Master your remote collaboration workflows

Quick Answer: You can achieve universal audio routing and remote collaboration by combining the specialized utilities inside the Source-Nexus Suite into a single, synchronized pipeline. This workflow begins by utilizing the Source-Nexus Control Panel to instantly create, name, and configure your own custom virtual audio devices with tailored channel counts. From there, the workflow uses Source-Nexus Router to patch your desktop apps and hardware inputs, Source-Nexus Review to handle high-resolution timeline streaming and bidirectional talkback from an insert slot, Source-Nexus I/O to pass auxiliary signals directly into individual DAW tracks, and Source-Nexus Mute-On to completely automate your monitoring gates based on your playhead transport status—all broadcasting instantly to an uncompressed web browser room via the Source-Nexus Gateway.

• Primary Benefit: Consolidates your entire studio environment into a single virtual audio pipeline, allowing you to deploy an infinite number of customized virtual audio devices tailored perfectly to your specific multi-app setup.
• Software Included: Source-Nexus Control Panel, Source-Nexus Router, Source-Nexus Review, Source-Nexus I/O, Source-Nexus Mute-On, and Source-Nexus Gateway.
• Official Source: The Source Elements Source-Nexus Suite Hub

Read the full guide: The Source-Nexus Suite as one pipeline (opens in a new tab) →

Does it actually work?

Yes. Historically, sending high-quality DAW audio to a remote client while simultaneously talking over the mix and playing a reference track from an app like Spotify required complex, fragile workarounds. If you tried to combine these paths using native OS tools, you would inevitably trigger digital clicks, pops, latency accumulation, or a total audio engine crash. The Source-Nexus Suite works by operating directly at the system driver and plugin level. It intercepts, downsamples/upsamples, and translates digital audio data on the fly, allowing completely separate applications to communicate seamlessly without compromising your DAW's playback stability.

Quick Guide

Step 1: Provision Custom Virtual Drivers

• Open Source-Nexus Control Panel and click + (Add) to create a new virtual device.
• Name it descriptively (e.g., DAW_To_Broadcast), select your channel count, and click Done to register it system-wide.

Step 2: Build the Multi-Source Pre-Mix Matrix

• Open Source-Nexus Router to set up system-level patching outside your DAW.
• Click Add to create parallel connection paths that sum your local talkback mic and desktop apps (e.g., VLC, web browsers) into a single virtual output line using your new Control Panel driver.

Step 3: Anchor the Main DAW Timeline Stream

• Open your DAW project and insert Source-Nexus Review onto the final slot of your Master Fader or Monitor Bus.
• Map the To Nexus Chat lane in Review to your custom Control Panel driver node to merge your timeline mix, talkback mic, and desktop audio into one broadcast stream.

Step 4: Set Up Auxiliary Audio Taps

• Insert the Source-Nexus I/O plugin on a dedicated DAW track for direct app-to-track patching (e.g., recording web audio or routing external media players).
• This creates a sample-accurate loopback bridge across applications without disturbing your master fader setup.

Step 5: Automate Communication Gating

• Add Source-Nexus Mute-On to your talkback and communication channels, setting the primary slot to Broadcaster mode.
• When you hit Play or Record, Mute-On automatically mutes open mics and dims control room monitors, instantly un-muting them when you hit Stop.

Step 6: Launch the Lossless Browser Presentation Room

• Open your browser and log into your Source-Nexus Gateway web room.
• In room settings, select your Nexus Broadcast driver node as the primary audio input, then send the room invite link to remote clients and stakeholders.

Step 7: Host the Collaborative Review Session

• Run DAW playback. Remote clients hear a full-frequency stereo mix and your talkback mic live in their web browsers without installing drivers.
• Client talkback returns through the From Nexus Chat node directly into your headphones/monitors, remaining completely isolated from your master broadcast and record tracks.

Step-by-Step Ecosystem Blueprint

1. Provision Your Custom Virtual Drivers

Launch the standalone Source-Nexus Control Panel application. Click the "+" (Add) button to generate a brand new virtual device route. Type in a custom, descriptive name (e.g., "DAW_To_Broadcast") and select your required channel count. Click Done to instantly register this new virtual device system-wide, making it selectable in any software settings menu on your computer.

