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barryjohns · 6th November 2007

At this point today, it really is because they can rip people off. Plain and simple.

I almost never use TDM plugs in Protools HD. With my Mac Pro, I can run RTAS all day. I only use TDM to track through. After I've recorded the track, I change them to RTAS. I don't really have to, but I do. I have an HD2 PCIe Accel and really never need my 2nd card. Some plugs take up a whole slot on the card and don't even put a dent in the MacPro when changed to RTAS.

Soundtoys is a must have TDM plug because I love to track through them. Any Amp Sim, needs to be TDM, like Eleven or GTR3.

Reverb is TDM for me as well.

Since I got my HD rig, I have not used a single TDM plug that came with my system. Funny isn’t' it?

6th November 2007	#6
barryjohns Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,054	At this point today, it really is because they can rip people off. Plain and simple. I almost never use TDM plugs in Protools HD. With my Mac Pro, I can run RTAS all day. I only use TDM to track through. After I've recorded the track, I change them to RTAS. I don't really have to, but I do. I have an HD2 PCIe Accel and really never need my 2nd card. Some plugs take up a whole slot on the card and don't even put a dent in the MacPro when changed to RTAS. Soundtoys is a must have TDM plug because I love to track through them. Any Amp Sim, needs to be TDM, like Eleven or GTR3. Reverb is TDM for me as well. Since I got my HD rig, I have not used a single TDM plug that came with my system. Funny isn’t' it? __________________ PT9, HD2pcie, Digi 192 I/I, Lynx Auora, Digi 003, MacPro, MacBook, iPad