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The 003 Rack offers an extensive range of features such as 8 channels of simultaneous recording and MIDI I/O, making it the ideal hub of any home or project studio. By using the creativity and speed of industry-standard Pro Tools software, FireWire connectivity plus the powerful software included free, you have the tools to create your music with the same high quality as commercial facilities. Learn More...

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Digidesign Digi 002 LE Rackmount FireWire Music Production System reviews

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10 out of 10

Digidesign Digi 002 Rack Customer Review

Feature:
protools is the best

Quality:
very sturdy

Value:
definitely worth it

Desirability:
hey i bought it

Sound:
this is an amazing piece of equipment. the pres are amazing the converters are amazing. i think that people who dis this device and say that the pres are decent dont have any idea what there talking about. they say the pres are flat or something. the pres in this thing are focusrite platinum series. not digidesings own brand. trust me i opened the device up myself and sure enough i saw that the preamps were focusrite. focusrite preamps are great becuase they are flat. if you want color then you can have the option of adding it in later with eq. i think its great to add color later cause some interfaces already color the sound in a certain way that makes it hard to work with certain sources. you figure you have a singer with a very low end bassy voice. if your preamps are already colored with a low end boost its gonna be very difficult to try to eq that vocal you see what im saying. i have had friends that have got themselves on the radio with this device. so anyone who says that the pres and converters are nothing or avereage just dont know what there talking about. i have gotten more than home or project what ever you want to call it sound out of this thing. if used right. my sound sounds like it was done in a 400,000 dollar studio. also i graduated from brookhaven technical school where they teach sound engineering and my teacher who has worked for the hit factory and disney for one point in his life, i would think he knows what he is talking about.

Ease of Use:
extremely easy to use

Support:
havent had to call them

Overall:
untill this thing becomes totally obsolite which will take a long time im sticking with it

Submitted: 5/13/2006

Style of Music: record everything

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9 out of 10

"Protools is the industry standard and 002R makes that an affordable reality."

Feature:
The interface itself is typical. I/Os and rack ears, but the power of the 002 is in the Protools. Incredible engineering software. We support other platforms such as Logic, DP and even Cakewalk in our studio, but PT is our main platform and whether it's TDM or Host based, PT makes profitable in studio production a reality.

Quality:
We've heard stories of occasional troubles with the first units that hit the street, but our 002R has performed flawlessly since we installed it. As did our 001 when we purchased it several years ago.

Value:
We are a full service for profit studio and we require maximum return for our investment. The 002R keeps it's suite busy and productive. We've spent MUCH more money on studio additions that haven't returned a tenth of what the 002 has.

Desirability:
Another TDM or PTHD system would have been nice, but the gap in price didn't justify it. And now having worked with the 002R I can see that, although our TDM Suite is incredible, the 002R comes so close that I would easily consider it again in a heartbeat.

Sound:
Our studio uses both HOST and TDM PT systems. Digi001 sounded good and now the 002 sounds even better. A very comparable sound to the high end PT systems.

Support:
We should probably rate it higher than 7, but frankly we've not had to contact Digi for support on the 002R and the rating simply comes from second hand reports of people that have.

Overall:
Digi always has their little quirks and some things that users grumble about, but bang for buck, there's little out there that compares favorably to the 002R and PTLE on a Mac G4 or G5

Submitted: 11/26/2003

Style of Music: Rock, Country, Gospel

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Digi 002 Rack Basics

Digi 002 Rack, the latest FireWire-based Pro Tools LE system from Digidesign, offers all of the integrated I/O facilities of the Digi 002

Technical Info

FireWire connectivity

8 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs

4 mic pres with individual gain and high-pass filter; 48V phantom power enabled on channel pairs

8 channels of ADAT optical I/O or 2 channels of S/PDIF I/O

Outputs 1 & 2 mirrored on 1/4" TRS monitor output (with dedicated volume control) and RCA-based -10 dBV fixed output

MIDI I/O: 1 IN port, 2 OUT ports (16 channels IN/32 channels OUT)

24-bit/96 kHz A/D and D/A converters

Alternate Source Input for direct monitoring of -10 dBV audio equipment (tape players, CD players, etc.)

Headphone output with dedicated volume control knob included
Footswitch for QuickPunch control

2U rack-mountable chassis

Macintosh System Requirements
Mac OS 10.2.6 Required

Total System RAM:
384 MB minimum , 512 or higher recommended
More RAM increases overall system and Pro Tools performance
512 MB RAM or higher suggested for sessions with high edit density, extensive use of plug-ins, or simultaneous use with MIDI sequencers
DigiTranslator 2.0 will also require additional RAM
2 GB RAM requires Pro Tools LE 6.1 or higher with Digi 002 systems
OS X does not require minimum or preferred RAM settings for Pro Tools as RAM is dynamically allocated

Color monitor required with a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768

Apple QuickTime 6.1 or higher required

Mac OS X Requirements with Pro Tools 6.1 Systems

Approved Mac OS X Operating System - Mac OS 10.2.6 Required

Pro Tools TDM and LE version 6.1 software has been tested and approved on all computers listed as supported in these compatibility documents with Mac OS 10.2.6.
Settings & Requirements

Pro Tools Does Not Support Energy Saver. In the Macintosh System Preferences, launch Energy Saver, click the Sleep tab, and disable all Sleep features. Set "Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive" to Never. Do not manually put your computer to sleep when running Pro Tools.

QuickTime 6.0.2 or higher required. QuickTime downloads are available from www.apple.com/quicktime
QuickTime Pro 6.0.2 or higher is also supported

Windows System Requirements
System Software:

Windows XP Professional or Home Edition
Service Pack 1 Required
Windows XP Settings & Requirements
Pro Tools LE 6.1 can NOT be installed or used on systems running Windows 98, Me, 2000, NT, 95, or 3.1

Total System RAM:
384 MB minimum
512 MB (or higher) highly recommended
Additional RAM may be required for for:

High edit density sessions
Sample rates above 48 KHz
DAE buffer setting larger than the default
Extensive use of plug-ins
Simultaneous use of MIDI sequencers or software options such as DigiTranslator
Additional RAM is recommended for better video playback performance
Monitor, color required, minimum resolution of 1024 x 768

Apple QuickTime 6.0.2 or Higher Recommended

Required only on systems using video
AGP graphics card with 16 MB or more video RAM required for movie playback

If you purchased a new Pro Tools LE system, or an upgrade to Pro Tools LE 6.9.x software on or after September 1, 2005, from an authorized dealer, you're automatically eligible for a free update to the corresponding version of Pro Tools 7 software. Registered Pro Tools M-Powered software users are also eligible for a free update. All registered users who are eligible for a free update will be contacted directly by email with a free update offer.

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Digidesign Digi 002 LE Rackmount FireWire Music Production System