The PARIS Forums: PARIS: Main » Anyone using a separate VST instrument machine

Home » The PARIS Forums » PARIS: Main » Anyone using a separate VST instrument machine

Show: Today's Messages :: Polls :: Message Navigator

Anyone using a separate VST instrument machine [message #105876]

Sun, 19 December 2010 11:16

dnafe

Messages: 390
Registered: February 2009

Senior Member

Hi

We're having a discussion as to whether there is any advantage to hosting all our VST instruments on a separate machine...I am of the mind to house everything on one machine but my partner wants it all on a separate portable machine that we interface to our DAW.

Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome

Report message to a moderator

Re: Anyone using a separate VST instrument machine [message #105888 is a reply to message #105876]

Mon, 27 December 2010 10:01

drfrankencopter

Messages: 137
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Pros for a second (portable) machine:
1) Can be brought into the room where the instruments are being played. Makes tweaking the sounds easier during the tracking phase.
2) Reduction in CPU/memory load on your DAW.

Cons:
1) Another machine to worry about
2) Acoustic noise issues (more fans), and need to find a place to put it in the control room
3) sync issues
4) Interfacing 2 machines...are you going analog, S/DIF, ADAT, Reamote?

I might be inclined to have a basic laptop kicking around to help out with virtual instruments during the tracking phase, but would want to also have the same instruments on my main DAW (just move the iLok over and copy the presets) to avoid the sync and noise issues.

Cheers

Kris

Report message to a moderator

Re: Anyone using a separate VST instrument machine [message #105959 is a reply to message #105876]

Tue, 18 January 2011 08:21

Paul Artola

Messages: 161
Registered: November 2005

Senior Member

I run a Muse RECEPTOR here as an external VST(i) source. It has its own set of config issues, but I am really pleased with the unit overall. I am out of touch with the latest updates and supported VST, but I was impressed with the suite of plugs that came with the unit, and tons more available.

For me, it is simpler to think of my synths as external hardware and patch them in accordingly. Complex software routing makes my brain hurt!

I thought about building a separate box instead of the RECEPTOR, but in the end the cost would be about the same, but some features of the Muse really made it the better choice.

- Paul

Report message to a moderator

Previous Topic:	Anyone strapping something across their master 2 buss
Next Topic:	how to use the mec output

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

[ Syndicate this forum (XML) ] [

] [

]

Current Time: Wed Jun 11 01:33:49 PDT 2025

Total time taken to generate the page: 0.00863 seconds