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Title: PowerCore Element Post by: Moon on March 10, 2006, 10:25:34 AM How interesting is it to invest in a PowerCore Element card. On ebay, they go currently for around 330 euro's. The advantage of this card are:
- destress your cpu - you have nice effects So, do you buy this card, or is it better to invest in an upgrade of your mobo and cpu? Title: Re: PowerCore Element Post by: kara on March 10, 2006, 12:55:27 PM The elements is the small brother of the 'real' thing.
I think it would all depend on the type of musician you are and the instrument that you play. With the elements, followinf plug ins are delivered EQ Sat custom> OK Voice Strip Only interesting if your a singer 24/7-C Interesting for a guitar, bas or perhaps organ player Vintage CL Nice if you want that vintage sound Chorus/Delay > OK, everybody can use that Mega Reverb OK > Classic Verb (réverb classique, chaude et typée) depends on the quality, if you have a mobo, SIR could be more interesting PowerCore 01 Just another monophonic synth TubiFex Yes if you play guitar, then again most guitar players have there multi-effect pedal board... So, my conclusion : I wouldn't buy it. I'm mostly a hardware guy, hardware sequencer, hardware multitrack,... but if I would go the PC DAW route, I honnestly would believe more in the concept of 1 PC DAW (reocrding) coupled with 1 PC multi-fx with a lightway host on it like Chainer, Console,Ext,.. and both linked with FX teleport. And if you don't want a second PC, perhaps the unplugged version from the Powercore, could be a better solution kara Title: Re: PowerCore Element Post by: Moon on March 10, 2006, 02:51:18 PM There seems to be a misunderstanding about the Powercore Element: the hardware card is exactly the same as its big brother, the software bundle is more "elementary" (= offering only 9 plugins instead of 14).
For adding basic effects to your DAW with all possible routing options, a second hand Powercore Element is a good option (better than adding a second PC). The procesing power of this cards equals half a CPU of the average DAW, which count because it will make your DAW more stable. A powercore firwire is an even better options, allowing more type of effects, but than again, it is more expensive (you won't find this one second hand ??? ) So, conclusion: I think this can be a good options if you want to add basic effects (eq, reverb,...) to your DAW, and freeing your CPU from stress resulting in a more stable DAW. But then again, I don't own such a card, so we need confirmation of someone who is using this card... |