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| FuzzyGreen |
So I've been considering buying a module or rackmount synth, but what if I did this instead:
buy another computer and good soundcard and just have it midi'ed up to my master computer and use this second computer as a super powerfull synth. I could have reason always loaded up or gigasampler or something and use it in conjunction with my regular (sequencing/mixing) computer. Could I setup programs to respond to midi like a hardware device though? Is it a better idea to just upgrade my main computer and stick to one system? |
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| /I\ |
Cubase has a new feature that allows you to sync vst between two computers. I believe its called system-link or something.
After reading some stuff here im thinking about getting hardware like a JP or something to complement my VSTi collection :) |
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| Mossy |
| whilst I agree with the theory behind the idea (having thought about this myself) I think seriously you cannot beat the sound of dedicated audio hardware (synths etc). A PC will always be personal computer first, audio instrument second regardless of the spec. |
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| alanzo |
nice.. yay for the future of music production :D |
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| /I\ |
| Hmm .. so does this mean you could have a Mac running Logic synced to a PC running VST :) |
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| Limit |
| if your loving the softsynth sound then hey go for it...SX has some gnarly functions..like V-Stack that can rack up maybe 8(or more?) VSTi's on a host computer. |
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| alanzo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Limit
if your loving the softsynth sound then hey go for it...SX has some gnarly functions..like V-Stack that can rack up maybe 8(or more?) VSTi's on a host computer. |
nearly all soft-synths but z3ta+ and sample based ones suck :P
yay for sampling.. but the FX take up SO MUCH CPU :( |
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| Tranc3 |
Holy crap that's awesome, I mean I've read a lot about distributed computing, but I've never thought about it in this fashion. |
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| Sirocco |
| get a dsp card like element or uad-1 |
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| alanzo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sirocco
get a dsp card like element or uad-1 |
curious... can you route VST processing to these or are they just for the (literally) hardware quality FX that come with them? |
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| MaxC |
| quote: | Originally posted by alanzo
curious... can you route VST processing to these or are they just for the (literally) hardware quality FX that come with them? |
I'm fairly certain they only work with their proprietary FX. |
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