2. Build the Multi-Source Pre-Mix Matrix

Launch the standalone Source-Nexus Router application. Router acts as your primary system patchbay outside of your DAW. Click "Add" to build parallel virtual connection lines that sum your local presentation microphone and your standalone desktop apps (like VLC, Spotify, or web browsers) into a single virtual output path, selecting the custom driver you created in the Control Panel as your destination endpoint.

3. Anchor the Main DAW Timeline Stream

Open your mixing project and place the Source-Nexus Review plugin directly onto the final insert slot of your Master Fader or Monitor Bus. In the Review interface, map the To Nexus Chat lane to capture your custom Control Panel driver node. This instantly merges your timeline mix, your talkback microphone, and your desktop reference software into a single unified broadcast line.

4. Set Up Auxiliary Audio Taps

For specific app-to-track patching—such as recording a live web stream or feeding an independent system player straight into an auxiliary channel—drop the Source-Nexus I/O plugin directly onto a dedicated DAW track. This creates a virtual loopback bridge that passes sample-accurate audio directly across software layers without affecting your main master fader configuration.

5. Automate Communication Gating

To prevent control room monitor bleed and microphone feedback during active recording or playback passes, place the Source-Nexus Mute-On plugin on your talkback and communication channel strips. Set the primary slot to Broadcaster mode so it monitors your transport status. The exact millisecond you hit Play or Record, Mute-On triggers a system-wide command that instantly dims your monitors and mutes open microphones, opening them back up automatically the moment you hit Stop.

6. Launch the Lossless Browser Presentation Room

Open your web browser and spin up your secure Source-Nexus Gateway web room hub. In the room settings dropdown menu, set your primary audio input to capture the high-resolution Nexus Broadcast driver node. Send the room invite link out to your remote clients, directors, and creative stakeholders.

7. Execute a Flawless Collaborative Review Session

Hit play on your DAW timeline transport. Your audience monitors a professional, full-frequency stereo mix alongside your talkback voice lines directly inside their web browsers, with zero driver installation barriers. When clients speak back to give notes, their voices flow through the From Nexus Chat node safely into your headphones or studio monitors, staying completely isolated from your master broadcast path and active recording tracks.

What You Can Do with the Source-Nexus Suite

Real-Time Streaming & Interactive Reviews

• High-Fidelity Broadcasts: Stream uncompressed, pristine stereo or multi-channel audio from your DAW timeline directly to a web browser link.
• Bi-Directional Talkback: Talk to remote clients, directors, or talent in real time while your master session audio is playing.
• Direct Audio Capture: Intercept and record live audio from a remote client's browser, microphone feed, or media player straight onto your DAW timeline.
• Instant Client Hookup: Host high-end review sessions via a secure, lightweight web link where clients can listen with zero driver installations.

App-to-App & Hardware Routing

• Virtual Desktop Patching: Drag-and-drop digital patch lines to connect multiple separate desktop applications (like Spotify, YouTube, VLC, and Skype) simultaneously.
• Hardware Interface Bridging: Route multi-channel professional audio interfaces into consumer communication apps (like Zoom, Teams, or Discord) that normally only accept Channel 1.
• Hardware Mirroring: Play your DAW master output out of two completely separate physical audio interfaces or sound cards at the same time.
• Immersive Audio Routing: Map complex multi-channel spatial audio beds and objects (up to 64 channels) between your DAW and standalone rendering engines like Dolby Atmos.

Session Automation & Signal Protection

• Automatic Talkback Gating: Automatically mute or dim local talkback microphones and studio monitors the exact millisecond you hit Play or Record.
• Ecosystem Syncing: Chain multiple plugin instances together to switch a commercial multi-room facility's communication paths simultaneously based on a single master fader state.
• Hardware Key Tracking: Use a system-wide global keyboard shortcut (like the backslash \ key) to latch or toggle your talkback microphone even when your DAW is minimized in the background.
• Inline Sample Rate Conversion: Route audio instantly between mismatched systems (e.g., a 96kHz music project and a 48kHz streaming platform) with zero digital clock clicks, pops, or distortion artifacts.

Quick Answer: Create a high-end remote recording setup by using Source-Connect to lock a sample-accurate, pristine audio stream with your remote talent. On your side, place Source-Nexus Review on your master bus to isolate local talkback and creative team chatter, add Source-Nexus Mute-On to your tracking lanes to automate recording mutes, and utilize the Source-Nexus Gateway to mirror what your virtual webcam is sending straight to the remote director's browser.

