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Posted by Azza Robinson on Apr-05-2006 17:11:

Powercore or UAD -1 ultra pak

Hi Guys,

Im in a dilemma as i don't know which dsp card to buy? i already have a jp8080 but im wanting some quality fx plugins any ideas which one to buy? if you could list some pro's and cons i would be greatful also i have a x2 amd dual core x4800 1mb cache,2gb ram.

Thanks

Posted by /I\ on Apr-05-2006 17:32:

Own a PoCo myself but looking at your setup I would definetly recommend getting UAD for the following reason http://powercore.noheaven.com/viewtopic.php?t=1269

Posted by Azza Robinson on Apr-05-2006 17:39:

cheers lmao

Posted by /I\ on Apr-05-2006 22:02:

np m8

suppose you could always get a PoCo l8r on when after they sort that stuff out, as I see a lot of peeps using both (PoCo for its reverbs and UAD for everything else)

Posted by Diginerd on Apr-06-2006 02:18:

PoCo Firewire interface solves both issues.. Same price too..

Posted by Vizay on Apr-06-2006 09:22:

from what I understand the effects on the UAD are a tad better than the powercores, but the powercore has more support for snths etc. (virus, v-station etc) so your choice should basicly be made on what you need the most

Posted by Azza Robinson on Apr-06-2006 16:29:

yeah true i wanted to go for the virus plugin aswell but i may just wait untill they sort the support out and get uad at a later stage. Iv'e also been told you need at least 2 uad-1's running to get the most out of the plugins.

Posted by /I\ on Apr-06-2006 22:18:

sry my bad, the firewire version of PoCo looks awesome. It even comes with a 1u rack unless you get the compact one, that looks cool too, can even take it out for a walk with your laptop

Posted by /I\ on Apr-06-2006 22:25:

hey, im not to sure here, but theres a tdm version of virus indigo would that work with uad1 ? http://www.accessmusic.de/products....oduct=indigotdm

Posted by Diginerd on Apr-06-2006 22:42:

Nope, sorry. That's for Pro Tools TDM rigs only. Ie Mix class or better.

The UAD1 is basically a modified graphics card with no video out. The chip is a GPU, which when you think about it makes it good for audio too. It's a very closed platform, but it's got a lot of cool toys for it.

The PoCo uses similar DSP chips to PT and that is why many plugs are available for both. Essentially the code is practically the same,it's just the API that is a little different.

Both are essentially hardware dongles these days as a modern CPU beats the crap out of either of them.

They both sound great though. Get one of each!

Posted by Diginerd on Apr-06-2006 23:18: