So here we go:
- Xite-1 has RAM onboard (they think about an upgradable Solution like in your PC instead of fixed built in) You know what this means regarding Reverbs and Delay
- there are three new devices (the white looking ones), a 5.1 Sourround Reverb, a compressor with noise gate (the gate before the compressor; seems to be the right one for drums) and an EQ which sounds really good as Ralf told me.
- you could not combine old cards with Xite-1, for example if you would like to use the In/Outs of your cards with Xite-1
- but they certainly will offer more options to expand Xite-1 via XTDM, e.g.with more Adat In/Outs, even MADI would be in mind. It is not planned, these are only thoughts so far, but there will definitly come more.
- SC think about smaller units, as not all of us would need 10 times the power of a 14 DSP card. Smaller units will certainly be cheaper. Xite-1 is the big one to show the big picture, degrading from big is more simple as vice versa.
- they think about upgrading the hardware with Z-Link; the hardware will see some changes for final release I guess
- the software code is new, even the driver.It has not been testet, if the Cubase 4.1 bug (ASIO crash at 48KHz) is gone with Scope 5.0, but Ralf talked to Steinberg to find a solution together
- XTC mode is still included, but not further developed so far. Ralf agreed, that XTC with direct access to the routing possibilities would be a very good solution, best of both modes as you know. With XTC you don't have to switch from DAW to another mixer surface (>> better workflow), so I hope they will do more developement in a new XTC world.
These are the points I could remember, if I find more in my brain I will come back here.
Have fun , Alexander
