserted has variable delay, but I don’t have that sort of hardware devices.

[@JayfkProductions876]

Sees the logo on the Box & instantly thinks it must be Avid Carbon 😂

[@pascalmerschaudio]

damn mate i would first see the video but intantly you comment shows up and now i know it🤪

[@tekis0]

Me too.

[@contemplativecomposer5983]

That was my thinking too

[@1loveMusic2003]

Can't wait to see the new studio! I'm exited for you.

[@couchlockstudios]

I was going to buy a UA interface because I liked some of the plugins I can’t get natively. But eventually opted for the RME Babyface Pro FS for now and don’t regret it. Will eventually grab a Avid Pro Tools Carbon when the workflow calls for it 😜

[@michaelgehringmusic8440]

I agree, many times an artist wants to add or change a part during mixing; so I just bounce out my mix, create a new session, then import the changes back into the mix session. It is a lot more economical than spending $25-30k. And yes I have 24 channels of outboard gear. I keep I/O templates for all the sample rates & my Antelope Orion via TB handles it all like a champ.

[@ColtCapperrune]

That for sure works, just one example of why I’m pumped to be back into the HD world. But yes, it’s not a budget option.

[@leftofcenter4]

His new rig didn’t $cost that much

[@michaelgehringmusic8440]

@@leftofcenter4 do tell....

[@michaelgehringmusic8440]

@@leftofcenter4 You are correct! More like. $19k depending on how much cabling Dsub action required but still a lot of dough just to avoid a few work arounds. I have been on Pro Tools since before it was Pro Tools and I don't see the value per dollar unless there is a sponsorship deal happening.

[@michaelgehringmusic8440]

@@leftofcenter4 You are correct. It is more like 19K give or take cabling and uncle Sam. Still I don't know if the argument holds up to the value. There is equal or better conversion at a lower price point.

[@run_run_walk6021]

Two x16s, one x6, and twin X for monitor control, running studio one (pipeline for automatic delay compensation) and a dangerous AD+ using AES (for high quality over dub conversion). Works great, don't have the losing two channels with x16s like you mentioned? enjoy your new avid rig

[@ColtCapperrune]

Sounds like a great rig!

[@run_run_walk6021]

@@ColtCapperrune Also using an anatal XBAY ... it's a digital patch like the flock but better cost per patch point and lower noise, no fan, no amp'ing signals. Great for having two templates I can switch from tracking template with all my hardware to mixing template and it allows me to get the most out of the I/O on the interfaces. cheers!

[@willie8707]

I’ve added an Apogee Rosetta with my X8 and don’t have these issues as well. I think he should just say he wants these new interfaces. You can add expansion via lightpipe if he wants to stay in the Apollo environment. Just as long as it sounds great it doesn’t matter. All of his choices are great.

[@chrisbottoms6396]

Studio One Pipeline is killer. That idea should be industry standard for all DAWs.

[@willie8707]

@@chrisbottoms6396 I heard great things about it as well but how does it sound in comparison to UA Apollo and the choice discussed here? The bottom line for me is the sound. I had my Apollo missed by BLA and I’m beyond happy.

[@stuedaroundsounds]

Lynx Aurora (n) is a great converter as well. Up to 32 I/O in one rack!

[@Jeremy_Kinsey]

Awesome! Happy new rig day, Colt!

[@hypernovastudios]

Studio One pipelines do all the calculations/compensations for you. +1 for S1

[@transitsound1]

Agreed!!!!

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

And it's always wrong

[@greenloungerecording9362]

@@mirkomarkovic3438I have not found this to be the case. Can you elaborate on this? Maybe it depends on the interface?

[@jemwand2530]

@@mirkomarkovic3438 It still deserves a commendation for trying.

[@kristofdevlamynck4786]

Yes so true, and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to run like protools

[@anthemmakersmusic]

I'm glad that you are back into your prefered work flow!

