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I would guess it is easer to do this in respect to making profit as the powercore  hardware is always very quickly out of date and needs new drivers and so on. If you only have to support your software it should be less work and make more money as long as people are buying it.

Going Native is bad news I guess as sooner or later everyone will be able to get a version of it for free.

My opinion about all of this is the following:

TC was tired of working on versions 3 and 4. New Windows 32 and 64 bit versions have caused them big problems, also big problems on the Powercore platform for OSX version, new DAWs, and of course the arrival of new operating systems like OSX Lion and The New Windows 8 is too much for them! They are afraid to work around it! They have no strenght anymore!
They are tired of everything and for them it seems easier to finish all this!
With this move they have solved the problems!
Sad ! And they promised us a lot of new things for powercore!
I'm not angry, anymore! I'm just tired and sad because I expected MD4, VSS4 ... but life goes on. We can live without TC, but I think also that TC can not survive without us, users!
As for native plugins ... Do not count on it! They are too afraid! Groups like a TEAM AIR and similar hackers groups, these people have hacked every ****** audio software on the planet!
As I said, TC has no strength to continue. He lost his courage, inspiration, goodwill!
Anyway, Thank You TC Electronic for all good! And good was the TC Electronic Powercore Platform!

Last edited by Lara ML (2011-01-21 13:10:21)

From a glance it seems TC will continue driver and compatibility development would I be right, but that there will be no new plug-in's

In other words PowerCore is now a legacy platform and any future plugins will be made for the Analog Devices chip, however development will continue only in the sense of bug fixing and optimization.

Sound reasonable and I believe there is one other competitor that is now doing the same.

In the end we can run our Powercores via midi/vst system link and get ready for the new analog devices mega platform comprising  creamware/uad alliance with 3rd parties ssl/tc etc

Cheers

Hi Rune/Tomas

As posted here:

http://forum.tcelectronic.com/viewtopic.php?id=8706

Is performance not also related to plugin's and is there not a responsibility on TC part to support what they sell?

Hi Jack

Creamware are far from dead, but the difference there is they are using Analog Devices, whereas TC/SSL use motorola and as history shows motorola only lasted so long with mainstream computing, eg amiga/early macs.

I know it costs money to continue developing audio solutions but surely there must be some scope to upgrade certain plugins.

Obviously most work without problem but there are a few such as Character/V-station that were badly neglected, not so much by TC but by 3rd parties so it would be nice if they could treat users to final updates there because once they work on a given system (broad example XP32) then it will work forever so long as MS (for example) don't alter the code too much in their ongoing post lifecycle support.

Please fix character and upgrade V-station to work with VST Bridge in Cubase.

So Rune will the total powercore range be 64 bit compliant as opposed to compatible or will the discussion become bogged down in tirade?

So if I am already a UAD1 user and I buy a UAD2, will that qualify me for the crossgrade?

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Making drivers open source and release apis and documentation is the only way to give a chance to PoCo user to keep using (and get new plugins, developed freely by third parties) their hardware in the coming years.

You're talking about a copy protection code that keeps (dead by now) plugins developed for a (dead by now) hardware platfrom from being pirated.

But, as you probably know, there's simply not a single copy protection strong enough to last forever, expecially if there's enough interest in cracking it, for example, to run homebrew software (or, in this case, indipendent vst/vstis) on it. Apple knows it, and now even Sony does.

Last edited by dhstsw (2011-01-21 15:58:51)

This is a non issue.
They can keep their closed-source drivers to run their commercial/encripted software *AND* release open source ones *without* all the copy-protection stuff, *not* able to run legacy plugins *but* open to new developers to code new ones for the board.
The user is up to choose.
The DSP stuff in our powercores has been totally underused.

I wonder WHY TC never released a batch of very simple&useful flugs, to run on it: things like a simple host-tempo synced delay, for example.

Nothing came, only the usual hyper-priced plugs, some good, some not so good.
And promises.

I don't know what kind of agreement is there between TC and third party delelopers such Access, Novation and the likes. I *guess* they had to pay in some way for an SDK, documentation and copy protection.

Now, TC maybe is tied to some legal stuff creating troubles for the to allow other non paying developers to release stuff for PoCo.

So, instead to **** "loyal" developers they choosed to **** loyal users.

Anyway, it will come. Eventually.

Bottom line is....POWERCORE IS DEAD... Get rid of it while you can and move on.. if we didnt get good service until now then do you think we are going to get a good one  from now on ?
only a fool would think this way. Constant upgrades of O.S and D.A.Ws is a reality and if you dont catch up with the latest technology, plug ins, O.S constantly then you are left behind, because in this world having the latest of everything in your computer is not an option...ITS A MUST if you are a professional who makes a living out of music making.
Stop dreaming guys and keep discussing what TC should do , because at then end POCO was dead long ago and we all knew it.
good bye and good luck...see yall on Ebay

"Softube offers a crossgrade for PowerCore users that own Tube-Tech CL 1B or Vintage Amp Room for PowerCore. Send us proof of purchase for Tube-Tech CL 1B or Vintage Amp Room for PowerCore and we will offer a 50% discount when purchasing the native versions from us. For those of you that already own both PowerCore and native licenses, get in touch with us and we will handle it on a case-by-case basis. This offer is valid until February 28."

..Another way to earn more money.
2011 "Crossgrade years"...

Last edited by Club (2011-01-21 21:37:50)