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RESULT
If you now start playback, the audio from computer 2 will be sent live to the new tracks on
computer 1, allowing you to hear them together with any tracks you play back on computer 1.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK
If you notice a processing delay while you listen to signals coming from your other computers
while monitoring, try the following to compensate for latency issues:
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If your audio hardware supports this, activate ASIO Direct Monitoring on the Audio System
device panel for your hardware.
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Alternatively, open the Studio Setup dialog, and on the VST System Link page, change the
Offset Samples value.
Conguring a Computer as Submixer
If you have more audio tracks than you have VST System Link busses, you can use a computer
mixer as a submixer.
PROCEDURE
● Route several audio channels to the same output bus and adjust the output bus level if
needed.
NOTE
If your audio cards have multiple sets of input and output connections, you can link up
multiple ADAT cables and send audio via any of the busses on any of the cables.
Routing MIDI Tracks to VSTis on Other Computers
You can route MIDI tracks from one computer to VST instruments on another computer. This
allows you to use one computer for playback and recording and the other one as a VSTi rack.
PROCEDURE
1. Record a MIDI track into computer 1.
2. Once you have nished recording, route the MIDI output of that track to VST System Link
MIDI port 1.
3. On computer 2, open the VST Instruments window and assign an instrument to the rst slot
in the rack.
4. Route the VST instrument channel to the desired output bus.
If you are using computer 1 as your main mixing computer, this would be one of the VST
System Link output busses, connected to computer 1.
5. Create a new MIDI track in the Project window of computer 2 and assign the MIDI output of
the track to the VST instrument you created.
6. Assign the MIDI input of the track to be VST System Link port 1.
Now, the MIDI track on computer 1 is routed to the MIDI track on computer 2, which in turn
is routed to the VST instrument.
7. Now activate monitoring for the MIDI track on computer 2, so that it will listen and respond
to any MIDI commands coming in.
In Cubase, click the Monitor button in the track list or Inspector.
8. Start playback on computer 1.
It will now send the MIDI information on the track to the VST instrument loaded on
computer 2.
VST System Link
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