On Apr 29, 2006, at 1:59 PM, jonathankek2000 wrote: > I've been waiting for 3 years for my UAD-1 card to be fully compatible > with OS X and it's still not delivering the way it's supposed to, > hence the 70% limit on the UAD-1 card for CPU usage. My friends doing > audio on the PC are making similar complaints about the UAD-1 CPU > efficiency. Anyone who has been following the UAD-1 Mac thing has a pretty good idea that Apples use of the AMD8131 chip is the cause of the Mac issues. And to stand up for UA, I have 2 UAD-1's and have found that UA continually add new plug-ins to the package (paid as they may be), and have allowed me to finally have the sound of a Roland Dimension D to mix with, one of my all time favorite processing units. FYI You can get the nest performance out of the UAD-1 (up to about 95%) if you use a smaller number of the larger DSP using plug-ins, even on a G5 (I've tested this for real and know it as a fact). Take the Fairchild 670, the Plate 140, the DD, the Precision Limiter (the best sounding limiter out I think), the Pultec Pro... I could go on and on. I'll be interested to hear how close they get with the Neve channel they have announced. One last thing: I'd suggest that one would have a hard time getting a $ for $ quality VS price out of most other plug-in packages, especially if you look at the amount of DSP one gains by using the card. Just my 2 cents.... George ________________________________________________________ www.utopiaparkwaymusic.com Mac AND PC: The only way to fly 8-}