[@sonnyking988]

I have 2x Apollo 16 Quads, 2x Apollo 8 Quads all silverface with 4 large racks of outboard, all works pretty smoothly with Neve summing as well. My PT template has an analog bus and digital bus architecture being fed by the same sends so I can go full in the box with the mix or analog with summing with a single click. For each of my analog hardware inserts I have an equivalent plugin and use the plugin to capture the hardware settings for recall. For example my Bricasti is mapped to my Seventh Heaven plugin, my hardware H3000's and the Eventide H3000 plugin, Manley Massive Passive and the UAD MP, etc. It was a giant pain to setup and I end up with a lot of channel folders but the flexibility is pretty great.

[@BrianStephensOfficial]

Almost 2 years ago, I swapped from the HD I/O interfaces to the MTRX Studio, wired up the whole studio (and some of my other gear) for Dante, and haven’t looked back. It was one of the best upgrades I’ve ever made here at my studio. Congratulations on your upgrade!!

[@Danksta02]

Whoa!!!! I did not expect to see the HD first out of the box. Totally a fit for your use case tho. Great video.

[@Citycreed]

Took me 10 years to switch my blackface Apollo 8 for a Lynx Aurora N. Nothing could convince me until this year i made the switch. It was like removing a filter from everything i was listening to. The only thing i regret is not doing it sooner. I bet that Avid Hd sounds incredible, congratz!

[@jaredbobier2844]

Damn that’s a huge upgrade!

[@ktuuzu]

Did the same last year. Conversion quality improvement with Aurora N. is substantial. Also, roundtrip latency via TB is also reduced compared to the Apollo and reported consistently across DAWs. Drivers matter! Congrats on your upgrade.

[@courtlandliddell9942]

I'm with you guys on the lynx aurora it was the best purchase I've made in a very very long time, it was a huge upgrade from my apollo twin

[@symphonicharmonics6875]

Question for ya. How's pro tools with it's midi functions/features? I started with pro tools and mainly recorded vocals/a few instruments for clients. Once I started doing music production as well, I use ableton and it's intutive and amazing. However has latency issues and doesn't have the robust mixing features/latency features that pro tools has. Wondering how well midi works in pro tools? Or is it more of a live instrument recording type of DAW? Thank you for any input you have on this!!

[@billesposito2112]

Colt you got me pumped I can't wait to hear it get that thing set up

[@laz288]

I have HDX and IMO tracking guitars with DI using DSP Amp Emulator with zero latency was a game changer. I also had the MTRX Studio and the big question for you is your plans for the grace m905. i went back and forth as the m905 is so nice.

[@chrismarcyy]

I do have a question about this gear. I've been looking for a rig where I have zero latency with plugins, and the closest thing I could get is connecting the mic or instrument to the audio interface, using my pod xt pro via spdif and monitor with that while I record the interface input on the daw. the problem with that is I can't do the same with my plugins which I like more. Is a pro tools hd rig like the one you have going to solve that? Im willing to pull the trigger on a that rig but only if it solves my issue. thank you in advance and cheers from Puerto Rico.

[@GoldenProductions2019]

My favorite thing in the world is unboxing new studio gear I love when I get a new peace of gear and then I get to unbox it and set it up and use it

[@keith_hudson]

Love EDC and that knife. Especially the athletic edc. Just really satisfying.

[@kentgaudern8490]

When I found out that the matrix is a 32bit float interface, plus you can control all pres from protools really made me want to switch over. Looks like a great rig!

[@RobertRyda]

touching on the monitoring subject - ive been using TC LEVEL PILOT for years now. its very clean, fully passive, and stands against other monitoring level controllers as a really transparent one. ive also managed to control 1 pair of monitors and 1 subwoofer through this same device via patchbay cloning technique, where the TCLP controls the volume of the Apollo (sent at 100%) and then goes into the patchbay to flow into the secondary device. Currently Im having a crossover for that task and no patchbay, but its certainly cool.

