PowerCore 2.0

[Akis]

It seems like TC took a lesson or 2 from UA:

http://www.tcelectronic.com/default.asp?id=7177

:wink:

 

[Aleksey Vaneev]

Just curious - what they have 'learned' from UAD with their new release?

 

[Sparky2]

So what is the verdict on Powercore...especially the firewire version?? I guess the verb's are still killer from what I hear...

 

[Akis]

Just curious - what they have 'learned' from UAD with their new release?

Better demo policy - had you ever tried to evaluate a Powercore demo before? The Sony stuff was OK, the TC stuff was a PITA with all these fades (they were too frequent, unlike the Sony).

 

[Aleksey Vaneev]

Ah, OK. I thought 'learning' was a little bit more wider.

 

[Giles117 DP]

Better Demo Policy. Yeah right. Demo Policy not for older cards.

Seems quite lame. Should come up with a better plugin demo practice..

Older cards are quite viable and in my system run fine alongside my UAD's....

 

[Akis]

They didn't say the old cards are not good enough. Apparently, the demo timing info will be stored on the cards themselves (a la UAD-1 :wink: ) and the old cards don't seem to have that capability.

 

[taylor]

So what is the verdict on Powercore...especially the firewire version?? I guess the verb's are still killer from what I hear...

the powercore is slightly mediocre for my tastes.. i much prefer the UAD.... until you start getting into the optional plug ins.... the powercore for me is indespensible thanks to the Sony Oxford plugs.... and also the nonlin reverb.... i hear the MD3 is quite amazing, too.. but i've already got a mastering chain i'm happy with.. so i'm not plunking down the $1k now for the MD3...

 

[KAyo]

Hi Guys,

The MD3 is definitely worth having. Yes, it’s expensive, but so is its sound. Absolutely exquisite, especially for a plug! IMO only.....

If you've ever used a Weiss Digital hardware unit, then you'd know the degrees of expensive sound available in the digital world.

The MD3 is undeniably worth it.

Cheers,
KAyo

 

[Eric Dahlberg]

Agreed. I use MD3 together with the Precision plug-ins & have no problem getting mixes as loud & distortion-free as commercial releases. With very little effort, I might add!

 

[cane creek]

Interesting , i'll have to have a playaround with the MD3 demo when powercore 2.0 is released. , don't think i'll ever be in a postition to ever buy it unless i skip a holiday abroad one year

 

[cane creek]

As everybody knows the MD3 is very expensive , with powercore 2.0 you get a 20 hour demo.

what stopping me taking a ghost image and reghosting every 20 hours , my ghost image is very small as its only cubase and all my VST dll's only takes 2 minutes to put a new image on.

To be honest i couldn't be bothered but it makes you wonder.

 

[Akis]

No use in doing the Ghost thing: the authorizations will be stored on the cards themselves, a la UAD-1. :wink:

 

[cane creek]

Its Feb now and no 2.0

 

[Giles117 DP]

I notieced that

 

[KAyo]

I always knew, this was bound to happen.

TC announcing dates and deadline. If you owned a lot of TC like myself, you'd know, this was inevitable.

It would be easier guessing, when world poverty would be irradicated!!

hahaha

Regards,
KAyo

 

[cane creek]

I think its a delibrate plot by TC to get folk to keep visiting the site and maybe they might see something else they want to buy , after all 2.0 is free so theres no rush to release it anytime soon.

If you look at it from that point of veiw TC have more to gain by not releasing it for another month etc.........

 

[cane creek]

well word around the campfire , TC claim 2.0 will be released on Feb 13 which is only hours away , i wont hold my breath.

 

[Akis]

Nope, they updated the FAQ on their site on Friday saying they found a bug and that they hope to release it by the end of this month.

 

[cane creek]

The plot thickens.........................