 G5 Xserve - Good Audio Potential? |
 Fri 14 Jan 2005, 06:01
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G5 Xserve was recently released ...
http://www.apple.com/xserve/ 1U, 19in rack mount unit, with multi-platform compatibility (mac / win / unix) with a lot of power. Bascially, a very attractive proposition, especially for hi-rez recording and DVD post. From reports the unit is selling very well. (Sure, its price and features are aimed at medium to large enterprise.) http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/01/04/xs...serve/index.php For the realists: if you had one of these in yor studio, how would you - given your particular config. and work processes - make use of it? I'm very curious about how people would take advatange of its features. http://www.apple.com/xserve/specs.html For the dreamers: ...do you visualize something that is a like half-step between the Mac Mini and Xserve, an upgradable 1U media server / external processor hub that keeps older model G4s in action (i.e. rather than buying a whole new computer to get the power) and is mobile and robust enough for "out of house" production projects...? What are your thoughts? |
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Sun 16 Jan 2005, 04:34
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I've been thinking about your "node" idea and it makes perfect sense - your specifications are practical, too.
As for the HD, Solid State technology is (at last) coming down in price, and is getting a lot of interest from people in DVD post. I rather like the possibility of near-instant seek times and no moving parts. Yes, we're still faced with the challenge of making realtime networking for audio (& a/v media data in general) really work, whether we use an existing product like Xserve or a "node". I'm aware that IRCAM have been experimenting with these possibilities for quite a while, but what can happen in a specialized lab might not be easy to translate into a commercial proposition. The cost of component research and testing for one, comes at a high price.. ... or ... Apple takes the lead and develops their own protocol that is fully functional across at least 2 generations of machines.  What do you know about the latest advancements in this area? I was looking here at info about Jumbo Frames... http://www.small-tree.com/jumbo1.htm (an Apple dev partner) What do you think? Could this kind of idea work for people like us? |
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