Still playing around...the basic question to help avoid the low IQ humour is simple, my mind was a flood with the routing when writing to help construct a response :-
Step 1 : To Use the Spdif as an aux send return for the Fireworx and setting clocks so Cubase 4 is the master Internal sync and the virus and fireworx both slaves.
Step 2 : To still be able to use the Mackie for mixing down the midi kit (synth/modules either with the virus on usb or analogue outs)
Step 3 : The Mackie can channel each individual channel down the firewire therefore I should be able to select which channels get efx routed (send/return) in Cubase 4 externally..However as with the Echo Mia 24 this produces 3 ASIO drivers (firewire/virus ti/echo mia24) and a windows system can only handle 1 at a time I am guessing).
Step 4 : Route everything like the smart person before be pointed out (the obvious is sometimes blind to the fact). The fact is the Mackie, I believe, does not send the audio when sent to 'the mackies aux/returns' down the fire wire.
Im trying to keep a clean signal and stay in the digital domain for A/D purposes.
Hope this helps clear the mud.
Thanks
An yes you are probably right but I am struggling to visualize a plausible solution. as said open minded.
