Rendering in Luxology's modo will peg all 8 cores (or 4, or whatever you have). I, for one, am grateful for more cores as the apps I use (modo in particular - XCode too) can and do use them all. If anyone wants to see all cores pegged, go grab the (unrestricted) modo eval version from Luxology's site and try yourself. Incidently, I notice that modo is also the top app on Apple's performance page for the new machines.
Regardless of whether they're liked, it seems that the intent, at least IMHO, has been misunderstood. It seems to me that if their work is indeed released on P2P in the near future, then they, like any other band signed to a major record label, have a choice of either letting every fan download it illegally (which would be more than usual since it can't/won't be released on CD for months) or immediately offer it on iTMS where they have a hope of getting some revenue for their work.
It doesn't seem so much a threat as it does a simple, well meaning and fairly savvy move to try & recoup some revenue from their work, should it become available on P2P.
Normally honest fans might be enticed to illegally download the album just to hear it if they can't have a legal alternative for months. I don't understand how this move, in any way, can be construed as negative. They are trying to make the best of a bad situation for them by embracing a viable and legal alternative that promotes a modern distribution method. And it might set a precedent. Suppose it does hit P2P and they do release it on iTMS. This would be the first major album released online only (for the time being). And maybe they sold alot. And maybe they, and many others, realized that bands that are already 'made', have no need for the RIAA and can go to iTMS directly and make alot more money. It's a scenario that is just waiting to happen. Someone willdo it - be it U2, Bowie or whoever. And that will be the real death knoll for the RIAA.
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Rendering in Luxology's modo will peg all 8 cores (or 4, or whatever you have). I, for one, am grateful for more cores as the apps I use (modo in particular - XCode too) can and do use them all. If anyone wants to see all cores pegged, go grab the (unrestricted) modo eval version from Luxology's site and try yourself. Incidently, I notice that modo is also the top app on Apple's performance page for the new machines.
Regardless of whether they're liked, it seems that the intent, at least IMHO, has been misunderstood. It seems to me that if their work is indeed released on P2P in the near future, then they, like any other band signed to a major record label, have a choice of either letting every fan download it illegally (which would be more than usual since it can't/won't be released on CD for months) or immediately offer it on iTMS where they have a hope of getting some revenue for their work.
It doesn't seem so much a threat as it does a simple, well meaning and fairly savvy move to try & recoup some revenue from their work, should it become available on P2P.
Normally honest fans might be enticed to illegally download the album just to hear it if they can't have a legal alternative for months. I don't understand how this move, in any way, can be construed as negative. They are trying to make the best of a bad situation for them by embracing a viable and legal alternative that promotes a modern distribution method. And it might set a precedent. Suppose it does hit P2P and they do release it on iTMS. This would be the first major album released online only (for the time being). And maybe they sold alot. And maybe they, and many others, realized that bands that are already 'made', have no need for the RIAA and can go to iTMS directly and make alot more money. It's a scenario that is just waiting to happen. Someone willdo it - be it U2, Bowie or whoever. And that will be the real death knoll for the RIAA.