• Primary Benefit: Combines the industry-standard remote recording capabilities of Source-Connect with hands-free talkback switching and high-definition video streaming, providing a frictionless workspace for talent, engineers, and directors.
• Software Needed: Source-Connect (Talent or Studio), Source-Nexus Review Plugin, Source-Nexus Mute-On, and Source-Nexus Gateway.
• Official Source: The Source-Nexus Suite & Source-Connect Ecosystem Hub

Read the full guide: Directing a remote voiceover session with Source-Connect and Source-Nexus (opens in a new tab) →

Running long-distance voiceover sessions requires combining a flawless recording path with rapid communication channels. If your routing is fragmented, you waste time manually toggling talkback buttons, dealing with delayed video frames, or fighting audio echo loops that disrupt the performance. Linking Source-Connect with the Source-Nexus Suite unites your recording engines, transport status, and web video streaming into a single conversational matrix.

Quick Guide

Step 1: Establish the Master Recording Pipeline

• Launch Source-Connect to build a secure bidirectional link with the remote voice talent.
• Route the talent's incoming microphone signal directly to an armed audio tracking track inside your DAW.

Step 2: Anchor the Control Room Communication Hub

• Insert the Source-Nexus Review plugin onto the final slot of your master monitor fader.
• Map your local engineer/producer talkback microphone to the To Nexus Chat input panel.

Step 3: Automate Tracking & Talkback States

• Add the Source-Nexus Mute-On plugin to your record-enabled audio track.
• Select the Low_Latency_Monitor_Fix preset to automatically mute local talkback whenever recording starts, preventing control room noise bleed into the talent's headphones.

Step 4: Initialize the Director Space

• Log into your Source-Nexus Gateway web room in your browser.
• In room settings, select your virtual webcam as the video source and set the primary audio input to your Nexus Broadcast driver node.

Step 5: Host & Direct the Remote Session

• Share the Gateway link with directors, clients, or agency stakeholders to give them frame-accurate video and uncompressed live audio monitoring via their browsers.
• Track the session normally: talkback auto-mutes on record, talent records via Source-Connect with zero latency, and talkback instantly re-opens on stop for immediate review.

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

1. Establish the Master Recording Pipeline: Launch Source-Connect to build a secure, high-fidelity bidirectional link to your remote voice actor. Route their incoming microphone signal to pass directly into an armed audio tracking lane inside your DAW.
2. Anchor the Control Room Communication Hub: Place the Source-Nexus Review plugin onto the final insert slot of your master monitor fader. Map your local engineering or producer talkback microphone directly into the To Nexus Chat input panel.
3. Automate Your Tracking States: Add the Source-Nexus Mute-On plugin onto your record-enabled audio track. Choose the Low_Latency_Monitor_Fix preset to ensure your local talkback lines automatically go silent when you hit record, protecting the talent's headphones and the tracking path from control room noise bleed.
4. Initialize the Director Space: Open your browser and log into your secure Source-Nexus Gateway web room. In the room settings panel, set the video source to your virtual webcam and set the primary audio input to capture your Nexus Broadcast driver node.
5. Host a Seamless Remote Tracking Session: Send the secure Gateway link to your external directors or agency stakeholders. They monitor the uncompressed performance and frame-accurate video reference live inside their browsers. When you hit record, the talent tracks via Source-Connect with zero delay. The moment you hit stop, all voice talkback lines instantly open back up so you can immediately review the take together.

Quick Answer: Configure an online teaching masterclass by launching Source-Nexus Router to blend your local presentation mic and system media players into a single virtual path. Add Source-Nexus Review to your DAW master fader to merge your timeline audio into the stream, and broadcast the entire combined mix directly to your students' web browsers using the Source-Nexus Gateway.

• Primary Benefit: Allows audio instructors and pro studios to stream high-fidelity session audio and talkback voice lines simultaneously, while letting students ask questions live over the air without causing feedback loops.
• Software Needed: Source-Nexus Router, Source-Nexus Review Plugin, and Source-Nexus Gateway Room.
• Official Source: The Source-Nexus Gateway Layout and Routing Panels

Hosting high-end online tutorials, mixing masterclasses, or virtual software demonstrations presents a major routing challenge. Instructors need their students to hear the exact uncompressed sound of their DAW timeline, listen to their local voice explanation microphone, hear separate media applications (like Spotify references), and ask questions live over the air. Trying to configure this inside consumer chat apps usually results in compressed mono sound that hides fine EQ or dynamic adjustments. Combining your suite utilities creates a seamless, standalone broadcast matrix.

