[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

How great is the COW? Thanks for your replies!

The cabling isn’t hooked up to the network I’m already running – I could patch from the server into a numbered patch witch matches up with the suites. Buuuut, my gut tells me all interconnections on the way can only be trouble, so I’d go for a single cable – it’s not a problem.

Thanks for the heads up on the Jumbo frames issue. One of our iMacs is indeed an i7, so that needs to be thought out.

Caspian, I’ll send you an email. I think I know the client here you speak of. I’d love to get a turnkey solution – in the end it’ll come down to prices. That said, I know a BYON will always cost less, but if the jump isn’t that much more painful – I’m willing to look at anything. And I love the words “future proof”.

Bob – linking aggregate to a switch is definitely clever, but would it make a difference if I only have these 4-5 workstations (hooking the sound suite up to it isn’t really that important – it could have access to the shared volume through ethernet sharing via the server and it would be enough). I’d need to run the ethernet cables anyway, right?

Also, I looked at the Supershare, which looks really nice. What does that do that my suggested setup doesn’t?

Thanks again,
Bjarki

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Great link!

Thanks, Herb.

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

No, me neither. It’s a little annoying, especially with clients present. But knowing the image is okay makes it easier to look past it. I was hoping a firmware update for the HDP2 would help.

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Hey Danny!

Thanks for the great post. I have actually used the AC-7 software, and it’s pretty cool. The downside is that you don’t have actual tactile controls. I now have 3 Euphonix controllers in my edit suite; the MC Color, MC Transport and the MC Control. They’re awesome.

With the audio suite, I bought a JL Cooper MCS-3800 for about $400 and it’s really great. It’s a really sturdy piece of equipment. I think our next move will be to improve our actual desks.

I feel for you with the laptop bag theft – that may be the worst case I’ve heard of.

Regards,
Bjarki

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Funny, Walter – I was actually browsing your site when you posted this! I really like your Rialto room, the the neutral color scheme is very much to my liking.

Do you do any audio work there, by the way?

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[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Did you ever get this sorted?

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Hi JC.

Thanks for the great answer. Since originally posting I’ve actually eliminated the SAC-2K for precisely the reason you mentioned. A discontinued product line will most likely never be properly supported. I’m actually getting a Euphonix package soon for the edit suite, but we’re going to go nice and easy on the sound-side.

I’m really hoping to find that the JL Cooper stuff works. It’s built like a rock and is pretty smooth. Otherwise the Mackie seems to be a safe bet.

Thanks again,
B.

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Thanks!

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

I’ve tried this on my Mac Pro, my MacBook Pro and a Toshiba Windows laptop. All give the same error.

[Bjarki Gudjonsson]

Hey guys.

I got a replacement monitor that had the same problem and will hear back from a technician next week. Pretty annoying. I’m aaaaaalmost regretting going for the DreamColor.

B.