+1 on the topic!!!
Darth
We run PT and Nuendo on our S5MC w 32 fdrs.
The control over PT leaves a lot out.
Plug in handling is awkward at best. As it is HUI based there are only four controls to PT and one of those four is always parameter select, leaving just three rotarys to actually control the plugin.
Metering is slow and low res (also caused by HUI). And only stereo metering is supported by HUI regardless if you have mono, stereo or 5.1 tracks.
You can use the faders though, they seem to work quite alright
It's no where near Icon integration and functionality wich in it's turn (imho) is easily beate when compared to mix handling witn Eucon and Nuendo.
Still a lot of room for improvmets with the S5MC though, I do love it but it does have a few quirks.