The Platforms

This morning we had a quick get-together with everyone working on the project. These sessions are informal. We usually end up on a tangent discussion that involves solving the world’s problems, or what trouble we got into the night before. But we do get chance to make sure we’re working on the right issues in the right order.

One complication with this plug-in is that it’s being developed for PowerCore and ProTools HD systems. Powercore will ship first. However, to maintain and improve the plug-in over time, it’s best that as much of the final software is shared between the platforms. When you factor in the variants of Powercore and ProTools hardware, there are over 11 different combinations of DSP and memory configurations that have to be implemented and tested. If you’re just into using the plug-in, all this will be transparent to you. If you’re interested in why we often stay late at work, sorting out the memory allocation for all these different platforms is like playing two games of high-speed Tetris at the same time – one in your left hand, one in your right;-)