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Originally Posted by bmdaugherty

Okay, "PTLE (note: LE, which is a native system) just doesn't sound that great" means that there is no automatic plugin delay compensation. It means that I dislike the sound of it's summing algorithms and mix bus bit depth.

PTHD sounds much better than LE, and TDM plugins sound better than their RTAS counterparts. Therefore it is beneficial to use as many tdm plugins as possible.

This is where things start to suck. TDM plugins are much more costly, and when you run out of dsp, you're out. Then you can't even use your investment because the dsp on your outdated architecture is too weak. PTHD WAS a good investment if you bought it in 2002 when your A room had a dual G4, but come on guys, I'm not picking on you, I'm pointing out that, for being at the forefront of the DAW market, DIGI really should update their DSP architecture to actually be competitive.

Also, 192 tracks is really not that many. Nuendo or even logic (only $500 US) can handle way more tracks than that. Plus, when you set your PTHD rig up that way, how much DSP is left for plugins?. Native systems on modern workstations handle more tracks, with more plugins, at higher sample rates for less money. No, it was NOT always like this... Like I said, HD was a beast, in 2002...

Oh and sorry, it's expensive either way. Don't get me wrong, the hardware is of moderate expense, but the problem is the added expense of tdm plugins and the cost of having a proprietary solution. ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO DIGIDESIGN.

There is so much bad information in this post it's hard to know where to start, so I just won't

TH