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Synchronization
Activating VST System Link
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In the following example, we assume you are using two computers, with computer
1 as your main mix computer and computer 2 running two additional stereo audio
tracks, an FX channel track with a reverb plug-in and a VST instrument plug-in with
stereo outputs.
PROCEDURE
1. Set things up so that you can listen to the audio playback from computer 1.
In other words, you need an unused set of outputs, e. g. an analog stereo output,
connected to your monitoring equipment.
2. On computer 2, route each of the two audio tracks to a separate output bus.
These should be busses connected to the digital outputs – let’s call them Bus 1 and
2.
3. Route the FX channel track to another VST System Link bus (Bus 3).
4. Route the VST instrument channel to yet another bus (Bus 4).
5. Go back to computer 1 and check the corresponding four VST System Link
input busses.
If you start playback on computer 2, the audio should “appear” on the input busses
on computer 1. However, to mix these audio sources you need actual mixer channels.
6. Add four new stereo audio tracks on computer 1 and route these to the output
bus you use for listening, e.
g. to the analog stereo outputs.
7. For each of the audio tracks, select one of the four input busses.
Now, each computer 2 bus is routed to a separate audio channel on computer 1.
8. Activate monitoring for the four tracks.
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.
Adding more tracks
What if you have more audio tracks than you have VST System Link busses
(physical outputs)? Then you just use the computer 2 mixer as a submixer: 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.