[@SayHeyMaize]

Ayyy, I have the apollo solo and my mbox studio is scheduled to arrive thursday! Not exatcly an HD rig but I'm excited to be running AVID everything. Soomething must be in the water lol

[@MrAchris10]

Cool reveal. I’m mot a Pro Tools guy but I enjoyed watching you talk about your setup and the why behind you have the gear you have. Congratulations man

[@stevenrozier6407]

Hey Colt, you can change your inputs & outputs to whatever you want in the I/O matrix, no matter what MK you've got. Still, the HD rig seems so cool, I'd hope Digital Audio Denmark converters smoke the AVID I/O.

[@michaelbonanno7476]

Happy for you Colt! :)

[@soundonsound71]

you got me into EDC! changed my life. would love more EDC stuff!

[@braxal6983]

I like EDC too!!!

[@GamerToday]

It was at that moment he knew he fd up 😅 That meme never gets old. Thanks for the great video loved it first time seeing your channel

[@trulyintense6613]

happy for you!!!!

[@dudenamedskip]

Love the EDC segment, personally...a G17, Casio 158, some folder I got from a TSA disposal when I did some work at an airport lol.

[@RoxXy-84]

Apollo x16 has 16ins and outs and monitors, currently ADC is working for HW inserts, however there have been problems some years ago, can not comment on mk2 Apollo…

[@mojo827]

Are you still using the Mbox Studio in the small room? Thoughts on that v Apollo?

[@rishabhbose29]

Hey Chief. I had sniffed that Matrix in my sleep but man you picking up the HD I/O was a surprise. I was having the same conversation the other day with another Engineer friend of mine about UA vs other Interfaces. He just upgraded to an Atmos ( 7.1.4 ) setup from a 5.1 and needed a new Interface. Now, the Apollo is good but it is limited to Musical applications only and not for surround formats and especially for Post. My friend could not afford a Matrix Studio so he went for Audient Oria and he is very happy with his decision though.

[@JedWunderli]

Hey Colt - congratulations on the new rig. Can't wait to see it all put together. I'm not a pro but I love the high end stuff.I'm running an Orion Studio Synergy Core - love it - right now; great converters and clocking. I don't know that I'll ever do Dollby Atmos, but I'm still thinking of upgrading to a Galaxy 32 which is Antelope Audio's tome of the line and it does Atmos. I mix through a Dangerous 2-Bus+ -.Love having a proper amount of I/O.

[@Andy_Macintyre]

Congrats on the new Rig!! I recall something similar to the Apollo Delay compensation you referenced. It would just work, no issues … and then one day it stopped. My solution was to use i/O plugin in StudioOne/Logic Pro. I’ve been considering switching over to the Lynx AuroaN 24ch : )

[@BradleyGagne]

That's awesome Cole. Does Matrix have the time delay and room correction for the Atmos system?

[@brandonwilloughbymusic]

Man what a nice setup!

[@rscottbeckett]

Finally! Welcome to the club! You will love it!

[@TheEaglesRage]

Always pumped to see you with new studio upgrades Colt! Just hearing a little bit of the perks that come with Avid's interfaces definitely blows the Apollo's out of the water! Side note, I believe I had seen a setting in UAD Console to route the most recent gen rack mounted Apollo's monitor outputs to be whatever you wanted it to be, I could be wrong as I haven't had a need to remove my main outs, but I believe it's possible. Congrats on the new toys Colt!

[@michaeltablet8577]

Thank you for all your videos. Some people have no life they only exist to hang out in the comment section and criticize people who are making videos that cost us nothing to watch. 2 words for all who come to criticize. GROW UP!

[@Bonzvy]

I am using studio one 5 with a focusrite 18i20 3rd gen interface and I also using Hardware for mixing and have no issues with round-trip latency. I am pretty sure that studio one or to be particular Pipline (the outboard plugin from s1) is calculating the latency for me and not my interface

[@larrytan73]

@13:11 "You should try Reaper bro" So, true!