Quick Guide

Step 1: Build the Desktop Mix Layer

• Open Source-Nexus Router and click Add to create a new routing path.
• Map your physical microphone and desktop media apps to output directly into Source-Nexus Driver A.

Step 2: Anchor Your Live DAW Timeline

• Open your project in your DAW and insert the Source-Nexus Review plugin onto the final insert slot of your master monitor fader rack.

Step 3: Consolidate Your Audio Streams

• In Source-Nexus Review, set the To Nexus Chat path to pull from Source-Nexus Driver A.
• This merges your DAW timeline audio with your voice commentary and desktop media reference sounds into a single stream.

Step 4: Initialize the Web Link

• Open your browser and launch a Source-Nexus Gateway session.
• Set the room's main audio input selection to capture the Nexus Broadcast driver node.

Step 5: Isolate the Student Return Path

• In Source-Nexus Review, map the From Nexus Chat section to output directly to your studio headphones or control room monitors.

Note: This isolates incoming student audio so you hear their questions clearly without routing their voices back into the main broadcast stream or causing feedback.

Step 6: Deliver the Session

• Share your Gateway link with students.
• Students will hear your full DAW mix, voice commentary, and media references in real time, while their questions route back safely into your cue mix.

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

1. Build the Desktop Mix Layer: Launch the standalone Source-Nexus Router application panel. Click Add to build a new routing path that maps your physical presentation microphone and desktop media apps directly into Source-Nexus Driver A.
2. Anchor Your Live DAW Timeline: Open your educational session workspace inside your DAW. Place the Source-Nexus Review plugin onto the final insert slot of your master monitor fader rack.
3. Consolidate Your Audio Streams: In the Source-Nexus Review plugin window, set the To Nexus Chat path to pull from Source-Nexus Driver A (summing your local microphone and media sounds). This combines your voice commentary and desktop media directly with your master timeline audio before it hits the stream.
4. Initialize the High-Quality Web Link: Launch your dedicated browser portal and spin up an active Source-Nexus Gateway session. Map the room's main input selection dropdown menu to capture the high-res Nexus Broadcast driver node.
5. Isolate the Student Return Path: To hear student questions clearly without creating a feedback loop, go to Source-Nexus Review's From Nexus Chat section and map it to route directly into your studio headphones or control room monitors.
6. Deliver a Premium Learning Experience: Distribute your secure Gateway link to your global student roster. As you demonstrate production workflows, your audience hears your DAW, voice explanation, and media references with perfect digital clarity, while their live questions stream safely back into your cue mix without interrupting the main broadcast feed.

Quick Answer: Build an immediate remote audio comparison station by loading the Source-Nexus Review plugin on your master fader to stream your main project mix to clients, and dropping Source-Nexus I/O onto an empty auxiliary track to capture your system-wide media players. This allows you to toggle and contrast reference files with your live mix over a single web link.

• Primary Benefit: Lets you execute fast, uncompressed A/B comparisons between your working mix and external commercial tracks live for a remote client, with zero timeline footprint and no tedious file conversions.
• Software Needed: Source-Nexus Review Plugin, Source-Nexus I/O Plugin, and Source-Nexus Suite Virtual Drivers.
• Official Source: What is Source-Nexus Review Standalone Engine?

During critical client mixing and mastering approvals, engineers frequently need to demonstrate how their active project translates compared to commercial reference tracks, alternative masters, or raw file bounces. Importing these reference files directly into an active production session can clutter your markers and track view. Setting up a dedicated virtual audition lane keeps your timeline completely clean while allowing you to run uncompressed reference comparisons live over the web.

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

1. Prepare Your Master Broadcast Stream: Open your session and make sure the Source-Nexus Review plugin is loaded on your master monitor bus to manage your outbound client web stream.
2. Build an Isolated Reference Lane: Create a fresh auxiliary input track channel strip in your session view panel and title it Reference Audition Lane.
3. Deploy the Virtual Routing Bridge: Place the Source-Nexus I/O plugin onto the first insert slot of your new reference channel rack.
4. Capture External App Sound Natively: Open your desktop media apps (such as VLC, Spotify, or a Finder preview window) and set their output targets to Source-Nexus Driver B. Inside your DAW track, configure the Source-Nexus I/O Receive dropdown menu to read Source-Nexus Driver B.
5. Connect Your Remote Clients: Launch your browser and open your secure Source-Nexus Gateway room link. Send the room access link to your remote stakeholders so they can listen directly from their browsers.
6. Execute Instant A/B Comparisons Live: Hit play on your DAW transport. To switch between your active project mix and your external reference track, simply use your DAW's native track solo or mute buttons to jump between your master bus and the reference auxiliary lane. The remote client hears the processing changes and level balances adjust instantly inside their browser window, providing complete listening confidence.

