I am on a mac and I can utilize multiple interfaces using 'Audio MIDI Setup' and making an aggregate device (with my 11r and my duet2).. Then I track into Reaper, even though I have ProTools11, and I have no problem utilizing any of the inputs. I have not tried this with multiple 11r's though, and I don't need/use the standalone editor while I track so I don't know how it would work out for someone who does..

BTW, Bob, Paul, where in Iowa? Iowa City here!

what are you running for the 18 in put interface brand and model any latency??

ultimate for what I want to do would be 4 eleven racks.

I was just looking for direct and clean di .... the eleven rack does that but only as one at a time....

I would have designed the eleven rack a/d chain to be able to stack the data for the daw...

you are right for now the best is the external d I/o interface
as long as the loading for the computer cpu is real low..
I can do that with the zoom recorder and soon to be 2 and more of them.. I think I will go 2 double zoom systems for total tracking of 16 stereo live and 48 stereo..
easy to sync and run....
kinda old school but digital...
and they record to cards so you can swap out the flash fast for backups.

some times for jam sessions when you cut loose a few guy's in the same room it is best to grab the individual sounds for later retracking etc.... now day's you can do just that!!

cool times we live in!!

an aha moment...
I did get the expansion pack down load numbers.
it was an older unit that never got updated!!
where do I get the expansion pack file??

well another 6 hours and 4 sets of download codes. got it going!!

the trick is xp machine and firefox and make sure you have the xp drivers installed first. then run the updater.

I used my old work horse acer computer 394mb ram 667p3 with the gb lan card....
xp pro and only fire fox on the machine...
loaded like a dream!!
after they got the right fresh codes from avid..
the code generator over there was messing up this am...

all is well that ends!!

Focusrite Clarett 8Pre X
sounds like I need that on my list..
when will they be out??

I have on the list the second r24 for this next week..
it will get me by for now.

well I found out the updater issue source for the problem.

it is the updater!!
avid is using C++ 2008....
you have to run the updater on an xp pro machine, and it has to have fire fox for the browser only, no windows browsers period.

the new computers have the new security lic. verifier on them...
so the updater will not run!!
and give you all kinds of weird excuses and reasons why it could not finish the installation!!

flash update is kinda nice...
but a burned chip would be better!!

Focusrite Clarett 8Pre X

on pre order as of this weekend.
looks cool!! more that I wanted to spend but it has the room to get it done!! and expand!!

like I have always said..
build the system where it can be expanded and added on to.
never box your self in with gear that cannot be expanded.

the digital I/o stuff on the 11r leaves you wide open to chain or I/o in the other units just fine.

I just like the idea of the 11r taking the brunt of the hot output from the guitars....
I run emg's. and active fishman... when cranked they are hard on any front end simi conductor gear or tube lol!!
and that is a good thing!! drive is where some of the best phat sounds come from.
the clean I get from the emg's are real good!!!

now with that said
when is the 12 rack coming out??? LOL
that is one better than 11!!
or they could call it the 2020 rack.
looking back it should have been built the new way... GRIN!!

if they do change and make a new unit:

make it with 10000 user presets (scenes) or more
and have 1000 preset groups (songs).
we as users could assign the presets to a group (song) as a chain for scene change.
then they would have something easy to use on stage...
they could have it programmed with the midi lights etc...
just a few thoughts!!