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Hey everybody, First of all i wanna say thanks for all the inspiration i got browsing through this forum.
I was always building my own PCs many years ago before i switched to mac.
Sometimes I really missed it, so let's see how it will feel a few weeks from now
I am about to build something quite unusual (at least on my side).
The end result will be a computer for a stage, delivering a set of data in real time to various components controlling the show.
1# Live motion tracking performers on stage, possibility to follow performers with moving heads, mapping and cameras.
2# Intercom (in ear stereo monitors) between performers and directors, directors can give orders to any performer and tap into any audio feed as they like.
3# Video projections on 3 large screens (no live rendering)
It's quite a complicated setup, but it's not that CPU demanding as it might seem.
Everything will be controlled in a self developed system using unity, max, osc.
The audio will be AoIP using Dante technology. This way only an ethernet cable is required between stage and backstage.
Normally a sound engineer would route the audio, but the application must be of minimal size, and have full internal control, so we have to think outside the box here.
The show will also go on tour so the computer has to be rackmounted in a rugged road ready shock proofed flight case.
Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming
Intel i7-7700K Kaby Lake
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SSC
Zalman CNPS8000B Silent Cpu Cooler
64GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (4x16GB)
Samsung 850 EVO SSD 1GB
Corsair RM 650x Watt
OSX Wifi BCM94360CD
HARDWARE:
Focusrite Red 8pre (might change to another that is also windows compatible)
3x Projectors
SOFTWARE:
Unity
Max
Ableton
OSC
Openframework
I would love to get some opinions about my build before I proceed, all thoughts are welcome.
The difference between the compatible mobo's are quite unclear to me.
All i want is to achieve with the most stable(!) and powerful build possible, but still compatible and as future proof as possible
And if anyone has any ideas about a good dante (or another powerful AoIP interface) sound card, feel free to give a heads up
If all goes well, I will build an almost identical hack and use as a DAW in my studio.
Thanks and geek on everybody!
I was always building my own PCs many years ago before i switched to mac.
Sometimes I really missed it, so let's see how it will feel a few weeks from now
I am about to build something quite unusual (at least on my side).
The end result will be a computer for a stage, delivering a set of data in real time to various components controlling the show.
1# Live motion tracking performers on stage, possibility to follow performers with moving heads, mapping and cameras.
2# Intercom (in ear stereo monitors) between performers and directors, directors can give orders to any performer and tap into any audio feed as they like.
3# Video projections on 3 large screens (no live rendering)
It's quite a complicated setup, but it's not that CPU demanding as it might seem.
Everything will be controlled in a self developed system using unity, max, osc.
The audio will be AoIP using Dante technology. This way only an ethernet cable is required between stage and backstage.
Normally a sound engineer would route the audio, but the application must be of minimal size, and have full internal control, so we have to think outside the box here.
The show will also go on tour so the computer has to be rackmounted in a rugged road ready shock proofed flight case.
Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming
Intel i7-7700K Kaby Lake
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SSC
Zalman CNPS8000B Silent Cpu Cooler
64GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (4x16GB)
Samsung 850 EVO SSD 1GB
Corsair RM 650x Watt
OSX Wifi BCM94360CD
HARDWARE:
Focusrite Red 8pre (might change to another that is also windows compatible)
3x Projectors
SOFTWARE:
Unity
Max
Ableton
OSC
Openframework
I would love to get some opinions about my build before I proceed, all thoughts are welcome.
The difference between the compatible mobo's are quite unclear to me.
All i want is to achieve with the most stable(!) and powerful build possible, but still compatible and as future proof as possible
And if anyone has any ideas about a good dante (or another powerful AoIP interface) sound card, feel free to give a heads up
If all goes well, I will build an almost identical hack and use as a DAW in my studio.
Thanks and geek on everybody!