Thanks a lot Synetos, super useful!
I tend to run just a limiter or mastering tool like Ozone's on the bus....just to glue together the sound in very subtle settings....that might completely change after the composition phase is finished and I go in "mix phase".
Can I ask something else which bugges me? I'm sure this is a stupid noob question but....I was wondering....if I send automation messages from my master to VSTs in the slave through VEP (dynamics, volume, keyswitches, microphone volumes in spitfire libraries) will these automations be correctly recorded in Cubase, just like if VSTs were on the same computer of the DAW?
Would you give me some advice on a good dedicated Network card? Perhaps one that can link together one master to 2 slaves. I might use an old iMac or a macbook pro as 2nd slave just for a couple of libraries if needed.
Do you think an i9 processor would be overkill? Or Xeons would be better, for any reason? I just started looking at new processors and I'm not very expert, I have still many google searches to do 😊
I understand the importance to invest now, to have something that can work well also in 5-7 years. So I'm ready to invest up to 1500-1700€ fora processor. I'm just very confused by the amount of models. Don't even know if for large VSTs templates is more important the number of cores/threads or the frequency.
"Dont run remote control software over the same NIC"...what is a NIC? Sorry, can't get the acronym meaning 😛
If I don't run remote control, I'll probably want to use a separate display for the slave, so to control all parameters of VSTs on a separate screen?
The idea to save some money on RAM to invest more in a CPU is a great one, as RAM can be added later. Thank you!
Sorry for asking so many questions....I just thought to use VEP and 2 computers one week ago!
@Synetos said:
Hopefully, others may chime in, but i'd say it just depends. Probably why you dont get a straight answer. Libraries are different, what you are doing, how big buffers are, etc. Lots of variables come in to play.
Generally speaking, the DAW machine needs fast realtime processing. VST slaves need lots of cores and ram.
It also depends on what you are running on the master. Are all the VSTs going to be on the slave? Are you running resource intensive plugins on the DAW master?
I personally dont do any serious orchestral stuff, so my setup needs may be different than yours.
I have also found dedicated Network cards used to link DAW to Slaves is important. Dont run remote control software over the same NIC as you are running VEP. Little things like that can make a bif difference in stability.
If you are not resource contraint, then get as much CPU power as you can afford. With the cost of RAM being so high these day, make sure you really need 128GB. It may be better to spend the extra $6-700 on CPU.