Questions #2 - About FXteleport

[midipixel]

Now, here are questions on another matter (that´s why I started a new topic).

I´ve read some posts about people successfuly using FXTeleport here, but I didn´t get the specific answer for the following doubt:

Can I employ FX Teleport so I can use a separate machine as a Scope farm in the future? How would the effects usage be? I mean, if I want to add a Masterverb effect to a mono track, will it appear at my effects insert list, as would a normal VST reverb?

Besides my main machine (Athlon 64 3500, 1Gb RAM), I have a Semprom 2200 1.5GHZ, 512Mb RAM with plenty of PCI slots on the motherboard. I see it as a potential core for a future chaining of Scope cards. Therefore, I´d like to know how does the interface between the host and remote Scope cards work.

Thanks

[hubird]

SFP doesn't support VST(i), and FXteleport doesn't support SFP, so if you wanne use SFP effects, you have to do that by routing the audio tracks VIA ASIO BUSSES to your SFP mixer...
for the audio connection use ADAT, you need an ADAT host card in your prime computer (f.e. RME).

[djmicron]

if you use xtc mode, it should be possible, but it has no sense.

[arela]

hi
Look at FXTeleport as an outboard vst / vsti.
On my new project, i use 6 tracks with VSTi. (some nice synths in Cubase4)
When i added 2 fx the cpu meter (asio meter in Cubase4) was showing 75-80%. (on my pc that is soon cliping)
Then i change 1 instrument to FXTeleport and the asio load is reduced by ca 15%

Then everything goes from Cubase to Scope, where you might add fx to all or individual tracks, depend on you prosject setup.

Since my Scope pc is 3+ years old - FXTeleport is verry usefull.

When using 1 Halion instrument - it seems i use 3% of the network cap.
When using 2 Halion - its 7%
When using 3 surround fx - its 77%

I use 10/100 Mbps network, 1gbps network would be to prefer


edit: i forgot - only the host pc has scope card - so if you got two pc's with scope cards - look at the post below by erminardi

[erminardi]

Yes, XTC mode is compatible, but it's a better solution a combination with Midioverlan (or midi I/O) + ADAT (or SPDIF, or analog) connections betweeen the 2 PCs.
Just as an external midi synth/FX hardware with a ridiculous latency.
In this way you can obtain all the flexibility of the Scope OS.

My setup is Host machine in XTC mode (as effect/mix) and Synth machine in Scope mode (synth/adat/mastering).

[midipixel]

Thanks for claryfing things.

I don´t know why, but I had the idea that SFP did support VST and that it´s effects were applied as such. I now understand that Scope cards work exactly like a hardware effects processor and that the signal should be routed from the sound card to it and back. Is that correct?

Just out of curiosity... in the case of synths, how does that work? Is the midi information routed between the sequencer and the SFP as well?

Sorru for my ignorance, but as I stated in my other post, I´m new to Scope and just bought my first card!

I think I´ll end up using a set up similar to arela´s. The second computer as an outboard VST and the Pulsar as an effects processor.

[garyb]

Just out of curiosity... in the case of synths, how does that work? Is the midi information routed between the sequencer and the SFP as well?

yes, in the sequencer midi source and destination modules.

[hubird]

@ Midipixel,

[midipixel]

@ Midipixel,

Is this a "just read the manual before asking dumb questions" smiley?

[hubird]

yes!
well, the questions were about very basic connections, you save yourself a lot of stress to have an idea of the basic knowledge
no offend anyway

[midipixel]

No offense taken As a matter of fact, I agree with you. Manuals are made to be read.

The problem is my card came with nothing at all... just the card and cables. Does Creamware offer a downloadable PDF manual before registration? If it does, I´ll read it in no time.

[husker]

enjoy!

ftp://creamware.de/Manuals/SCOPE/Manual/

[midipixel]

Thanks! I´m downloading the chapters right now