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Digigram Soundcards - Info Wanted!

Hi,

Fristly, I was looking for a cardbus card that could work with Mac / PC / Linux laptops and came across Digigram (based in France, of course!).

Then I remembered that these cards are used a lot in broadcast / ENG / location sound. Btw, fantastic idea to have support for so many platforms, and OS versions going back to 1999!

I noticed they also have a range of PCI cards and I was curious what these would like for multirack recording.

I'm very interested in any "real world" feedback on Digigram cards in general and their suitability for music production - mobile or studio. (quality of DSP, drivers, S/N, clocking /jitter. etc.)

Thanks!

Andre

G5 Xserve - Good Audio Potential?

G5 Xserve was recently released ...
http://www.apple.com/xserve/

1U, 19in rack mount unit, with multi-platform compatibility (mac / win / unix) with a lot of power. Bascially, a very attractive proposition, especially for hi-rez recording and DVD post.

From reports the unit is selling very well. (Sure, its price and features are aimed at medium to large enterprise.)
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/01/04/xs...serve/index.php

For the realists: if you had one of these in yor studio, how would you - given your particular config. and work processes - make use of it? I'm very curious about how people would take advatange of its features.
http://www.apple.com/xserve/specs.html

For the dreamers: ...do you visualize something that is a like half-step between the Mac Mini and Xserve, an upgradable 1U media server / external processor hub that keeps older model G4s in action (i.e. rather than buying a whole new computer to get the power) and is mobile and robust enough for "out of house" production projects...?

What are your thoughts?