HD1 vs HD2

[phatbeatstudio]

Some plugins are DSP hungry pigs. If your using certain plugs 7 plugs will eat a hole card up. Try using some RTAS plugs with TDM plugs it helps
You should be getting way more tracks though. Start a new session and put as many empty tracks on there as you are allowed and see if it will let you. If it does put some audio on there. What happens now put Plugs on there what happens. How about your system usage and more important prefferences. Preferences are VERY important learning them will really help

[Raoul23]

Originally Posted by phatbeatstudio

I went from LE to HD2 PCIe and was surrprised at the low track counts as well. From my understanding everytime you buy another card (but not the core) you double your processing and increase your track count.I am able to get about 40 to 50 tracks with a lot(way to many plugins) out of HD2 I am way new to HD so I am probably not doing something properly .It is very likely I would get more out of it if I knew more about it. For now always buss your tracks to save on DSP if you dont know how learn NOW it will increase your capabilities GREATLY

Or just buy a magma chassis and fill it up with cards, that's what I'm now doing. At the mo I'm running HD4 and I've got loads of power left, but eventually I'm going to get my rig to be a HD7 bring on the power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!