5 - Effects
E-MU VST E-Wire
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Creative Professional
E-Delay Units Parameter
The Units value in the E-Delay dialog box should be set for the number of times you
send ASIO down to the PatchMix DSP mixer and back in a single track. A single
PowerFX insert chain with any number of effects only requires one delay unit because
there was only one trip to the hardware and back. If you use two Cubase inserts in
series on a track both using PowerFX or E-Wire, you would set the number parameter
to 2 on all other audio tracks. Each trip down to PatchMix DSP and back to Cubase
equals one unit.
In practical use, however, you’ll probably never need to use more than one E-Wire VST
on a single track since PowerFX effects can be placed in series. We have included this
feature “just in case” you need it.
Here’s one more example of how to use the E-Delay Compensator with different
numbers of PowerFX/E-Wire sends on each track. The delay compensation on each
track must equal the track with the maximum number of PowerFX/E-Wire sends. See
the diagram below.
Track 1
Cubase VST or Cubasis
PowerFX
or E-Wire
PowerFX
or E-Wire
Track 2
E-Delay
1
Track 3
Insert
Insert
Insert
Insert
Insert
PowerFX
or E-Wire
PatchMix
DSP
E-Delay
2
Since track 1 uses two PowerFX/E-Wire inserts, the delay of all the other tracks must
equal two. Track 2 has one PowerFX/E-Wire insert and so adding one unit of E-Delay
keeps it time aligned. Track 3 doesn’t use a PowerFX/E-Wire insert and so it needs two
E-Delay Units to remain in alignment.
Grouping Tracks
When several tracks require E-Delay Compensation, you can send the output of each
track to a group or bus and use a single E-Delay Compensator on the output of the
group or bus.
• E-MU Digital Audio System and PatchMix DSP must be installed.
• E-Wire is compatible with Cubase SX/SL/LE, Cubase VST, Wavelab, and
Cakewalk Sonar (via DirectX-VST adapter) among others.