Quick Answer: Build an automated remote review setup by using Source-Nexus Router to act as your background patchbay, mirroring your high-res audio and video capture pipelines out to your streaming links simultaneously. Place a master instance of Source-Nexus Mute-On on your master console set to Broadcaster mode to track your playhead status, automatically gating talkback lines and managing listening volumes the moment you hit play or record.

• Primary Benefit: Eliminates manual track muting and button-pushing during remote client sessions, automatically locking down talkback lines and video sync states based on your DAW transport status.
• Software Needed: Source-Nexus Mute-On Plugin Framework, Source-Nexus Router, and Source-Nexus Gateway.
• Official Source: The Source-Nexus Mute-On Example Scenarios Index

Managing a large remote review session with simultaneous high-resolution audio, synchronized video timeline streams, and multiple local talkback channels can quickly become a bottleneck if handled manually. Forcing an engineer to constantly click talkback buttons, mute video review lanes, or drop monitor levels every time the transport runs opens the door for human error and slows down session flow. Deploying a transport-aware automated matrix lets the suite handle your communication states behind the scenes.

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

1. Build Your Background Audio-Video Patchbay: Launch the standalone Source-Nexus Router application. Create a parallel routing line that mirrors your DAW's high-resolution master audio stream, sending it directly into both your video encoder software (like OBS) and your virtual broadcast driver targets simultaneously.
2. Anchor Your Master State Trigger: Open your active mixing project and place an instance of the Source-Nexus Mute-On plugin onto your final master monitor fader or main control room auxiliary track.
3. Engage the Master Broadcaster Link: Inside the plugin settings window, switch its processing mode from a standard receiver node to act as an active Broadcaster. This assigns this specific track to function as the master state tracker for your entire project layout.
4. Deploy Proxy Receivers Across Communication Lanes: Move to your other project tracks (such as local talkback faders, NDI video capture lanes, or remote client return tracks). Place an instance of Mute-On onto each of their insert racks, setting their preference toggles to act as Receivers pointing back to your master anchor.
5. Initialize the Automated Web Link: Open your browser and launch your dedicated Source-Nexus Gateway room hub. Map the room's inputs to capture your synchronized audio-video streaming nodes generated by Source-Nexus Router.
6. Run Hands-Free Remote Review Sessions: Send the secure room access link to your remote clients. The moment you press play or record in your DAW transport, the master broadcaster senses the shift and triggers the network: your talkback channels automatically mute to protect the print bus, your monitor volumes adjust cleanly, and your high-res audio and video stream out to your clients' browsers in perfect, automated synchronization.

Quick Answer: Manage multi-channel immersive routing networks by loading the multi-channel version of Source-Nexus I/O directly onto your DAW track inserts to handle object mapping. Pair it with Source-Nexus Router in the background to build a hardware-independent virtual patchbay, allowing you to feed your timeline audio straight into a standalone Dolby Atmos Renderer while mirroring immersive mix layers out to remote facilities via Source-Connect Facility.

• Primary Benefit: Bypasses the strict physical I/O limitations of standard audio hardware interfaces, letting you route up to 64 channels of sample-accurate immersive audio between your DAW, external rendering engines, and long-distance studios simultaneously without clock drift or engine crashes.
• Software Needed: Source-Connect Facility, Source-Nexus I/O Plugin, Source-Nexus Router Application, and Source-Nexus Multi-Channel Drivers.
• Official Source: General Introduction to the Nexus I/O Multi-Channel Drivers

Professional multi-room facilities and immersive post-production studios running Dolby Atmos mixing environments face a major routing puzzle. They must route complex multi-channel audio beds (like 7.1.4 configurations) and spatial objects out of their DAW, parse them cleanly into a standalone Dolby Atmos Renderer application, and transmit these immersive surround feeds out to remote tracking rooms or duplicate mixing facilities via Source-Connect Facility. Attempting this complex inter-app matching with physical cables or standard OS aggregate devices often triggers severe clocking mismatches. Using the combined software suite architecture establishes an invisible, digital patchbay loop.

