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Synchronization
Activating VST System Link
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The signal will be sent to the track on computer 2 and processed through its insert effect,
without using any processor power on computer 1.
You can repeat the steps above to add more effects to the “virtual effect rack”. The number of
effects available this way is only limited by the number of ports used in the VST System Link
connection (and of course by the performance of computer 2, but given that it will not have to
handle any recording or playback, you should be able to use quite a lot of effects).
Getting extra audio tracks
All computers on a VST System Link network are locked with sample-accuracy. Therefore, if
you find that the hard drive on one computer is not fast enough to run as many audio tracks
as you need, you can record new tracks on one of the other computers instead. This would
create a “virtual RAID system”, with several disks all operating together. All tracks will
remain locked together just as tightly as if they were all running on the same machine. This
means that you effectively have an unlimited track count! Need another 100 tracks? Just add
another computer.
Dedicated Video Playback
Playback of high-resolution video can be taxing on a system’s CPU. By dedicating one
computer for video playback via System Link, you can free up resources on your main CPU
for audio and MIDI processing. Since all transport commands will respond on the VST
System Link computers, scrubbing video is possible even when it is coming from another
computer.