Day 1 plugin are not PCOM and that's FINE - my view of things

[sora]

i just posted this as replay but i think its something very important to all to understand:

The technical view:
I don’t know Neural’s internal architecture, but in most plugin products you can think in layers:

1. DSP core (the actual amp/FX algorithms)[AKA the real magic]

2. Host integration layer (AudioUnit/VST3/AAX on PC/Mac vs. whatever runtime + hardware/OS interface QC needs**)[AKA plumbing]**

3. UI/UX (graphics, controls, preset management)[the pretty part)]

Before PCOM, the DSP core was different and couldn’t work with QC, BUT now they are using a different and QC-Compatible core.

QC-compatible DSP core, is great — but it doesn’t magically ship Day-0 plugin on QC.
The integration/runtime + UI glue still has to be built and tested per platform, and QC ≠ desktop in terms of OS, drivers, memory, CPU scheduling, QA, etc.

So the Day-1 expectation is kind of missing the engineering reality, and… optimistic. (In a very “I also believe in unicorns” way.)

[xush]

Plus, they have officially said from the beginning of PCOM not to expect Day 1 integration.