Instruction Manual

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 59 - Chapter 5: Using Multiple UAD Devices
Device Info Display
UAD DSP and memory re-
sources used for each in-
stalled device, and the ability
to enable/disable individual
devices, is displayed in the
System Information window.
See “System Infor
mation
Panel” on page 65 for com-
plete details.
Disabling Devices
Individual UAD devices can be disabled using the Device Enabled
function (see page 67). This can be useful, for example, if creating a
session on a system with multiple devices that will be transferred to a
system with fewer devices.
Devices are disabled only while the UAD Meter & Control Panel application
is open. When the UAD Meter & Control Panel is quit, disabled devices are
re-enabled.
Note: For optimum results, quit any applications using UAD plug-ins before
disabling/enabling devices.
If a UAD Powered Plug-In is loaded on a device then that device is subse-
quently disabled, an error message will be displayed. This occurs because a
plug-in is assigned to a device when it is first instantiated. It stays assigned to
the same device until it is de-instantiated (for example, removed from the in-
sert slot).
Host CPU
Using more than one device can cause a slight increase in host CPU require-
ments, so disabling unused devices can help you squeeze in a bit more host
performance if you need it. Using additional devices on the PCI bus requires
host resources, so running 15 UAD plug-ins on three devices at five plug-ins
per device may require more host CPU than running the same 15 UAD
plug-ins on one device.