Question for UAD users
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Question for UAD users
Hello,
I have a quad firewire satelite and a few uad plugins that i've grown to love, the various la2a's, the plate reverb, the tape emulations.
Since going to a thunderboldt computer a few years ago, i've had a ton of problems with uad stuff. I'm running through a firewire>thunderboldt adapter. Initially my problem was that the satelite would disconnect at random intervals, disabling all the uad plugins. They wouldn't restart when the satelite did. This caused me to mostly quit using the satelite/uad plugins.
Recently i downloaded the newest uad software update and it fixed the disconnect problem, but now the uad plugs exact a huge toll on my cpu usage. Even one instance of (the newer) la2a will raise my cpu usage by 20% or more. This makes them unworkable for me.
Admittedly, my computer is not the fastest ( a mid 2012, 2GHz i7) but it used to be able to run a whole small mix full of uad plugs with a minimal cpu hit.
I've since found other plugins that i like a lot, so i'm thinking of getting rid of the whole uad setup.
Any advice?
I haven't contacted uad because i'm pretty sure they'll tell me to buy a thunderboldt satelite, which i might do if i knew it could run enough plugs without killing my cpu power.
Is anyone running a thunderboldt satelite on a limited power computer and having good results? Or should i just throw in the towel, as there are so many great native plugins around now?
Thanks!
I have a quad firewire satelite and a few uad plugins that i've grown to love, the various la2a's, the plate reverb, the tape emulations.
Since going to a thunderboldt computer a few years ago, i've had a ton of problems with uad stuff. I'm running through a firewire>thunderboldt adapter. Initially my problem was that the satelite would disconnect at random intervals, disabling all the uad plugins. They wouldn't restart when the satelite did. This caused me to mostly quit using the satelite/uad plugins.
Recently i downloaded the newest uad software update and it fixed the disconnect problem, but now the uad plugs exact a huge toll on my cpu usage. Even one instance of (the newer) la2a will raise my cpu usage by 20% or more. This makes them unworkable for me.
Admittedly, my computer is not the fastest ( a mid 2012, 2GHz i7) but it used to be able to run a whole small mix full of uad plugs with a minimal cpu hit.
I've since found other plugins that i like a lot, so i'm thinking of getting rid of the whole uad setup.
Any advice?
I haven't contacted uad because i'm pretty sure they'll tell me to buy a thunderboldt satelite, which i might do if i knew it could run enough plugs without killing my cpu power.
Is anyone running a thunderboldt satelite on a limited power computer and having good results? Or should i just throw in the towel, as there are so many great native plugins around now?
Thanks!
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