Yeah, it's a high shock value subject line, but I do think, at this point in history it bears discussion.
I have 3 UAD-1s. As I've noted in other topics, my main DAW broke down and I've been looking for replacements. I've also noted how the MAIN part of my decision process comes down to UAD-1 compatibility. That alone doesn't thrill me.
The reason it doesn't thrill me is that, right now, it seems that getting a mobo with multiple PCI slots is harder than finding hen's teeth. Seems that most of the companies that made mobos with lots of PCI slots have discontinued. Check it out.
So... if you have one UAD-1, great! But with all the talk about having multiple UAD-1s it seems that the the main route for current mobos would be to commit to a magma. Boy does that not kill me either.
It's all very well that there is a PCI-E UAD-1 now, but that still doesn't address the fact that very few mobos have more than a few slots of ANY kind.
In short, I guess if I were starting out now, I might not get another UAD-1 simply because it would be too darned difficult to accommodate it in a 'modern' mobo. And then I would have the joy of dealing with a magma.
So it seems to me that the only thing that makes sense is to -wait- on getting other UAD-1s until UA comes up with a long-term solution---either FireWire, a SUPER-CARD, or a magma-like box.
Discuss!
---JC
I have 3 UAD-1s. As I've noted in other topics, my main DAW broke down and I've been looking for replacements. I've also noted how the MAIN part of my decision process comes down to UAD-1 compatibility. That alone doesn't thrill me.
The reason it doesn't thrill me is that, right now, it seems that getting a mobo with multiple PCI slots is harder than finding hen's teeth. Seems that most of the companies that made mobos with lots of PCI slots have discontinued. Check it out.
So... if you have one UAD-1, great! But with all the talk about having multiple UAD-1s it seems that the the main route for current mobos would be to commit to a magma. Boy does that not kill me either.
It's all very well that there is a PCI-E UAD-1 now, but that still doesn't address the fact that very few mobos have more than a few slots of ANY kind.
In short, I guess if I were starting out now, I might not get another UAD-1 simply because it would be too darned difficult to accommodate it in a 'modern' mobo. And then I would have the joy of dealing with a magma.
So it seems to me that the only thing that makes sense is to -wait- on getting other UAD-1s until UA comes up with a long-term solution---either FireWire, a SUPER-CARD, or a magma-like box.
Discuss!
---JC
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