DIGIDESIGN PRO TOOLS DIGI 002 RACK 003 mbox

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Auction is for a digi002 rack. This is the bottom piece of gear only! it was used in my project home studio for about 2 years very lightly. good luck....ENJOY! When it comes to the higher end of the audio production world, there is no doubt that Digidesign's Pro Tools systems, combining quality hardware/DSP and software, are the dominant platform. Indeed, those who read Mark Wherry's Nuendo 2 review in the September 2003 issue of SOS will have got a sense for how difficult it is for Steinberg to break Digidesign's dominance, despite the very impressive functionality of Nuendo as a music production system.In recent years, Digidesign have done their best to bring the essence of the Pro Tools environment to the project and home studio market — and one aim of the strategy has presumably been to get users started with a basic Pro Tools setup with the hope that they will upgrade to one of the more sophisticated Digidesign systems. Therefore, over the last few years, users have seen Pro Tools Free (a cut-down software-only introduction for no cost!), the USB-based M Box (software plus audio/MIDI interface with a sub-£400 price tag) and the Digi 001 (software plus a PCI card/external rack). More recently, Digidesign have added the Digi 002. As with the other home/project studio products, this system depends upon host-based processing but does feature high-specification multiple ins and outs, MIDI and a hardware control surface. All this is connected to the computer via Firewire and comes bundled with the Pro Tools LE software. In their December 2002 review of the Digi 002, existing Digi 001 users Derek Johnson and Debbie Poyser were extremely impressed with the audio quality, flexibility of I/O and the well-designed mixer control surface (read the review on-line at /sos/dec02/articles/digi002.asp ). While representing good value for money, the Digi 002's £2000-plus price tag might be more than some potential users could bear. Enter, stage left, the latest addition to the Digidesign product line: the Digi 002 Rack. At about half the price of the Digi 002, this essentially provides the same Pro Tools LE software and I/O hardware, without the control surface. As the name suggests, it is housed in a very sturdy 2U rack case, making it easily portable. Reading Matter Aside from Simon Price's regular Pro Tools Notes columns, the most recent SOS reviews of related Digidesign products include: Pro Tools 6 (May 2003, /sos/may03/articles/protools6.asp ). Digi 002 (December 2002, /sos/dec02/articles/digi002.asp ). M Box (June 2002, /sos/jun02/articles/digidesgnmbox.asp ). Pro Tools HD (May 2002, /sos/may02/articles/protoolshd.asp ). Digi 001 (December 1999, /sos/dec99/articles/digi001.htm ). On The Rack The Digi 002 Rack supplied for review included the 2U hardware unit, CD installers for both Mac and PC, a printed Getting Started manual and a 12-foot, 6-pin to 6-pin Firewire cable. The recommended specifications for both Mac and PC are listed in the 'Hardware Requirements' box, but potential purchasers would also be advised to visit the Digidesign web site, as this contains further information on computer systems that have been tested with the 002 Rack and are therefore known to be compatible. Given that most previous SOS reviews of Digidesign/Pro Tools systems (see the 'Reading Matter' box for a list of the more recent reviews) have been Mac-based, in looking at the 002 Rack it seemed time to give the PC a run out. In fact, as described below, I used two PC systems, a P4 desktop and a relatively new Dell laptop — the latter obviously of interest if the 002 Rack is to be used as part of a mobile Pro Tools system. Pro Tools software is based around two main windows: this is the Edit window. Pro Tools software is based around two main windows: this is the Edit window. Pro Tools software is based around two main windows: this is the Edi... read more

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