now if I may make an uneducated guess, I think the point is we've got this cards with some processing on them already in our computers and we're debating here if any use could be found for that little extra that usually just takes a nap while we're making music and audio related stuff. TC PowerCore or Universal Audio have specialized dsp cards, we all know that. But since Apple, for example, sells Mac Pros with a lot of audio people in mind (not only, but also a lot) how come hasn't something like the two examples I mentioned come with such computers as some kind of open dsp card for any developer to make use of? why wouldn't this benefit the industry? it would instantly create a new market for better plug-ins while boosting the performance at the same time. This is a recurrent thought I have. Maybe it conflicts with the market interests, where everyone's trying to pull the profits on their own, I guess. But if the user experience was the priority, such a thing would make perfect sense. We have the super sound cards - even non gamers - in our computers, we could just as well have something dedicated to proper dsp usage, it's just my logical conclusion.
We're seeing more and more technology being implemented as CPUs begin to offer the capacity to work their way into copping with it. Like zero feedback latency filters, which are very demanding to process - I take that for granted, even after some experiments with Reaktor I've done myself. So what I'm saying is: more quality is possible, we're not getting the best we could unless we're paying the BIG buck for it and that renders us totally dependable on some brands and their support and dedication for updates. TC has died, plain and simple. Universal Audio doesn't extend their product's range to instruments, which is somewhat weird for my mind, but, there's this big whole on the market today which could be filled with something else. And the lack of a standard is something we've talked about here, this could all be history with this so called "no brand dsp dedicated cards". my 2 cents
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