Limited time CW offer on Scope home with Z-link I/O box

John Cooper · Post by **John Cooper** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:03 pm

Just saw this:

555 EUR for Scope home + Z-Link I/O box

http://www.cwaudio.de/?seite=homeboxspecial

Post by **hubird** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:44 pm

they wanne get rid off the luna's eh?
maybe another sign to a future firewire box solution??!

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:33 am

yes Yes YES! I hope

blazesboylan · Post by **blazesboylan** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:35 am

Are you all suggesting they might be going the MOTU route?

Thumbs down from the cheap seats. I want my IO going to a dedicated card. One with DSPs on it!

What's the advantage of a FireWire box?

Johann

valis · Post by **valis** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:41 am

I'm willing to bet that they're hoping for the entire shebang to be firewire (like the new Powercore).

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:16 pm

Yes, imagine a creamware box, the size of the A16U, with 15dsp + mem inside including IOs and MIDI, connecting thru firewire to your laptop or PC or Mac

That's it!

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:33 pm

I think if you pack all that in a one unit box you will be able to cook your dinner on it!

Otherwise it will need bigger noisier fans.

I settle for two units high and they better buy the quietest fans known to humankind.

R

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at0m · Post by **at0m** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:41 pm

I don't know if new developments are on the order of the day at CW, but they're sure selling everything they have in stock. We've seen the plugin actions, Noah EX at 1110€ and now this...

Weither it is to improve their financial situation or cos they got new gear under the hood, I bet on the first. If they make something outboard, USB or Firewire, it'd better load modular too

brain1 · Post by **brain1** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:52 pm

the new cards are coming- faster sharcs.... they won't be able to link with older cards.
you will have to sell your cards and update to the new one's. im not sure what kind of update offer creamware will have.

Post by **hubird** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:53 pm

On 2004-07-15 13:41, at0m|c wrote:
Weither it is to improve their financial situation or cos they got new gear under the hood, I bet on the first.

It depends on the time scale you have in mind

If they are gathering mony, it has to be for investments, after all and on the long run.
Then there are two ways to invest, new software and stuff (TDM drivers, whatever) or new hardware (or both).
If CWA will support the new mac G5 (they promised thatfor sure), new hardware (the box) is requirered.
The new Luna 24/96 offer is possibly the first sign to that direction, it looks like the start of 'plan B'

So I'm hopefull, though I expect it will take a lot time

Yet still working fine on my G4 733 KHz

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