TC Electronic's Powercore (left) and the Digidesign HD system (right) both use fixed–point processing to run plug–in algorithms, whereas so–called 'native' plug–in platforms, such as Audio Units, VST and RTAS, operate using floating–point mathematics. However, even when the functionality of native and DSP versions is identical, there is a considerable amount of extra work involved in creating the DSP version. Occasionally, those versions have extra functionality or superior sound quality compared with the native versions, but this is increasingly rare.
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Are customers here paying for the privilege of offloading processor burdens to DSP cards, or are the plug–ins better somehow? Is there, perhaps, different algorithmic encoding involved)? I've been running native plug-ins for a while with this on my mind, and I'm hoping you might clear it up for me.įeatures Editor Sam Inglis replies: There are several reasons why manufacturers often charge a premium for the versions of their plug–ins that run on DSP platforms such as Powercore or Pro Tools HD. Native versions (Audio Units in my case) are much cheaper than the Powercore versions, but do they differ in quality? If so, are these differences typical of the plug–in market at large? I don't use Pro Tools but have noticed similar price differences between RTAS and TDM plug–ins.
I've noticed a price disparity between the Native and Powercore plug-in offerings from Sonnox.
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