Apple Logic Pro 7 ユーザーズマニュアル

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About TDM
 
Logic Pro allows you to make use of the TDM functions 
supported by ProTools HD Accel, HD, Mix, and 24/MIX 
systems.
 
TDM stands for Time Division Multiplexing, the time-interlaced transmission of several 
digital audio signals through a single data bus. This bus system is physically isolated 
from the computer system bus, and runs between the individual TDM-capable PCI 
boards. 256 (MIX) or 512 (with HD/HD Accel) digital audio channels, each with 24 bit 
resolution, can be transmitted on the TDM bus. These signals form the signal paths 
within a virtual mixer. These signal paths are necessary for the insertion of plug-ins, 
which are calculated on the DSP card (DSP = Digital Signal Processor), and routed into 
the individual channels, or are selected through auxiliary busses.
 
Note:  
 
You should only use hard drives mentioned on the compatibility list provided by 
Digidesign, for recording.
Pro Tools HD systems increase the sample rates possible, the number of tracks and the 
number of channels on the TDM II bus.
 
Note:  
 
It should be noted that the TDM channel count is sample rate dependent, so if a 
rate of 88.2 or 96 kHz is used, the 512 channels available to a PT HD system will be 
halved to 256. At a sample rate of 192 kHz, this will again be halved to 128.
 
Differences to Native Processing
 
Basically, the use of Logic with a TDM system is very similar to the use of Logic with the 
native processing capabilities of your computer. Here is an overview of the main 
differences between the two systems:
 
 
In a TDM system, all audio processing is done by the DSP chips incorporated into the 
TDM hardware. This means that the native Logic plug-ins cannot be run on the TDM 
DSPs. TDM plug-ins, however, can be fully used and automated.