UAD-1 vs Focusrite Liquidmix vs TC Powercore

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Hello all, I've decide that I'm just about ready to upgrade my plugins. I've been using Waves Platinum for a long time, and I think I'm ready to go for something a little different. I was asked why I wanted to upgrade from my Waves plugins on the forum today.  You can read all about it on the forum. The only problem is I have no idea which route I want to take. I'm leaning towards the Focusrite Liquid Mix to handle all my EQ and compression needs without worrying about running out, but then I'd like to have something in the way of reverbs too. People seem to say that the UAD-1 is of tremendous audio quality but it's track counts are not that high. As always, price is an issue as well. To get two UAD-1 PCI cards and the plugins I want, it's going to cost well over $2,500 and that would really eat into my studio monitor upgrade savings plan. Hmmm. There is also the issue of using PCI vs Firewire. Firewire isn't portable. Then again, I'm not sure why I'd ever need to take any of these fancy plugins on the road. I hear there is extra latency with any new DSP process. That makes sense. I can still track with my Waves plugins without any grief. If anyone has any advice, don't be shy about jumping on the UAD-1 vs Focusrite Liquidmix vs TC Powercore forum thread and giving me some advice! I've even considered the idea of going with a computer upgrade and getting some nicer native plugins.  I DON'T KNOW!!! Brandon

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