Interfata DSP pe Firewire conceputa pentru studiourile si aplicatiile profesionale high-end, cu 8 procesoare DSP.
PowerCore X8 include 14 plug-inuri (24/7-C, Character, Chorus-Delay, CassicVerb, DeNoise, Dynamic EQ, EQSat, Filtroid, MasterX3, MegaReverb, PowerCore01, PowerCore CL, Tubifex, VoiceStrip), dar de asemenea se pot adauga mult mai multe in functie de necesitatile fiecarui studio (Assimilator, Audiffex VL2. DVR2 Digital Vintage Reverb, Fabrik C, Fabrik R, Harmony 4, Intonator HS, Master X5, MD 3 Stereo Mastering, NonLin2 Stereo Effects Reverb, Restoration Suite, Sonnox Oxford Dynamics, Sonnox Oxford EQs, Sonnox Oxford Inflator, Sonnox Oxford Limiter, Sonnox Oxford Transient Modulator, TC Thirty, Tube-Tech CL 1B, UnWrap, V-station PowerCore, Softube Vintage Amp Room, Virus PowerCore, Vocal Enhancer, VoiceModeler si VSS3 Stereo Source Reverb).
PowerCore X8 este compatibil cu toate softurile ce utilizeaza VST, cm ar fi Nuendo, Ableton Live, Cubase, Sonar, Wavelab, Acid, Sound Forge, cu toate aplicatiile Apple (Apple Units) ca Logic, GarageBand, si de asemenea suporta indirect RTAS (formatul plug-in nativ ProTools), numai daca se face upgrade-ul de la VST la RTAS (Fxpansion). PowerCore Express este compatibil Windows XP SP2/Vista 32 si cu Mac OSX 10.4.10 (Tiger) si 10.5 (Leopard).
