18 Putting the PCIe slots into
The ultra-fast processing speed of the new Apple Mac Pro brings a major improvement in performance for Avid Pro Tools and other DAWs.
However, the Mac Pro’s lack of PCIe expansion slots required for specialty cards to connect various video and audio inputs for transcoding data, and to connect to high-speed storage and networks has made it necessary for the integration of third-party equipment to run these systems.
Sonnet has become an integral part of this new requirement by creating several options to enable PCIe expansion slots to be connected outside a computer via ultra-fast 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 technology.
The recently Avid approved Echo Express Expansion Chassis are becoming the standard for users of Pro Tools HDX, Universal Audio, Lynx, Blackmagic and other PCIe-based systems. Available in a rackmount or desktop configuration, Echo Express enables the connection of three professional video capture, audio interface, SAS or SATA HBA, 16Gb or 8Gb Fibre Channel, 10Gigabit Ethernet, and RAID controller PCIe cards to
any Mac with a Thunderbolt port. It can host up to three full- size PCIe cards, up to 12.28-inch (full-length), which enables it to fully support Avid Pro Tools HDX.
The new compact Mac Pro offers extremely fast processing capabilities in a smaller form factor, making it more transportable and rackable than ever before. Sonnet's xMac Pro Server PCIe expansion system offers even more space- saving features. A 4U rackmount enclosure with three PCIe 2.0 slots with Thunderbolt 2 technology, the xMac Pro Server securely holds the computer and installed cards, making a Mac Pro-based audio set up rack- and road-ready.
At only 16-inches deep it supports a wide range of popular mobile racks, location sound carts and portable rack cases. A front panel power button activates power
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