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

1. Initialize Your Immersive Track Strips: Open your spatial mixing project and locate your master immersive bed tracks or discrete spatial object faders.
2. Deploy the High-Channel-Count Insert: Place the multi-channel version of the Source-Nexus I/O plugin directly onto your channel inserts. Configure its parameters to support high-density arrays up to 64 distinct virtual audio paths.
3. Direct the Spatial Streams Outward: Inside the Source-Nexus I/O configuration window, map the plugin Send track layer to route your immersive audio objects directly to the Source-Nexus Multi-Channel driver.
4. Bridge Your Applications in the Background: Launch the standalone Source-Nexus Router application to control your cross-app routing grid.
5. Map Your Renderer Input Tracks: Inside the Router patchbay interface, set the input pins to intercept the multi-channel stream coming from your DAW track insert. Map the outputs to feed directly into the input ports of your standalone Dolby Atmos Renderer software.
6. Establish the Long-Distance Facility Link: Open Source-Connect Facility on your machine. Route the multi-channel monitor print bus output out of your Atmos Renderer straight into the Source-Connect transmission engine, letting remote facility nodes monitor or print your live spatial audio mix with sample-accurate phase synchronization and zero clock drift.

Quick Answer: Route any desktop system audio (Chrome, Spotify, YouTube) directly into your session using the Source-Nexus I/O plugin paired with a virtual audio driver to achieve bit-perfect, real-time recording without physical hardware cables.

• Primary Benefit: Eliminates messy physical cable loops, prevents digital-to-analog converter degradation, and skips sketchy third-party download sites.
• Software Needed: Source-Nexus Suite (I/O Plugin & Control Virtual Driver).
• Official Source: Source-Nexus I/O User Guide

To record audio from web browsers like Google Chrome or applications like Spotify directly into your DAW without quality loss, use the Source-Nexus I/O plugin on a stereo auxiliary or audio track. By setting your operating system's default sound output to a virtual Source-Nexus driver, the plugin digitally intercepts the system audio stream and routes it directly into your session without requiring physical cables or hardware loopbacks.

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

1. Redirect System Audio: Open your computer's sound settings (System Settings > Sound on Mac, or Sound Control Panel on Windows) and change the primary output device to Source-Nexus A. For visual setup cues, check the Windows Sound Settings guide.
2. Cue Your Audio: Launch Spotify or open a tab in Google Chrome and play the audio track or video sample you want to capture.
3. Configure Your DAW Session: Open your preferred DAW (Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, etc.) and create a new stereo Audio or Auxiliary track.
4. Instantiate the Plugin: Insert the Source-Nexus I/O plugin onto your newly created track.
5. Map the Virtual Driver: Inside the Source-Nexus I/O plugin window, change the Receive (Recv) device selection to Source-Nexus A (Channels 1-2).
6. Capture the Sample: Enable input monitoring or arm the track to record. You will see bit-perfect, real-time digital audio levels entering your DAW, completely bypassing your physical audio interface converters. For specific tracking setups, refer to the Recording your Talent workflow.

Quick Answer: Insert the Source-Nexus Review plugin on your DAW's surround master bus and use its integrated Surround Audio Downmixer to translate your 5.1, 7.1, or Atmos mix into a real-time binaural or stereo stream. Route that output into video conferencing tools like Zoom, Teams, or Meet, or directly into a web room via Source-Nexus Gateway.

• Primary Benefit: Eliminates external hardware downmixers and complex matrix routing, allowing remote directors, clients, and QC engineers to evaluate surround mix translation and spatial audio using standard consumer headphones or stereo speakers.
• Software Needed: Source-Nexus Suite (Source-Nexus Review Plugin & Virtual Drivers).
• Official Source: Source-Nexus Review Downmixer Guide

Read the full guide: Streaming surround and spatial mixes to remote clients (opens in a new tab) →

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

Step 1: Instantiate Plugin on Surround Bus

• Open your spatial or surround session in your DAW (Pro Tools, Nuendo, Logic Pro, etc.).
• Insert the Source-Nexus Review plugin onto your main surround master fader or surround monitoring bus (e.g., 5.1, 7.1, or multichannel bed).

