RE: UAD-1 Powered Plug-In
2008/09/21 14:12:31
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spindlebox,
If you're talking about the UAD-1 PCI card, the plug-ins will not work without the card. It is an effects processor and definitely not a replacement for a sound card. Some on the forum have compared the UAD cards to a dongle while others cite the processing that takes place on the card thereby freeing your CPU resources. If the card goes to toast, you'd have the replace the card but you would still have access to all your plugins once you were back up although you may have to go through a reauthorization. I haven't had that happen so I do not know.
Tom
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