5 - Effects
E-MU VST E-Wire
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E-MU VST E-Wire
E-Wire is a special VST/ASIO Bridge which allows you to route digital audio via ASIO to
PatchMix and back again.
E-Wire VST incorporates smart time alignment technology that automatically compen-
sates for system latencies and ensures proper synchronization of audio throughout the
VST chain. In addition, E-Wire also allows you to insert outboard audio gear into the
VST environment.
Note:
It’s easier to use
E-MU PowerFX instead of
E-Wire if you just want to
use the hardware effects.
(E-Wire was the precursor
to E-MU PowerFX.)
However, E-Wire can be
quite useful in its own
right because it allows you
to route VST inserts or
Sends to Physical Inputs
and Outputs via PatchMix
DSP.
E-Wire has three main components:
• A VST plug-in which handles the audio routing to PatchMix DSP.
• An ASIO mixer strip in PatchMix DSP configured to route audio to the E-Wire
plug-in. You simply drop the effects you want to use into this strip.
• For hosts that don’t support automatic delay compensation, a manual delay-
compensation plug-in can be inserted in Cubase tracks or channels that don’t
use E-Wire to compensate for ASIO delay.
Stereo Reverb
ASIO Send
E-Wire VST plug-in
PatchMix DSP
Strip configured
for E-Wire
Send to Strip
Return to VST
E-Wire bridges the gap between hardware I/O and the VST world. The E-Wire VST plug-in sends
audio to a strip containing the desired effect. An ASIO Send routes the audio back to E-Wire VST.
The diagram below may give you a better idea of how E-Wire works:
