ideal Hardware configuration for ADR

fredsky2003 · May 10, 2019, 8:43pm

hello !

so we are just waiting for Nuendo 10 demo to come out to test/approve it.
then we have to buy new machine dedicated to it.

in fact our workflow is more Video oriented than pure audio…
our typical usage will be :

import HD 1080p footage, around 10Mbs in h264 /.mov or .mp4 (I frames only if necessary, or LongGOP if nuendo permit it with complex scrubbing)
use the new ‘video Cut Detection’ feature
import audio from this video, as stereo 24b/48khz
import a CSV into the ADR module
use ADR module to record like crazy all day long. with multiple takes, from narrators in a both. Stereo only.
recording through sounddevices usbpre-2
apply “audio wall filter” to ADR track
side-chain ducking in realtime, to auto-lower the main audio when ADR audio is present
manually edit the envelope when necessary
use the new ‘audio alignment tool’
align manually when necessary
exportation audio only :

with loudness - mix is using the envelopes :
(loudness applied to main audio + loudness applied to ADR track) → mix with loudness applied to it → stereo WAV 24b/48khz
without loudness : simple stereo Mix exported as WAV

exportation - rendering for QC by customer
[upcoming feature]
output display in Both for Narrator
ideally use a little Blackmagic Card, but since the text overlay font can not be changed it is useless (at least it was in Nuendo 8)
so we simply make a Mirror image of the main display
it will be SO GOOD THAT :

we design our own 2nd view /placing Video + ADR track in custom positions / use it for 2nd monitor

some questions

does the GPU is used for video decoding / display?
does the GPU is used for video Cut Detection ?
does the GPU will be used for Rendering ?
storage : i guess best is to have a dedicated basic SSD for OS + another 2TB to handle Video files & all audio recording & scratch
does all scratch (meaning thumbnails, audio peak, sessions,…) can be forced to a dedicated drive ?

we ABSOLUTELY need a ROCK STABLE workstation
here is the base configuration :

regards,
Fred