PC Performance

[detfella]

Whats the best way to improve my performance with SX? I want to use plugins but as we all know they can quickly zap up all the CPU. I've been looking into the DSP cards and MOTU units. Can i wire up a MOTU to my PC to play audio files?

[Basil Rush]

Wot OS? And the powercore card is looking like the pick of the bunch, if only 'cause you can get the Sony EQ for it.

[detfella]

Using XP.

Thats my choice between UAD1 and Powercore, but I'm interested in the MOTU units as well. Do they have a PCI card installed and then a breakout box?

[Basil Rush]

The interfaces do, didn't know MOTU were doing much DSP stuff. I had a UAD card briefly. You need a low latency ASIO setup to make it work effectively and I didn't have one at the time, but the compressors are lovely. But not as nice as the Sony Oxford EQ is ... I should never have downloaded the demo, going to have to buy the bitch now, addicted, pisses all over the waves stuff at the top end.

[detfella]

No MOTU's dont have DSP,I think they just act as a soundcard with in and outs. Is the powercore getting third party support?

[Basil Rush]

www.sonyplugins.com :)

[detfella]

Powercore looks very good indeed, have u tryed the new firewire version?