EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Sadie, Sonic, ProTools, all just tools of choice, use what works 
best for you. Although both Sadie and Sonic aren't real multitrack 
solutions, especially when it comes down to availability of plug 
ins, and cost per track. Sonic has always been rediculously 
overpriced for what it offered, Sadie was a much more affordable 
tool, used mainly only for broadcast and mastering suites, and 
Sonic soon to be relegated to nothing more than a DVD 
authoriing system. I used a Sadie for 3 years, and loved it, very 
intuitive interface, but they never kept up with Digidesign on 
number of tracks, and I/O and compatibility of plug ins.

I completely disagree with your statement -
" CPU = Costs savings.  Limited amount of resource for 
multi-track editing" thats a rediculous statement, or at least one 
from someone that doesn't own a current computer, I am 
running a Dual Processor 533mhz Mac with 1 gig of ram, 
running Logic Platinum, and I can get over 80 tracks of audio, 
with more plug-ins than you can count, I record them into Logic 
as SDII's, transfer them over to a VST Firewire drive, and hand 
them to my mix guy with Pro Tools Mix Plus, he plugs in the 
FireWire drive, drags the files into Pro Tools, and wa 
laaaaaah........, except he has to start muting tracks immediately 
because of the 64 voice limit on Pro Tools.

All this to say, with Multi processor machines, and increasing 
chip speed and efficiency, and the soon to come Quad 
Processor Macs.............host based systems will be equally 
capable as their TDM counterparts, just wait for Logic 5.0.........


--- In exs-users@y..., "Mark Holloway" <Mark_L_Holloway@h...> 
wrote:
> You get what you pay for.. 
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> TDM = dedicated DSP with no worries or hassles and let's you 
use your CPU for other tasks.
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> CPU = Costs savings.  Limited amount of resource for 
multi-track editing.  
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> The computer industry hasn't reached that threshold yet where 
we can comfortably say CPUs have outperformed DSP solutions 
in all areas.  While Pro-Tools is nice, SADIE or SONIC kick ass 
too!  Sadie has been used for countless Bilboard #1 hits.. I still 
think Pro-Tools sells itself easier in video/broadcast, where its 
parent company Avid is holding the market.  
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