[@VictorBock]

Really, you should! But hey, I don't make money with music anymore so I can try whatever, for pros you have to use PT. I just never liked mixing on it, I hate the aux/bus system on it. It was archaic. Great for tracking and editing, but crap when you need to quickly add a midi part. Yadada

[@roq_itrecordingstudio4152]

Hi Colt, Great video, very informative ! I also have been a faithful PT user since 04. Faithful user of Apollo, I started out with (2) 16 Silverface. I since have moved on to Avid Ultimate, (2)Apollo x16> Apollo x8p> Apollo 8 and satellite card. I have invested A LOT OF $$ into UA over the years . Early on delay compensation was no problem and did not have to think about it. Around 2019 ish, all that came to an end. I have received no help from UA or Avid. I , like you was forced to manually compensate . …. My question is: would you happen to know if Carbon can be used as a “Master” for my current set up? Other question , I currently have a Cranborne Carnaby HE2 on order. Waiting a few more months for Sweetwater to receive it. Do you know if I could switch over my order to your Sweetwater link? Thanks for all you do and your great honest content !!

[@TrueFallacy]

When recording in Pro Tools natively, here are some basic rules of thumb for setting the H/W Buffer Size in the Playback Engine window. 64-128 samples no one notices latency when recording 256 some musicians notice 512 and above everyone notices

[@zonarecordingstudio]

Just added a MTRX II To my studio ,using iz radar convertors coming in to the MTRX via Dante love it

[@ThatDarnGenius]

I completely agree with you, I have been saying for a couple of years that the worst audio decision I have made in audio was going from Pro Tools HD with 2 HD I/O's to Apollo 8x and Apollo 16x. I may be doing the same soon. I an really interested with the Avid MTRX II converter...

[@audios22]

I started on protools 6 back in the day, but then.... I got more and more into film scores and sound design. Protools just didn't feel good in my newer work flow. Then a fellow engineer in Austin told me about Steinberg's Nuendo. Which was also geared toward live recording. Since 99% of my work flow is MIDI related, I looked at Cubase 8 Pro at that time. I thought I'd never switch from Protools. but, I did. I'm now in CB v.11.5 and haven't looked back. For my work flow and creative user in interface, Cubase Pro is it for me. But to each his own. Good luck with the new rig. I too hand off to mixing theaters, other musicians to lay in parts. That's why I use VST Connect pro and/or AAF transfers. No complaints yet because I don't have protools.

[@PenAndGadget]

Honestly for film scoring Cubase / Nuendo is a beast and it's what some of the biggest guys use when dealing with midi orchestra work. Pro-tools sucks for that work.

[@HarleyBob957]

Colt, you just majorly help me make some decisions. Thanks man..

[@rockvox7419]

Dante headphone cue mixes! Got to love HDX, it is the Schnizzle, not an AVID fanboy, but they are the leader in commercial professional workflow

[@davidtaylor4376]

I run Focusrite Rednet, 128 channels with 96 channels of I/O on a Mac Studio doing Atmos. So easy. We have a considerable amount of hardware. Logic makes hardware time sync real easy.

[@AaronJaffe-fg2gl]

Try the Focusrite 16Line - amazing and can run either native or HDX

[@beabesadaestudios]

It would be very interesting if you do a video about your workflow when mixing with hardware. Recall, print... how long do you keep the hardware with a mix parameters? You're doing such a great work here on the channel! :)

[@TrueFallacy]

Yep, recording overdubs into sessions with complex hardware and plugin setups will generally mean there’s lots of latency going on… what I do as a free solution is create a separate session for overdubs that contains a full mix bounce. The Con is it doesn’t have the flexibility of adjusting the mix on the fly within the overdub session, but the Pro is that it can now record at unnoticeably low latency since the session only contains one audio track. Then you can easily import tracks from the overdub sessions back into the Mix session, such as new vocal tracks, by using the Import Session Data feature. Import Session Data can be found under the file menu, import - or with the shortcut option+shift+I on a Mac, or alt+shift+I on Windows.

[@EandVEntertainment]

I believe the MTRX Studio is very similar to the Carbon, which I have here. My Carbon sounds absolutely fantastic. It was a huge leap in sonic quality from my old Apollo silverface. I especially love the sound of monitoring through it. I never realized how much I wasn’t hearing. Enjoy your new gear, and I look forward to hearing about your new Atmos rig once it’s ready.

