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| quote: | Originally posted by alanzo
I think releasing their plugins in native format would be good, too. CPUs have so much more power than they did when the UAD-1 came out. For FX, today's multi-core CPUs make processing a non-issue.
But I doubt they're going that route. It may not even be possible for them to compile their code to run exactly the same on a standard x86 CPU. |
Another point to add to this is that by running all their plugins off of a DSP card, its a built in copy-protection scheme, removing the need for third party copy protection such as Syncrosoft or iLok. Don't think that doesn't factor into their decision to not release these things natively.
In addition, it makes things a bit easier for the programmers because they can code to one type of chip, instead of having to code to the subtle differences in instruction sets between processor types. They can control the hardware their software is running on, just like Apple, so that makes debugging and performance tuning a bit easier since they are in a controlled environment.
Honestly, I do not think they will ever get away from the DSP card method. This is how they have built their business and I do not see that changing anytime soon.
Personally, I don't think its a huge deal. Whats wrong with having to get a separate DSP card? It's not like most of us are eating up PCI slots with anything else these days. Most of the things that were used in PCI slots like network cards are all built onto the motherboard nowadays.
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