Oz Nimbus Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 For all you guys considering the Universal Audio "Powered Plugins" card... take notice that there's no Direct X support. This means us Sonar guys are Sh*t out of luck... unless you want to use a VST-Direct X wrapper, but that kind of defeats the purpose of offloading effects processing off the host CPU, doesn't it? Their website claims that they are considering Direct X support, mainly if the demand is there. So if you want some killer plugins for your Sonar rig, cruise over to [url=http://www.uaudio.com]www.uaudio.com[/url] and let them know what's on your mind. Tell 'em "We want direct-X support damnit!" -0z- Glenn "0z" Fricker Spectre Sound, The Heavy Rock Specialist! http://www.spectresound.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.Smith Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 I'm with ya!!!! Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 I'm not using SONAR but I'll add my 2 cents. BTW - the PPIs are great with Nuendo! [img]http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Nimbus Posted October 9, 2001 Author Share Posted October 9, 2001 Don't rub it in or anything! [img]http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img] -0z- Glenn "0z" Fricker Spectre Sound, The Heavy Rock Specialist! http://www.spectresound.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 I thought the only effects availible for this card was the effects on the card itself which would be availible with the DX-VST adapter,am I wrong? "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Nimbus Posted October 9, 2001 Author Share Posted October 9, 2001 Well, a Vst to Direct-X wrapper is just going to suck CPU cycles, which kind of defeats the purpose of offloading FX to another chip. What I'm saying is using a "wrapper" simply is not good enough. Native Direct X support is the way to go with this. -0z- Glenn "0z" Fricker Spectre Sound, The Heavy Rock Specialist! http://www.spectresound.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 I use Nuendo and Sonar,My VST plugs via the adapter in Sonar don't eat anymore cpu than they do in Nuendo.Besides even if it were true your talking the equivlent of 1 plug eating cpu since the rest are running off the card.I guess it would be ok to support DX so others wouldn't have buy the adapter,but then you wouldn't have acces to VST in Sonar. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 I sent them an e-mail requesting native Direct-X support yesterday. I'd buy this card in a heartbeat if it did and if it supports Win 2k/XP solely based on the quality of plug-ins. But until then, since my main apps support Direct-X only, I'll stick with my native plug-ins. Supposedly, the sound quality of the plug-ins is way superior to any other DirectX or VST effects in existence. I keep hearing the argument that one's money is better spent on a faster CPU and that DSP cards like this are a bad investment. But take into consideration that a plug-in bundle like Waves Native Power Pack cost more than this card and doesn't provide DSP nor the quality. Plus, you have a *guaranteed* number of effects that you can rely on always working, regardless of how many tracks you have running. This alone, is worth the price of the card, IMHO. -Dylan This message has been edited by Dylan Walters on 10-09-2001 at 11:19 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Nimbus Posted October 9, 2001 Author Share Posted October 9, 2001 Yep, I agree... I'd buy it in a heartbeat too, if it had DX support. I don't use any other VST stuff, so I really don't see the point in using a wrapper... besides, there's no guarantee it's going to work with the UA card. -0z- Glenn "0z" Fricker Spectre Sound, The Heavy Rock Specialist! http://www.spectresound.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted October 9, 2001 Share Posted October 9, 2001 Angus,who desinged the adapter said there's no reason it shouldn't. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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