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Shows the name of each computer.
Setting up a Network
You can set up a network by connecting computers.
PROCEDURE
1. Use a digital audio cable to connect the digital output of computer 1 to the digital input of
computer 2.
If you have more than 2 computers, add the others one by one.
2. Use a cable to connect the digital output of computer 2 to the digital input of computer 1.
VST System Link is a daisy chain system, that means, that the output of computer 1 goes
to the input of computer 2, the output of computer 2 goes to the input of computer 3, and
so on around the chain. The output of the last computer in the chain must always go back
into the input of computer 1, to complete the ring.
NOTE
If a card has more than one set of inputs and outputs, choose whichever one that suits you
– for simplicity usually the rst set is best.
Conguring the Audio Clock
To be able to use VST System Link, the clock signals on your ASIO cards must be synchronized
correctly.
PREREQUISITE
For each computer in the network the following must apply:
The correct audio driver is selected in the Studio Setup dialog.
The clock mode or sync mode is set up in the ASIO control panel of the audio hardware.
PROCEDURE
1. Select Studio > Studio Setup.
2. In the Devices list, select the your audio hardware.
3. Click Control Panel.
4. Set one audio hardware to be the clock master and all other cards to be clock slaves.
Consult the documentation if required.
IMPORTANT
If you set up more than one card as clock master, the network cannot function correctly.
However, if you use an external clock from a digital mixing desk or a special word clock
synchronizer, for example, you must leave all your ASIO cards in clock slave or AutoSync
mode and make sure that each of them is listening for the signal coming from the
synchronizer. This signal is usually passed through your ADAT cables or word clock
connectors in a daisy chain fashion.
RESULT
Typically, the ASIO control panel for an audio card contains some indication of whether or not the
card receives a proper sync signal, including the sample rate of that signal. This is a good
VST System Link
Setting up VST System Link
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