Powercore mk1 vs Powercore mk2

hgen · 23rd January 2006, 07:55 AM

Is it worth getting Powercore mk2? Anyone have experience in both cards they can share? Thanks.

jbuzz · 23rd January 2006, 08:22 AM

really depends which plugs u use.
for reverbs its great, more ram/u can
open a lot more of them.
For Virus its shitty, still uses one dsp per instance no matter what dsp that is.
For the eqs, it seems u can open more of them.

Mk2 Seems to be more stable than Mk1 for me though.

Anderson · 23rd January 2006, 09:39 AM

Powercore mkII... I think it is a good deal better than the MkI. I have the MkI - but almost never use it since I am working 90% of the time in analog and use the computer just as a tracking machine. But I had some issues with the PowerCore (system hanging, lots of conflicts with my other PCI devices) - and I thought a bit more DSP would be welcomed.

But I am anyway considering buying 2xPowerCore Unplugged mkII and all the reverbs (VSS3, MD2, etc...) taken from the TC6000/4000 units. Those plug sound very good IMHO, best reverb plugs I heard so far.

Cheers

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23rd January 2006, 08:22 AM	#2
jbuzz Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: germany Posts: 493	really depends which plugs u use. for reverbs its great, more ram/u can open a lot more of them. For Virus its shitty, still uses one dsp per instance no matter what dsp that is. For the eqs, it seems u can open more of them. Mk2 Seems to be more stable than Mk1 for me though.

23rd January 2006, 09:39 AM	#3
Anderson Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brussels, Belgium. Posts: 472	Powercore mkII... I think it is a good deal better than the MkI. I have the MkI - but almost never use it since I am working 90% of the time in analog and use the computer just as a tracking machine. But I had some issues with the PowerCore (system hanging, lots of conflicts with my other PCI devices) - and I thought a bit more DSP would be welcomed. But I am anyway considering buying 2xPowerCore Unplugged mkII and all the reverbs (VSS3, MD2, etc...) taken from the TC6000/4000 units. Those plug sound very good IMHO, best reverb plugs I heard so far. Cheers