Specifications

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide22
Mixed Systems
Drive Requirements
Table 3 on page 22 shows the number of dedi-
cated drives required for the specified number of
Pro Tools systems to play back 48 tracks of
48 kHz, 24-bit audio at the specified edit den-
sity. The 4-, 5-, and 9-client configurations are
only supported with 2- and 4-Gb Fibre Channel
switches and IBODs/JBODs. These numbers are
approximate, performance will vary depending
on configuration and program material.
Mixed System A
Type Clients Video
Media
Composer
4 1:1 Dual-Stream
Pro Tools 1 1:1 Single-Stream
Mixed System B
Type Clients Video
Media
Composer
4 1:1 Dual-Stream
Pro Tools 3 3:1 Single-Stream
Mixed System C
Type Clients Video
Media
Composer
9 3:1 Single-Stream
Pro Tools 3 3:1 Single-Stream
Mixed System D
Type Clients Video
Media
Composer
2 10:1 Dual-Stream
6 3:1 Single-Stream
Pro Tools 3 3:1 Single-Stream
Table 3. Allocation Group Sizes
Pro Tools
Clients
Number of Drives at
1000 ms Edit Density:
14
26
38
428
528
930