[@levondarratt787]

so was the jump to the newer Apollos from Silverface. Times change man. It's not the product or the company.

[@azoteapost8734]

I use Burl mothership with a HDX rig. It has the round trip latency compensation for use with all my hardware. Years of savings, but well worth it

[@RicardoTolbert]

Ive been an Apollo user since the silver face's. Been on the Avid Carbon for almost year now and don't miss the Apollo workflow. I got so tired of it especially when the console would just randomly decide not to launch/work. If you're a Pro Tools user it's a no brainer to be on an HDX system! Great video.

[@precisionsoundworksstudio]

The converters on your new rig are gonna be awesome. I track vocals on an HD Omni. You can plug a 100 USD mic into that thing and it sounds amazing.

[@markham56]

I feel your pain. I used a TDM and then HD Accel system for years and experienced the same frustration with having a second piece of software to manage and manual calculation for hardware inserts with my Apollo 16 system, but the lack of plugins supporting the AVID cards at the time pushed me U.A. Now, the subscription price keeps me from going back. I know “being a professional reasoning” and all but it just pisses me off not having a choice. Good luck in Avid-land again and give us an honest review in the future whether it’s as good as you remembered it.

[@JohnMonto-tm9wc]

Congrats on the rig. The HDIO is a really nice interface. I saw you also have a Flock Patch Bay. Given the routing you can do with the Flock, aren't these 2 pieces of gear somewhat redundant? How are you using each? Maybe a vid on that???

[@MajorBrass]

Hi colt, have you seen the Matrix II. It’s the updated version of the IO box. I think it has automatic round trip too and has built in atmos speaker calibration and tuning

[@LeChapeauMusic]

mate the matrix ii is a TOTAL waste of money. matrix studio is the highest id ever go.

[@MoreMeRecording]

Very nice and I'm happy you found something for your workflow to make you happier and more productive! No way anyone can bag on that.I've never been a PT guy - and am old and hung with cats working for cats that were working in A rooms that Digitech were "giving" the original 8 trk systems to, for FREE, so ya, I've seen the evolutions. For a small timer like me, and mostly recording my own stuff for the last few years, its RME *ALL day* every day, but 100% respect your requirement to run a skookum HD rig for your job! Very cool, bro and happy for ya!

[@user-rm2lz4qq6q]

Have you tried the Antelope Galaxy 32 interface? Wondering how it compares to the MTRX interface.

[@americanantagon1st]

Wow! I just bought a 192 for digital I/O and to pair with my RADAR ADA II which is HD Native. I don't plan on leaving the Pro Tools eco system because the editing is so good and it just works! I look forward to hearing your feedback on quality and workflow! Peace.

[@palsheldon6520]

So good to see you coming back to the fold. :)

[@GdpJapan]

Welcome back to HD. That chassis, I bought it in January to plug to a new Mac Studio M2 Ultra, HDX, I've been using the I/O since 2013. With an OMNI as well. I don't even remember how to calculate delay times for my hardware inserts, instant recalls, no matter what, the vocalist can just come an sing the session again if he or she wanted. The fans are of the devil. Specially the HD/IO, it starts gently but once you realize it's way too noisy, There are many ways to replace it for a quieter one. Careful with the chassis and updating the HDX card's firmware, many people has bricked them because it's just how it is and AVID won't take any responsibility. They came out with a plan that if you payed I think it was like 600 bucks a year per card, they would replace them in case they bricked them during a firmware update. In my case, when the chassis is plugged and I put the Mac Studio into sleep mode, and try wake the computer it forces a system restart. Let me know how does it work for you. My Omni needs to go away, and replace it for Matrix. Lots of cash. And definitely you want to get the I/O opened to clean the dust inside from time to time. That thing has never, ever failed on me for 10 years. I've left it on when leaving for a casual walk that suddenly turned into a 3 day work trip many times, came back, still working, The converters, pure magic. Top end gear. I thought I was on the wrong side of the road when watching your videos cos you used the Apollo the whole time, but somehow now I feel kinda better. lol

[@clmns7453]

I have 16 external preamps, which is better for recording? Avid HD/IO or Avid MTRX Studio?

