Not necessarily. If you have become maxed out then, it's very unlikely that using cards like this is going to help that much. What about freezing softsynthes and tracks instead? Regards, Phil Muir Accessibility Training Telephone: US (615) 713-2021 UK +44-1747-821-794 Mobile: UK +44-7968-136-246 E-mail: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx URL: http://www.accessibilitytraining.co.uk/ _____ From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Omar Binno Sent: 07 September 2010 20:44 To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: universal audio accelerator cards Gord, am i right in understanding that these cards lessen the load on the cpu? ----- Original Message ----- From: Gordon <mailto:dbmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Kent To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 2:32 PM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: universal audio accelerator cards Omar: I do use the uad2 duo and like it a lot. It doesn't have synths though, just audio plugs. It has all kinds of stuff that you can purchasse, including some really great channel strips that I use on a regular basis. They do work with the track inspector. Gord ----- Original Message ----- From: Omar <mailto:omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx> Binno To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 12:45 AM Subject: [ddots-l] universal audio accelerator cards Hello, Has anyone on here messed with any of universal audio's accelerator cards? they're suppose to improve computer usage during recording without taxing the cpu. smile. I think I got that right. they also come with a host of plugins and instruments. does anyone know how accessible they are for us? Thanks. Omar Binno Website: www.bigoproductions.net AIM: LOD1116