Iain Graham wrote on Wed, 04 October 2006 02:28 |
What's the processor usage like on the UA plugs? Do they need the UA cards to run on, or will they work on the host system as well?
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They will only run on the UAD card.
We bought an HD3 rig (for the plugins), and then resold the 2nd Accel card, and have a UAD-1 in the third PCI slot of the G5. I haven't felt the need for the expansion chassis (and more UAD-1s) because the UAD-1 only gets used for its "must have" plugins (Pultec EQP-1A, Neve 1073, LA2A), and the Pro Tools plugins get used for the rest.
I'd still like to get some of the McDSP and URS stuff, but between the HD3 plugins, MassivePack 5, and the UAD-1 Studio Pak, I feel pretty well-equipped.
Back to the original question, yes, EQ III is surprisingly great, and gets used all the time here. The Massenburg DesignWorks EQ is pretty good too, though not nearly as good as GML's hardware. The Joe Meek Meequalizer is useful when I need a visual diversion (because it's green), and the Bomb Factory Pultec is SO UNBELIEVABLY BAD, it defies description. Seriously, if you were considering spending the $500 Digi wants for this useless pile of turd, do yourself a favor and go buy the aforementioned UAD-1. NONE of the UAD plugins are bad. Not all of them are great, but none are terrible.
-Podgorny