ChaosNone

So I found what the issue is. Apparently this plugin is not multithreaded. I have a new i7 and this plugin maxes the processor when your patch has a lot of low end. I was using sonar and you can see the first core of the i7 processor max out and start crackling. This is very noticeable with the sandman patch on the 2nd play list. L6 please make this processor multi core supported and fix the low end maxing the processor. Something that helped me was cut the low end frequency in your patch. Other than this the plug in sounds great!

I just purchased a 500x this past weekend, and I have owned the 500 since it's release. So the X sounds exactly the same you just can work it more because of the extra processing. I am selling my old 500 to a friend and for him where he does not use a lot of complicated setups as neither does another friend of mine; upgrading is not really going to give them a lot. But for me I usually have a couple of patches that require a lot of effects, that I now can do with the 500x. The example would be I now have a patch with a screamer -> split pitch glides (one +12 the other -12) -> Amp -> 2 delays -> to Spring Reverb. That was never possible before, but now it is. The only other noticeable change is the footswitches. I do like the circle of light round the switches, but they feel the same to me and sound the same. If you got the 500 for 400$ and these changes are worth 100$ then go for it. If you got the 500 and you paid 500$ I would exchange it. You should have 2 weeks or 30 days I can't remember.