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This is an old revision of WinXP made by admin on 2008-04-05 21:32:02.
Windows XP
Windows XP drivers were an initiative of Chuck Duffy's "ChunkWorks". They are not officially supported, but many users report them stable and working well.
Advantages: the most modern OS Paris can run on - the advantages and features of a modern OS, including access to large array of new plugins.
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with multiple ADAT i/o modules (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe)
Recent info -
"Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:47eea09d@linux...
>I seem to remember that some of you using XP had no problems with ADAT
> transfers, while others were having difficulties. I'm still on ME with
> Paris. One of these days I'm going to transport over to XP. What is the
> state of ADAT with XP in Paris.
>
> Rich
>
No change. I think Brian T, Dimitrios and Mic Cross were able to get more
than 1 ADAT module per MEC to work. I never was able to do this. If you need
lightpipe connectivity, be sure to buy a new HD to use with XP so your old
system drive can save you if XP hoses your routing matrix.
Deej
Just because it's the way I preferred my physical layout from day one, my ADAT cards have always been in the highest numbered slots. In every MEC, my card sequence, from low to high slot number is:
Lowest = Any/all Analog 8-In cards
Middle = Any/all Analog 8-Out cards
Highest = Any/all ADAT cards
Lowest slots are closest to power supply of the MEC.
Maybe that's it, since none of my MECS has ever deviated from this scheme and I've never had the first problem with ADAT cards under XP. There are other variables, but this one seems a very likely candidate.
BT
Sandy Tipping wrote:
As was suggested, ADAT cards under WinXP seem (in my case) to prefer to be
at the end of the MEC - the higher numbered slots.
From: Brian T <gbtmusic@comcast.net>
Date: January 9, 2004 12:29:21 AM PST (CA)
Subject: Re: Does anybody have 2 mecs 3 adat cards working on win XP?
I currently have 8 EDS cards, 4 MECs, 4 C16s, 7 Analog Input cards, 4 Analog output cards and 7 ADAT cards running under XP. At one point during testing, I hooked up 6 loaded MECs and dropped 96 tracks in simultaneous Record. I would bet 96 tracks in Record is a record for a DAW (no pun intended).
I wish I could tell you why it seems to like me so well, but I don't know. Other than making sure you are patched correctly in the Paris patchbay and making sure the correct Input card is selected in the 2nd MEC's "MEC Modules" block, I would expect it to be a Word Clock issue.
You are using WC, right? Besides the "UseHouseSync=1" line, you MUST create a "Default Project" in your Paris Pro folder, and the "Default Project" MUST be set to Word Clock sync and it MUST be set to a 48K sample rate. Even if you have your Word Clock generator set to 44.1K and are going to work at 44.1K, the Paris Default Project MUST be set to 48K in the Project Window when Paris boots up. After bootup, you can change it to read 44.1K with no problems. This one nearly killed me aChris Thoman till we caught it.
Do this. Patch some Paris audio on your 2nd EDS card (B) to play out of MEC 2. As in, in the Paris patchbay, patch Mixer 2 stereo outs to the MEC 2 headphone outputs, for instance. Make sure the stereo meters on Mixer 2 are showing audio. If you hear audio, the MEC and WC is fine, and you have a Patchbay issue, some bad hardware, or some peculiarity of Paris on XP that is unknown.
But my bet is that you will not hear audio play back out of MEC 2. If that's the case, then you have a Word Clock issue that is either in the Paris.cfg file, or the Default Project. As soon as you hear audio playback, your inputs will work. Patience, Spockish logic and staying methodical is your best bet.
Regards,
Brian T
Larry hammel wrote:
Guys, I am hoping I can get some help getting my 2 mec 3 adat card system to
transfer audio. My first mec containing 2 cards works like a charm. The second with one card doesn't accept audio. Does anyone have this configuration working? I had responses from a couple people say it won't. I don't know Brian T seems to perform miracles regularly around here. Anyone else? I have a p4 2 gig machine running XP.. All else is smooth. I just need to stream 24 tracks from cubase. Any other ideas or workarounds would be helpful ie. Dual boot windows ME or use Paris as a master midi clock into cubase and do 2 passes. Will these work? and if so how.
I am at my wits end. Thanks in advance Larry
