internet collaboration

VSTunnel is a new plug-in that lets users connect several sequencers over the Internet.

The VSTunnel Plug-In is used like an insert effect in the sequencer’s master out channel.When started,a wizard starts,which allows the user to start a session or to join another session. When users create their own session,they decide whether to make it public or private. When private, the creator can use their own method of distributing their session key, for example, email distribution. Whatever suits a user best. And of course, public sessions are for anybody and everybody. A list of all public sessions is offered to the user. It can be sorted by genre, speeding up the search for music of taste. By clicking on a session,it can be pre-listened. By a further click,a session can be joined. Read more…

Source Elements has announced the release of Source-Connect VPN, an upgrade to Source-Connect, the Pro Tools networking plug-in.

Source-Connect VPN supports secure streaming audio from one Pro Tools system to another, utilizing your leased and privately owned lines. As a complement to Source-Connect, the VPN upgrade provides an additional layer of network control. Together, they allow direct-to-timeline recording with real-time, broadcast-quality audio using only T1, Cable, or DSL Internet connections from anywhere in the world.

Source-Connect and Source Connect VPN eliminate the need for expensive ISDN lines, hardware, subscription fees and minute-by-minute line charges, enabling affordable high-quality connections between studios, voiceover talent and musicians. Source Elements founder John Binder states, “The addition of VPN security to the family of Source Connect products means that potential users presently locked away from the rest of the world can now safely connect with talent and studios around the world without violating their own company’s network security protocols. The potential cost savings in travel and the scheduling flexibility afforded everyone concerned make Source Connect VPN a must have tool for any studio with remote recording needs”. Read more…