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APRIL/MAY 2006 - VOL. 2 NO. 2

THE WORLD OF SOFTSYNTHS AND SAMPLERS

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VERY DEEP CLINIC:

Editor

Welcome to the fifth issue of VI.

One of the hot topics for V.I. users these days is net-

working. And before going any farther, I want to empha-

size you should absolutely not get scared if you aren’t net-

working multiple computers in your rig. You can get a lot

of music out of a single machine, and there’s plenty of

great material for you in this issue.

However, the large, streaming sample libraries we

have today—such as Scarbee Imperial Drums XL and the

EWQLSO XP orchestra reviewed in this issue—can devour a

significant part (SID XL) or all (EWQLSO XP) of a single

machine for breakfast. And they’re putting the machines to

good use, they’re not being wasteful.

So until the elusive single machine that can do all the

dancing becomes available, it makes sense in a more

deluxe rig to throw multiple computers at the job. And

now that computers have reached the point where the last

generation is still capable of running some V.l.s, that’s all

the more practical; you can throw your “old” machines at

the job instead of sticking them in the garage.

Jesse White, consulting tech to some of the busiest com-

posers in Los Angeles, has contributed an article explaining

one really elegant way to set up a completely integrated

multi-machine rig. It’s very clever. The entire thing can

stream into your main DAW, connected by just a single

CAT5e ethernet cable. That single cable carries multiple

channels of audio, MIDI, and the keyboard/video/mouse.

Jesse has actually done this in busy, high-pressure working

situations—it’s not just theoretical.

Now, many of you aren’t likely to use four or more

machines. The article is still well worth reading, because

you don’t have go all the way with this kind of rig. There’s

a good chance you can incorporate some of its ideas into

your set-up.

For example, did you know there’s a cross-platform fea-

ture built into Windows XP Pro (Remote Access) that lets

you share a keyboard, monitor, and mouse over ethernet?

Especially over gigabit ethernet, remote Access is snappy

enough to be perfectly usable. (The Mac client is available

for free download at www.Mactopia.com.)

Or maybe your laptop sits unused in its case when

you’re not out sipping cappuccino. Why not just plug in

an ethernet cable, have it come up in a window in your

main DAW, and put it to work in your studio? For example.

Enjoy the issue.

Editor/publisher : Nick Batzdorf

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Richardson, Craig Sharmat, Lee Sherman, Dietz Tinhof, Jesse White.

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