[@martenthielges1179]

You will need a silent rack or machine room with extenders for the noise of the fan on the HDX card.

[@jemwand2530]

Nice one Colt, it was great to see you spazzing out with excitement. Please follow this up, in a few weeks, with things that lived up to your expectations, or where you felt let down or disappointed. It only need be a 5 min (or less) video but it would be cool to hear your honest opinion having worked with the system for a few weeks. I know that we have all bought gear, expecting it to be the answer to all our needs, only to find that it turns out 80% - Yeah and 20% - Ehhh?

[@braxal6983]

I just got a Ferrofish A32pro to go with my RME UFX III for a total of 40 I/O coupled with Totalmix that has room EQ for Atmos if I want to use it

[@Studio22mix]

Ah Braxal, you got the Ferrofish 😊 Do you like it ? I guess you do 👌🏼

[@braxal6983]

@@Studio22mix After about 6-8 plus months going over all my options to go with my RME UFX III it will be here tomorrow. It is the newer version A32pro with the black face and the cool bone fish knob. I really hope I like it or I will be very disappointed.

[@Studio22mix]

@@braxal6983 I’m sure you will like it, they are made in the same factory as the RME converters. I think they are a perfect match 👍🏼

[@russellloving3242]

Great detailed vid. very interesting. and i feel you, i would pay whatever for the perfect workflow. im actually planning on doing so in a couple months lol. Personally, I have not used PT since i learned on it in college. Used cakewalk for years, but wasnt doint any hardware inserts at the time. As a Studio One user, the delay compensation is automatically detected and corrected within the external insert plugin itself. So i never had to worry about it, with any of my interfaces. But i can see how annoying that would have been. Congrats on being able to afford that joint lol. hope it works wonderfully for you

[@SirMixAlotChannel]

You will absolutely love your system!! I am running 3 HDiO interfaces with an Avid MTRX also! All of my hardware is connected and named (super important obviously)! 7.1.4 setup Congrats! love your vids. Also, I bought an Avid S6... pricey but nice!

[@herenazano2132]

CONGRATULATIONS BROTHER

[@seanms35]

The new converters in the MTRX are a massive step up. Be prepared to smile. I won’t be surprised if/when you sell the HD to expand with another MTRX, or get the big daddy MTRX

[@ernieg]

I want to know exactly how you hook it up , I have a and Old AVID HD Sytem collecting Dust

[@Lorneplumber]

looking forward to the full atmos rig

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

Atmos is such bullshit

[@TheSpiceLord]

I’m headed into the production world for real this year, is there any viable entry point for pro tools that won’t kill me so I can practice shortcuts and workflow?

[@DJDILEED]

Have you tried Prism Sound?

[@SoundKilterStudio]

First off, congrats on the kickass new rig! I would love to have the HD rig. But Im with you brother. Its amazing to me how much HATE you/me/anyone receive for running Pro Tools. I totally understand they are more expensive and all the other stuff people like to complain about. But like you said, as much as people love to say Pro Tools isnt the industry standard anymore, its still the industry standard as you have clearly stated. I know people who bash Pro Tools and dont even know why they are doing it. It mostly has become another dishonest, rumor based, subjective "fact", much like how plug-ins sound just as good/better and can achieve the same results as hardware. Anyways, keep us updated man.

[@ericsami2277]

Nice. I love HDX…have been doing that for many years now with different Apogee converters. They are my favorite, work with HDX. Currently using the Symphony MK II with a Sonett chasis for the HD card. The cool thing about the Symphony is that it is modular and you can make requests, so I have 32 analog I/O with that. Love Pro Tools too…agreed that it’s just one of those things. It’s a language you can’t unlearn, and you have to stick with it…even with all the headaches. I have worked with Carbon, the MTXR and older avid/digi converters. I think they all sound amazing and they would probably be my second choice. The only thing about the Carbon specifically is it sounds a little too pristine and digital or something to me, but the hyper detail is impressive. Apogee sounds like how the music is supposed to sound to me. Yeah for the card(s) chasis I think you’re gonna want to do the rack version. Just more ergonomic I think.

