CEDAR plays host to Cambridge V10
Published: PRODUCTS
To accommodate the new features recently introduced in CEDAR’s Cambridge V10 platform (Pro Audio Asia, Mar-Apr 2016), the manufacturer has unveiled two new versions of its CEDAR Cambridge Series IV host systems. Stated to offer the ‘fastest booting, loading and response’ of any of the Series IV host systems, the latest versions both include a 256Gb solid-state boot drive (SSD) in addition to a conventional 2Tb hard disk drive (HDD) for audio storage.
The two new versions differentiate only in their processing capability – one features an eight-core system for standard use, while the other features an expanded 16-core system for users looking to make full use of the server’s capabilities. Both versions ship with a Windows 10 Pro 64-bit operating system as well as CEDAR’s Quiet Pro keyboard, which combines quiet operation with three onboard USB ports for loading audio into the V10 system.
CEDAR Cambridge Series IV host systems running Windows 10 Pro will reportedly support Cambridge V8 and V9 software as well as the current V10 system, but previous versions will not be supported.
In other news, an upgrade for CEDAR for Pyramix 64 – a suite of audio processors for Merging Technologies' 64-bit Pyramix systems – means that the suite can now process up to 64 mono tracks simultaneously. Changes to the program’s code have resulted in faster loading of the CEDAR processes, while the processing speed of Retouch has also been improved. Finally, copy and channel selection features within Retouch have been upgraded to match those of the latest CEDAR Studio Retouch 7.