Octane mx flame to Octane 2 flame.

[softer_vb]

I want to upgrade my companies octane mx flame/smoke system to a dual octane 2 system. Would it be possible to transfer the video io card and the “soundcard” to the octane 2 so that it would be compatible? And would i need to transfer more then these two units??

[loops]

Not the video card, no, the Octane2 needs a whole new series of video cards. If you have one of those old weirdo Sonic audio setups I guess you could, but they’re a bit old-school now, you can just use the Octane2’s built in audio. Since you’re going to have licence troubles anyway, best just talk to the friendly lady at Discreet, sorry Autodesk 🙂

[softer_vb]

i do have one of those weirdo sonic audio setups.
Do u get balance synced audio with the regular audio card???

[loops]

What you do is use the optical ADAT output on the Octane2 with a rackmount ADAT to analogue convertor, a Lucid something or other. This gives you balanced outs. For sync you supply an AES signal to the Octane2. It all gets a bit complicated if you also want remote control of the Lucid… take a peek at the flame installation guide if you want the full gory details, I think you should be able to get it on the website somewhere.

[softer_vb]

I have enough info now, we are considering this octane 2 upgrade or simply switching to linux, looks like linux is the choice for us.

thanks

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