If you need talkback mic for a performer recording an instrument direct, do they need to connect a mic to their audio interface, or can VST Connect Performer access a mic built into the laptop or in an attached external web cam?
In my tests today with a friend running VST Connect Performer on a MacBook Pro, setting the macOS Sound preference to use the audio interface for I/O apparently meant that the laptop’s built-in mic was no longer usable for his talkback. Is there a work-around I’m not aware of?
He played electric bass and didn’t have a separate mic and mic stand handy, so we had to talk via cell phone. It would be great if VST Connect Performer could access the built-in mic (or video camera mic) behind the scenes and not have to depend on the user-facing OS options. That’s certainly possible, as Rogue Amoeba’s application “Loopback” has shown.
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The following questions are regarding the spec on the VST Connect product page which says the highest upstream bit rate for SE is 320 kbps and lossless for Pro.
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Am I correct that this means that in SE, the performer receives a cue mix at 320 kbps maximum? And in Pro, the Performer can get a lossless cue mix?
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When I listen to that mix via the Control Room in Cubase, am I hearing it before compression? (It sounds that way…)
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Does this mean that with VST Connect SE, the resolution of the stream coming in from the performer is 320 kbps maximum? So I’m recording a compressed stream at the Project’s sample rate/bit depth (in my case, 96/24)?
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How much greater demand on the connection speed does lossless compression make?
Thanks!