A³ Core Assembly
A³ Core is not a particular computer: it is an install — REAPER, the beat-analyzer and an OSC routing script — on a machine with enough audio hardware. It has run on a tower, a Mac and a NUC.
What it runs
Layer |
What it is |
|---|---|
Audio backend |
REAPER |
VU metering |
the beat-analyzer, audio to OSC |
OSC I/O |
a Python script |
OS |
any Linux (tested on Debian), or macOS |
Audio hardware |
tested with Focusrite, RME, Digigram, Motu |
Revisions
Revision |
Machine |
Audio hardware |
|---|---|---|
V03 |
Mac Mini i7, late 2018 |
Motu Ultralite AVB |
V02 |
AMD Threadripper, 16 cores |
Digigram LX Dante |
V01 |
Intel i5, 4 cores |
MiniDSP Streamer (USB ↔ ADAT), Behringer ADA8000, Behringer U-Phoria as a headphone amp, JBL GTO6000 6-channel amp, TP-Link 5-port PoE switch |
The rig runs on an Intel NUC8i7HNK (i7-8705G) on Debian with a realtime kernel; it also runs A³ Motion’s UI and StemDeck.
