Comments on: Is ISDN dead? http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/ ProTools tutorials for everyone! Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brent http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-5360 Brent Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:11:51 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-5360 Good tip Mike - we've used Digidelivery to do much the same thing in the past, but thats at the cost of an applicance, rather than software alone. Good tip Mike – we’ve used Digidelivery to do much the same thing in the past, but thats at the cost of an applicance, rather than software alone.

]]> By: mike aiton http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-5359 mike aiton Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:35:10 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-5359 When using source connect, send your remote site your pro tools session using the new Source Zip program from Source-Elements. Instead of zipping your session folder, you can individually zip your audio files at a data rate you choose lossy or lossless - it makes your session folder dramatically smaller than just a zip! cheers mike aiton When using source connect, send your remote site your pro tools session using the new Source Zip program from Source-Elements. Instead of zipping your session folder, you can individually zip your audio files at a data rate you choose lossy or lossless – it makes your session folder dramatically smaller than just a zip!

cheers

mike aiton

]]> By: Pete http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-5304 Pete Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:47:56 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-5304 Hi All Sadly ISDN is not dead, we use both. Source Connect is great (we where one of the early users) but you have to rely on the facility at the other end having a fast enough connection and learn to love the nearly 2 seconds of delay. The Auto-Restore and Auto-replace functions are useful but its a pain explaining to clients that the drop out they are hearing are okay because you have the missing audio, and can be a real distraction. Sometimes with some clients (budget permiting) ISDN is the only way to go, something like APTX with 4 lines is pretty robust and sounds okay but is costly. Digidelivery is a great bit of kit. It doesn't just work with PT,simply drag and drop any file(s), put the email address in and off it goes, couldn't live without it now :) Great site Pete Hi All
Sadly ISDN is not dead, we use both. Source Connect is great (we where one of the early users) but you have to rely on the facility at the other end having a fast enough connection and learn to love the nearly 2 seconds of delay. The Auto-Restore and Auto-replace functions are useful but its a pain explaining to clients that the drop out they are hearing are okay because you have the missing audio, and can be a real distraction. Sometimes with some clients (budget permiting) ISDN is the only way to go, something like APTX with 4 lines is pretty robust and sounds okay but is costly. Digidelivery is a great bit of kit. It doesn’t just work with PT,simply drag and drop any file(s), put the email address in and off it goes, couldn’t live without it now :)
Great site
Pete

]]> By: soundeziner http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-3529 soundeziner Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:55:46 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-3529 No. ISDN is NOT dead. For music and VO perhaps but not for broadcast. All the live radio broadcast interviews booked through our facility are via ISDN. NPR, BBC, CBC, some of the major PBS stations, and more have only ever requested ISDN of us. Now, would I like that to change? Absolutely!! No. ISDN is NOT dead. For music and VO perhaps but not for broadcast.

All the live radio broadcast interviews booked through our facility are via ISDN. NPR, BBC, CBC, some of the major PBS stations, and more have only ever requested ISDN of us.

Now, would I like that to change? Absolutely!!

]]> By: erik http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-1676 erik Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:16:56 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-1676 Hi Mattrixx, maybe we had this problems because we bought the first avialable version of source-connect (something like a year ago). As we did the setup then with a LAN-trechnician, and had no issues since, I havent checked the setup. So maybe source-elements made the setup easier with newer versions... regards erik PS: Have you ever used the remote transport sync? Hi Mattrixx,

maybe we had this problems because we bought the first avialable version of source-connect (something like a year ago). As we did the setup then with a LAN-trechnician, and had no issues since, I havent checked the setup. So maybe source-elements made the setup easier with newer versions…

regards erik

PS: Have you ever used the remote transport sync?

]]> By: mattrixx http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-1634 mattrixx Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:05:24 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-1634 Hi Erik, I just wanted to mention that I've had no issues with regard to network setup... Worked a treat. I made sure I had the correct UDP forwarded to my main workstation however. In my earlier message, I'd mentioned I tried it, well I have bought it now and I am extremely happy with its performance so far... Sounds a lot better than the codecs I had been using. Hi Erik,
I just wanted to mention that I’ve had no issues with regard to network setup… Worked a treat. I made sure I had the correct UDP forwarded to my main workstation however.
In my earlier message, I’d mentioned I tried it, well I have bought it now and I am extremely happy with its performance so far… Sounds a lot better than the codecs I had been using.

]]> By: Erik http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-1483 Erik Thu, 28 May 2009 13:37:07 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-1483 I work in a studio over in europe. We actually use both ISDN and Source-Connect! I dont know how much time you spend using this plug-in, but we have seen major problems as the correct setup to use source-connect is pretty hard to achieve. Well we brought in a LAN-Technician to do it, but Ive worked with several studios around the world that had problems with that! So ive heard a lot of artifacts and black-outs... Im not saying that I dont like source-connect - in fact it makes my work a lot easier - but as long as you need special skills to set it up better stay skilled in using ISDN... Sorry for my english... regards, erik PS: Great site Brent! I work in a studio over in europe. We actually use both ISDN and Source-Connect! I dont know how much time you spend using this plug-in, but we have seen major problems as the correct setup to use source-connect is pretty hard to achieve. Well we brought in a LAN-Technician to do it, but Ive worked with several studios around the world that had problems with that! So ive heard a lot of artifacts and black-outs…

Im not saying that I dont like source-connect – in fact it makes my work a lot easier – but as long as you need special skills to set it up better stay skilled in using ISDN…

Sorry for my english…

regards, erik

PS: Great site Brent!

]]> By: Brent http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-1255 Brent Sun, 17 May 2009 09:08:06 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-1255 Hi JHinton, Just as an aside - Source connect "Started life as a pro tools plugin" but is now available in VST and AU also. So assuming they have SOME sort of software DAW they should be able to connect to you for two way communication. :) Hi JHinton,
Just as an aside – Source connect “Started life as a pro tools plugin” but is now available in VST and AU also. So assuming they have SOME sort of software DAW they should be able to connect to you for two way communication.
:)

]]> By: jhinton http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-1211 jhinton Fri, 15 May 2009 21:30:57 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-1211 True, but believe it or not there are still studios that don't use ProTools so ISDN is still a necessity. True, but believe it or not there are still studios that don’t use ProTools so ISDN is still a necessity.

]]> By: mattrixx http://www.protoolsprofessional.com/2009/05/13/digideliverysourceconnect/#comment-1176 mattrixx Thu, 14 May 2009 13:14:02 +0000 http://brentheber.com/?p=60#comment-1176 Nice one Brent! I have recently tried it out and it is really awesome. I guess it's just a matter of time for the 'take up' to eliminate the need for ISDN, which I've never really liked the sound of (CDQ and Prima). Of note also is esession's 'Virtual Glass' (http://www.esession.com/home/index.php).. check it out, which is currently free but has a slightly different target market and marketing model. (it also does not have the unique restore feature). Cheers, Matt Nice one Brent!
I have recently tried it out and it is really awesome. I guess it’s just a matter of time for the ‘take up’ to eliminate the need for ISDN, which I’ve never really liked the sound of (CDQ and Prima).
Of note also is esession’s ‘Virtual Glass’ (http://www.esession.com/home/index.php).. check it out, which is currently free but has a slightly different target market and marketing model. (it also does not have the unique restore feature).

Cheers,
Matt

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