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 Thu 21 Nov 2002, 10:31
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I presently run all my audio and effects natively on my G3 processor. It's only a small one (233MHz) and gets overloaded quickly with about 6 or 8 audio tracks with effects. I need some advice on what non-native solutions are available out there. As far as I'm aware there are DSP's (Digital Signal Processors) that take care of the effects (like the Powercore) and others that do both audio and effects (like DigiDesign's MixPlus). Is that right? Potential candidates so far are: TC Powercore, Digi Design 001, Yamaha DSP 2416, something by Terratec, MOTU Audio 2408, DigiDesign MixPlus, Creamware Pulsar, Creamware Scope.
Ideally I'm willing to spend more money on something that fully removes the load from my processor so that no matter what computer I buy (Macintosh) it will not overload. Basically I need at least 30 Audio tracks. thankyou karambos  ---------- www.thefair.de -------------------- Waiting on my new MacBook Pro
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Fri 22 Nov 2002, 14:19
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Hi,
all you need to know about the UAD card you'll find here. Sounds impressive to me. Do you have one, Taiwaz? And no, it's not a sound card. You will still need your Audiowerk. I own a ds2416. I can't recommend it to you because I don't really know what you want to do with your setup. The card gives you 16 channels with 4 band parametric eq, dynamics and 2 effects processors. If you don't plan to get beyond those 16 channels, it's a really good and reliable card. But if you need more audio tracks or other plugins, your 233mhz proc might get into trouble because, while the processing of the effects itself is done on the card, the bussing between the host application (in your case logic) and the card needs quite some processor power. The card is quite usable in logic although Cubase has a better integration. One advantage is that you can pick one up for very little money nowadays. A big disadvantage: Drivers are not updated anymore so if one day you switch to OS X you will not be able to use it anymore. Greets Johnny -------------------- The Artist Formerly Known As AxL
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karambos Going No-native Thu 21 Nov 2002, 10:31
Teiwaz Realistically, a G3 233mhz processor (even without... Fri 22 Nov 2002, 01:43 karambos many thanks for your informative reply, Teiwaz. To... Fri 22 Nov 2002, 12:07 Teiwaz Yes, I am a very happy owner. I also have TDM hard... Fri 22 Nov 2002, 20:44 karambos Many thanks for these informative replies - it... Sat 23 Nov 2002, 14:40 Johnny Valium HI Kamambos,
QUOTE but why do I get an overload a... Tue 26 Nov 2002, 18:12 Teiwaz Karambos,
Yes, the 2408MkII is a rack mount unit,... Fri 29 Nov 2002, 23:18 MrD. You have received some excellent replys...
To cons... Wed 25 Dec 2002, 22:48 karambos Dear MrD.
many thanks for the recommendation. Do ... Fri 27 Dec 2002, 14:47
Levon River The replies you've received have all this topi... Sat 28 Dec 2002, 07:26 |
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