Is Disk Cache still limited to HD systems?

[JCBigler]

Originally Posted by risey

Thanks for replying, just noticed while surfing the forums here that Steinberg are offering cross grade options from Pro Tools to Cubase !! Now thats some dirty marketing but it could be tempting for some.

Originally Posted by zedhed

Not dirty at all, Avid is wondering around like a wounded beast (still a formidable one though). They can smell blood so they're going in to rip a piece of meat off for themselves. That's life in the corporate jungle

Hmm...interesting...does this crossgrade deal require that you surrender your Protools license? Or just prove that you already own PT?

[Bob Olhsson]

I'm not aware of any DAW that hasn't offered a cross grade from Pro Tools for years.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by JCBigler

Hmm...interesting...does this crossgrade deal require that you surrender your Protools license? Or just prove that you already own PT?

Crossgrades that I know of do not require surrendering a license asset you already have. As to proof of already owning something you're crossgrading from that depends on the company/developer. Digital Performer required an original page (not a copy) from an owner's manual that has a serial number on it for example. Since we no longer get paper manuals with PT I had to use my old Sony Soundforge 8 manual as the crossgrade s/w; same discount price though. And it had to be sent in through snail mail not email.

[Touchwood Studios]

FWIW using SSD Drives/PCIe/RAID SSD's (Yes they do work with Pro Tools just fine) almost negate the need to RAM Cache these days.
I use a PCI drive of my recording drive and I upgraded my Pro Tools version a while back and I notice my RAM cache defaulted to off. I was running that way for weeks and noticed zero difference without RAM Cache.