and tried to run PT still with it? Only other way is to use M-Audio hardware and buy Pro Tools M-Powered
It sounds like you really, really, really want to break the hardware copy-protection in Protools.
Forget it.
If you use Protools you MUST use Digidesign-sanctioned hardware.
Are there any parts of the hardware that can be bypassed without going to Digi-jail?
you can use any digital connection you want with your 001 (ADAT or S/PDIF). But in order to even open up Pro Tools, it has to have a Digidesign hardware device attached to it
Does that mean it's possible to use another maker's word clock and/or AD/DA or is that not doable?
I actually answered this in your previous thread. Check my last response.
yes, you can completely bypass the 001's AD/DA and clock (to a certain extent).
Use an external digital converter that will output either S/PDIF or ADAT.
I know and thank you. I was just looking for some confirmation on that. But that brings me to another question: can s/pdif or adat be daisychained?
you'll only get 8 channels max on the ADAT and 2 channels max on the S/PDIF
The ensemble is a whole 'nother interface. You don't need it. I don't think you'd be able to use that simultaneously with the 001.
You aren't looking for an entire interface. You just need a front end adat preamp type thing. Apogee doesn't really make anything like that, as their stuff is higher end and designed more for connectivity with PTHD.
What about something like this http://www.presonus.com/products/Detail.aspx?ProductId=14
What is it about the 001 that you're not down with?
The ensemble is a whole 'nother interface. You don't need it. I don't think you'd be able to use that simultaneously with the 001.[/URL]
Actually, I believe that the ensemble can run as a stand-alone converter as well as a FW interface. But as dax says, it does more than what you want.
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I'm really looking to upgrade the quality of the converters and if it's possible to ugrade the wordclock as well. I have or will have enough in terms of high quality preamps so that's not an issue for me.
If you really want to improve jitter in your digital system, you're going to have to get a dedicated clock like the digidesign sync or apogee big ben.