[@alaronthemix]

There is a fix for the outputs on the Apollo IO for inserts. Console has an IO preset for the each Apollo in use with Pro Tools. Then you re default Pro Tools IO and move everything over 2. Works perfectly. I agree on everything else though. Congrats on the upgrade!

[@howardsterny9326]

I was looking into the MTRX studio for a while but then decided to take the plunge to a Focusrite Red 16L. Also dante compatible with connectivity for my HD I/O's. I feel like Avid may be jacking the price a little on the MTRX for my taste. Even with the DSP acceleration a one thousand dollar price jump was not in the cards for me. Great video Colt! Excited to see the final studio in all its glory!

[@dspoet1]

I was wondering when you was gonna switch. I'm surprise you didn't go the Antelope route like you're friend Andrew Masters. I have an Apollo X6 but have a Prism Titan coming tomorrow. Ima test it out for two weeks. I use Studio One and I must say that Pipeline is by far the best for using hardware inserts.

[@JeanmarkRodriguez]

Great choice brother 🔥

[@andrel3353]

Hey Colt, I love your channel, thanks for your videos, they help a lot! What do you think about Metric Halo? Amazing workflow & routing capabilities w/ MIO Console, great converters, A1 support service and upgradable "future proof" unit (I bought a 2nd generation ULN8 in 2010 and upgraded the unit to MkIV last year for 1/4 of the price of a new audio interface)! Now I have 2 ULN-8 pluged with CAT5 in my mix room and 1 more in the drum booth... I love my setup! Thanks!

[@igorzavalnyi5341]

With what you described your requirements were, I though you were moving to Arturia AudioFuse :) Another very cool solution would be Soundgrid system with a Soundgrid Studio mixing software. You could set up constant channels with the hardware inserts of choise and route any channel from your DAW to any of them with a click of a button.

[@johanarens9798]

Out of curiosity, isn't a plugin you could use to manage the input / output when using outboard gear ? Not saying you should use Logic, just as an example, there is the IO plugin that computes the round-trip time. Wondering if there is an alternative to that for other DAW's.

[@sound-ur1bq]

I think reaper do the same

[@Waynelauro]

Super relatable video! I’m curious to see how this works out in the long term. I was close to going with Avid for my Atmos rig, but decided to go with Focusrite instead due to Avids rocky behavior 😅

[@billylindsay5712]

I've been using protools since V6, will never change either because it is what I am used to.

[@MassiveCompositions]

As a composer I have only used VSTs and I don’t have any hardware. But lately, I’ve been seriously considering buying some hardware for my percussion bus and string bus. I said all that to say that I have a Scarlett Focusrite Solo and I will need an interface that has ins and outs for hardware. I was thinking about going Apollo, but now I won’t. So thanking for being candid and making this video. It helped me not to make a bad choice 😂

[@thevaultrecordingstudio]

monitoring and acoustics first

[@TheBunkhouseStudios]

Colt, out of interest, you mention when retracking parts on a session with lots of hardware inserts etc that with UAD you'd have to change buffer size and disable inserts to cope with latency. Is that because you monitored via PT rather than console? I have a UFX III and never have to change buffer size or disable plugins/inserts as i monitor within totalmix fx. You mention wanting to be able to do all monitoring within PT so i assume that's the case. I am mostly fine with using software monitoring outside of the DAW but i have realised since going RME that ultimately what i do want some day is a near zero latency monitoring environment within PT and DSP for tracking with plugins as can be clunky and slow things down when tracking doing software monitoring outside of PT.

[@newtension]

Welcome to the family!

[@sgfdancecompany]

When a switch from Apollo to my Lynx aurora n, my work as a producer and mixer improve substantially, the AD/DA converters are stunning and sound pristine.

[@courtlandliddell9942]

yes I agree I love my lynx aurora n as well best converters and very transparent and clean sounding I bought it because it was the best option for me since I mix music and films

[@sgfdancecompany]

@@courtlandliddell9942 Great Choice!!!