{"id":82767,"date":"2022-07-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=82767"},"modified":"2022-12-20T13:50:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T19:50:06","slug":"akitio-node-titan-thunderbolt-3-avid-hdx-card-for-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/82767-akitio-node-titan-thunderbolt-3-avid-hdx-card-for-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Avid&#8217;s HDX Card on Almost Any New Mac Using the Akitio Node Titan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1395\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Avid_HDX_card.png\" alt=\"Avid HDX hardware card.\" class=\"wp-image-82769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Avid_HDX_card.png 1395w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Avid_HDX_card-284x100.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Avid_HDX_card-190x67.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Avid_HDX_card-284x100@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Avid_HDX_card-190x67@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1395px) 100vw, 1395px\" \/><figcaption>The Avid HDX hardware card.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple&#8217;s tools have been the bedrock of creative production for over two decades &#8211; graphics, video editing, and audio mixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is a pesky, painful problem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you install a hardware card into a Macintosh <em>where the only choice is a $5k system?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong> For most uses, you don&#8217;t need to buy a Mac Pro or throw out a specialized card. You can get a Thunderbolt breakout box, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akitio.com\/expansion\/node-titan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Akitio Node Titan eGPU<\/a>, and connect it to the Mac you already have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-213x120.jpg 213w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-284x160.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-548x308.jpg 548w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-364x204.jpg 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-213x120@2x.jpg 426w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-284x160@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/01_akitio-node-titan-size-highres-190x107@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a professional in post-production. I specialize in Edit and Color, along with consultation and education. The reason for this article? <em>Avid ProTools and, specifically, their Avid HDX Card<\/em> (street pricing ~$4k). Cards like this <em>are necessary for higher-end workflows<\/em> to produce enough audio channels with nearly zero latency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently talked to a friend who owns an audio mixing house heavily invested in macOS. Systems, storage\u2014tens of thousands of dollars. They&#8217;ve been using a Mac Pro system since <strong>2013. <\/strong>The reason? It has <em>slots<\/em>. <em>They&#8217;re afraid to upgrade<\/em>&#8230;even though they desperately\u2014<em>desperately<\/em>\u2014need to upgrade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton.png 1400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-213x120.png 213w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-284x160.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-190x107.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-750x421.png 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-548x308.png 548w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-364x204.png 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-230x129.png 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-213x120@2x.png 426w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-284x160@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02_HDXnear-zerolatencyatthetouchofabutton-190x107@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why are they afraid? They need a system with a slot for a Dedicated Signal Processing (DSP) card from Avid. It&#8217;s the Avid HDX card. The only Macintosh that you can add cards to is the $5,000 Mac Pro. And that&#8217;s the entry price. Well configured, the current Mac Pro is <em>easily <\/em>a $7,000 system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: This upgrade struggle is solved with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akitio.com\/expansion\/node-titan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Node Titan<\/a>, a $330 (approximate price) box that connects to every currently shipping Mac. Including the 13&#8243; Macbook Pro (more on that in a second.) Even though the Node Titan is technically built for externally connecting GPU cards, this enclosure, it&#8217;s 650W power supply, and Thunderbolt 3 connection can support the Avid HDX as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-little-about-avid-protools\">A little about Avid ProTools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not aware, <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/82608-logic-pro-vs-pro-tools-comparison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ProTools<\/a> is <em>standard<\/em> in professional audio post-production. It&#8217;s used to mix music, podcasts, and more. But if you&#8217;re finishing a show for Netflix, a series for Apple TV, or mixing audio for a theater &#8211; ProTools is the <em>weapon of choice<\/em>. Especially over the last several years, where Dolby&#8217;s Atmos immersive surround sound technology has pushed the envelope. ProTools has been on the forward edge of Atmos implementation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools-213x120-1.jpg 213w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools-284x160-1.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools-190x107-1.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools-750x421-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools-548x308-1.jpg 548w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools-364x204-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools-230x129-1.jpg 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/03_Protools-100x56-1.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-little-about-dolby-atmos\">A little about Dolby Atmos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Listening to an Atmos mix is incredible. If you&#8217;re familiar with 5.1 or 7.1, Atmos goes further by including <em>vertical<\/em> positioning of sound &#8211; meaning sounds are in three dimensions. Next time you&#8217;re at a theater, pick a film showing in Atmos. It&#8217;s an immersive difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not going to debate whether or not you should use Protools. There are other excellent tools on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-thunderbolt-to-the-rescue\">Thunderbolt to the rescue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But the $5,000 elephant in the room is the Mac Pro. The problem: &#8220;<em>What do you do when you need to add a hardware card to Apple computers that aren\u2019t a Mac Pro?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s where Thunderbolt comes in. Thunderbolt can communicate directly with the CPU. USB-C (which is also excellent), cannot do this. Apple has always been progressive about their ports\u2014they build their systems well, especially in this regard. Their Thunderbolt implementation has always been top of the line. (Don&#8217;t get me started on some of the confusion on Windows systems.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple has almost entirely switched to M1 systems on a chip. They\u2019re amazing workhorses. Apple has, in many ways, leapfrogged their prior CPUs and GPUs, which have been dependent on third-party hardware from Intel and AMD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My biggest frustration? Apple&#8217;s driving force to make things smaller has made systems less expandable and repairable. Typically, Apple ranks towards the bottom for expandability and repairs for this reason. I can&#8217;t believe that I can&#8217;t install more RAM or change the SSD on desktop systems like the MacMini and MacStudio.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least Thunderbolt gives a path for some expansion. <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/37190-thunderbolt-3-a-brief-history-of-thunderbol\">Every Mac since 2016\/17 has had Thunderbolt 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: If you&#8217;re a ProTools user on the Mac, an Akitio Node Titan plus Avid&#8217;s HDX card can <em>maximize<\/em> mixing in Protools <em>regardless<\/em> if you&#8217;re on a Macbook Pro, MacMini, Mac Studio, or even, yes,,, the MacPro.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fun bonus<\/strong>: the Titan has a handle on the top. 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