Yea, i find I can only get about 30% or less of the power under RTAS as I can with core audio or ESB with my dual 2.7 gig G5...I NEVER pushed the limits of the native engine while using Logic and I'm bumping into quite a bit with PT. PT7 was supposed to bring more efficient RTAS but i can't say i've seen it. Maybe digi's own AIR inst are the only plugs to take advantage of it. i definitely couldn't get the job done without my Gigastudios. I'm considering some sort of advanced patchbay system so I can easily go between an HD2 protools rig and a native setup with a 2408mkiii in the same computer. besides the RTAS limitations PT7.3.1 is a killer update though. -judson On Feb 13, 2007, at 2:27 AM, peterstengaard wrote: > - ok, so I gave ProTools 7.3 a serious chance thinking the latest > features would make it > possbile for me not to feel too restricted and bored with working > entirely in PT. I Use NI > Akustik Piano, BFD drums (andy johns expansion pack is the bomb), > Spectrasonics etc etc a > lot...rarely more than stereo recording on top of that. But I have > to say I think the RTAS > performance on my system (dual 2.5 G5, 4bg, HD3) sucks A LOT > compared to what Logic > gives me with ESB (which is annoying too I have to say). Do any of > you who have switched to > PT found that RTAS is just not very effecient on CPU as well ? I > hate when the playback takes > a couple of seconds to start and that moving a loop makes the audio > stop. There are many > great things in ProTools but I cannot sit and wait 4 minutes for it > to bounce an RTAS > instrument in realtime every time I'm out of CPU power and then > thing makes clicks and > pops....grrrrr !!! > > Logic TDM is still better for me...I'd pay serious money for a > Logic that is rewire slave > compatible with ProTools... > > Thanks to everyone for keeping this list alive.... > > Peter > > >