Audio recording build

Hi guys I'm looking for some advice in regards to a high end audio recording rig

The audio is to be recorded via Dante Virtual Soundcard (from the ethernet port)and will need to record 128 channels at 96k

What do you guys reccomend in terms of specs and particularly storage medium.

I need a solution that will be good for a good couple years as this is going in a production studio.

I would suggest a NAS for your storage - especially if you have a large library of audio effects. Other than that, minimum of 16GB of RAM (32GB would be better) and a 8-core or better CPU. Boards are pretty much the same between brands for price and quality - you just need to find one that has all of the ports you need for connectivity. I would suggest you find one with 2 ethernet ports - one for network connection and one for your sound card.

See the Buyer's Guide for parts. Build the most powerful one you can within your budget.

You can use this to help you calculate data rate : https://www.colincrawley.com/audio-file-size-calculator/

128 tracks at 96/24 is a lot of data. RAID SSDs or M2 SSDs should be good.

I would strongly suggest to avoid NAS storage for recording work unless it's to back-up data.

777artin said:

You can use this to help you calculate data rate : https://www.colincrawley.com/audio-file-size-calculator/

128 tracks at 96/24 is a lot of data. RAID SSDs or M2 SSDs should be good.

I would strongly suggest to avoid NAS storage for recording work unless it's to back-up data.

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NAS was suggested for storage of audio file libraries and for backups. Copy inboard to SSD for use in working projects. NAS is too slow to transfer large files during a work session.

Thanks for the replies guys, in terms of networking I have a natively working WiFi/Bluetooth card, in terms of network port speed I'm contemplating using a 2.5Gb/s interface...thoughts?

Simon01 said:

Thanks for the replies guys, in terms of networking I have a natively working WiFi/Bluetooth card, in terms of network port speed I'm contemplating using a 2.5Gb/s interface...thoughts?

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What is the speed throughput of the WiFI card? If you are going to connect Wifi, how many other devices are you connecting to your WiFi interface at the same time? This is what makes the difference in the connectivity speed to the web you need.