Powercore and a G5?

Aloha · 1st April 2004, 01:44 AM

Since the G5 is apparently "oh so powerfull" would I really need to get the powercore to run the plugs? And the same question goes for the UAD-1 card.

GearGuy · 1st April 2004, 05:30 PM

You are making an incorrect assumption about the benefits of these cards. In short, the plugs-in are unique and designed to use lots of DSP to achieve their wonderful results... in other words... you should buy the cards for their great plug-ins and not for extra DSP. Consider the lack of a DSP hit on your CPU simply as a bonus. I have friends and clients with the PowerCore in their dual 2gig G5, and it is not because they need more power. It is because of the wonderful plug-ins!

Aloha · 2nd April 2004, 02:15 AM

Thanks, I thought that you bought the card for the extra dsp power, I was mistaken. I didn't know untill today that you need the card to run the plug ins.

GearGuy · 2nd April 2004, 04:52 PM

Yep, Powercore plug-ins are coded for the DSP chips on the PowerCore card. The UAD1 stuff is coded to run on the single "super" DSP chip on the UAD1 card. A plug-in maker (like Sony for example) can rewrite their plug-ins to run of different platforms and formats. ( For example, Sony plug-ins only support PTHD, LE, and the PowerCore.)

The PowerCore is an open platform, so other companies can write plug-ins to run on the card. The UAD1 only supports Universal Audio's plug-ins. Also, the TC Electronic plug-ins that come with the PowerCore are great... especially the reverbs!

7rojo7 · 2nd April 2004, 05:22 PM

If you have an expansion chassis? My sampletank upgrade takes 60% (8 instances, which I consider minimum) of my cpu without anything going on, doesn't leave much. I miss my T|C Mega reverb that I had with my old system and they won't update the promos from the past. To me the Card option seems pretty good. I have an expansion chassis and 4 open sluts.

GearGuy · 2nd April 2004, 05:28 PM

It is my understanding that TC does support the use of an expansion chassis. I would read up about it on their support pages.

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1st April 2004, 01:44 AM	#1
Aloha Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 91	Powercore and a G5? Since the G5 is apparently "oh so powerfull" would I really need to get the powercore to run the plugs? And the same question goes for the UAD-1 card.

1st April 2004, 05:30 PM	#2
GearGuy Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Posts: 418	You are making an incorrect assumption about the benefits of these cards. In short, the plugs-in are unique and designed to use lots of DSP to achieve their wonderful results... in other words... you should buy the cards for their great plug-ins and not for extra DSP. Consider the lack of a DSP hit on your CPU simply as a bonus. I have friends and clients with the PowerCore in their dual 2gig G5, and it is not because they need more power. It is because of the wonderful plug-ins! __________________ Best Wishes, GearGuy

2nd April 2004, 04:52 PM	#4
GearGuy Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Posts: 418	Yep, Powercore plug-ins are coded for the DSP chips on the PowerCore card. The UAD1 stuff is coded to run on the single "super" DSP chip on the UAD1 card. A plug-in maker (like Sony for example) can rewrite their plug-ins to run of different platforms and formats. ( For example, Sony plug-ins only support PTHD, LE, and the PowerCore.) The PowerCore is an open platform, so other companies can write plug-ins to run on the card. The UAD1 only supports Universal Audio's plug-ins. Also, the TC Electronic plug-ins that come with the PowerCore are great... especially the reverbs! __________________ Best Wishes, GearGuy

2nd April 2004, 05:22 PM	#5
7rojo7 urumita Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Spoleto, Italy Posts: 1,284	If you have an expansion chassis? My sampletank upgrade takes 60% (8 instances, which I consider minimum) of my cpu without anything going on, doesn't leave much. I miss my T\|C Mega reverb that I had with my old system and they won't update the promos from the past. To me the Card option seems pretty good. I have an expansion chassis and 4 open sluts. __________________ love and light

2nd April 2004, 02:15 AM	#3
Aloha Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 91	Thanks, I thought that you bought the card for the extra dsp power, I was mistaken. I didn't know untill today that you need the card to run the plug ins.

2nd April 2004, 05:28 PM	#6
GearGuy Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Posts: 418	It is my understanding that TC does support the use of an expansion chassis. I would read up about it on their support pages. __________________ Best Wishes, GearGuy

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