The effect sends for an audio channel in Cubase can either be routed to an FX channel track or to any activated group or output bus. This allows you to use a separate computer as a virtual effect rack.
Procedure
- On computer 2, the machine you will use as effect rack, add a new stereo audio track.
- Add the desired effect as an insert effect for the track.
- In the Routing section of the Inspector, select one of the VST System Link busses as the input for the audio track.
- Route the channel to one of the VST System Link output busses connected to computer 1.
- Activate monitoring for the track.
- Go back to computer 1, and select a track to which you want to add some reverb.
- Open the Sends section for the track in the Inspector or the MixConsole.
- Open the Send Routing pop-up menu for one of the sends, and select the VST System Link bus assigned to the effect.
- Use the Send slider to adjust the amount of effect as usual.
Result
The signal is sent to the track on computer 2 and processed through its insert effect, without using any processor power on computer 1.
You can repeat the steps above to add more effects. The number of effects made available in this manner is only limited by the number of ports used in the VST System Link connection, and by the performance of computer 2.