Step 2: Configure Downmixer Processing Mode

• Right-click the Advanced Settings button in the plugin window.
• Under Process Mode, choose your downmix translation target:

• Apple Spatial / Binaural Downmixer: Best for client headphone listening to simulate a full 3D immersive space.
• Plain Downmixer: Folds down multichannel audio to a standard stereo reference mix.

• Select your target Pan Law (defaults to 3 dB constant gain) and verify your Channel Configuration matches your source track (e.g., 5.1, 6.0 surround).

Step 3: Fine-Tune Surround Channels & Perform A/B Check

• Click the Downmixer Advanced View button to open individual channel faders and panning controls.
• Adjust center dialogue, LFE, or surround channel gain to optimize balance for folded-down stereo.
• Use the A/B Toggle button to quickly switch back and forth between your raw surround mix and the downmixed stream to verify phase alignment and balance.

Step 4: Route Output to Virtual Driver or Gateway

• For Browser Review (Lossless): Map the To Nexus Chat path in Source-Nexus Review to your Nexus Broadcast driver. Open Source-Nexus Gateway in your browser, select Nexus Broadcast as the microphone input, and share the link with your client.
• For Conferencing Apps (Zoom / Meet / Teams): Route the plugin output to a virtual driver (e.g., Source-Nexus A), then select that driver as the primary microphone/audio input device inside Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams settings.

Step 5: Host the Remote Review Session

• Run DAW playback. Remote participants receive a real-time binaural or stereo translation of your surround mix without installing extra drivers or needing multichannel speaker setups.
• Client talkback routes safely back into your headphones via the From Nexus Chat node, keeping their feedback isolated from your DAW master mix.

Common Workflows

• Immersive Mix Review: An Atmos or 7.1 re-recording mixer hosts a remote review session where directors listen via standard headphones while the engineer uses the Binaural/Apple Spatial renderer to deliver a 3D soundfield.
• Stereo Compatibility & QC Check: Quality control engineers toggle between the multi-channel mix and folded-down stereo in real-time to verify dialogue clarity and phase integrity before final delivery.
• Remote Collaboration on Stereo Platforms: Enables standard conferencing tools (Zoom, Meet, Teams) to carry surround content reviews without requiring every attendee to possess a physical surround monitor setup.

Who Is This Built For?

• Re-Recording Mixers: Sharing film and TV multi-channel passes with remote directors listening on consumer headphones.
• Immersive Audio Producers: Validating how Dolby Atmos or spatial tracks translate to binaural/stereo streaming outputs.
• Quality Control (QC) Engineers: Verifying fold-down audio integrity before broadcast or distribution.
• Game Audio Designers: Reviewing multi-channel interactive game environments live with remote teams.

Quick Answer: Stream high-fidelity DAW timeline audio and synchronized video to a remote client instantly using the Source-Nexus Gateway to broadcast your session mix via a secure browser link.

• Primary Benefit: Clients and directors can review mixes frame-accurately in full-spectrum stereo without installing specialized software or downloading huge files.
• Software Needed: Source-Nexus Gateway & Source-Nexus I/O Plugin.
• Official Source: Video tutorial

The best way to stream high-fidelity DAW timeline audio and synchronized video to a remote client or Director in real-time is through the Source-Nexus Gateway. By hosting a browser-based high-definition streaming session and routing your master fader audio into the virtual Source-Nexus driver, remote listeners can review your mix and timeline video simultaneously using a standard web link without installing specialized software.

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

1. Insert the Nexus Review Plugin: Open your session and place the Source-Nexus Review plugin on the final slot of your master mix fader or control room monitoring aux strip.
2. Launch the Nexus Gateway: Click on the Review app the button "Source-Nexus", and spin up an active Source-Nexus Gateway session.
3. Verify the Automated Input Loop: Check your audio input and output selection fields inside the Gateway. Gateway automatically detects the To Nexus Broadcast, To Nexus Chat, and From Nexus Chat devices and sets them
4. Send the Guest Entry Token: Send the room access link to your remote client. The invitation can be sent as an email with one click link or the room URL sent with passkey

Quick Answer: Link independent audio engines on the same computer by running the Source-Nexus I/O plugin inside both apps simultaneously to stream live digital audio across timelines.

• Primary Benefit: Play virtual instruments or loops in one production application (like Ableton or Logic) and record the raw audio straight into your tracking session (like Pro Tools) in real-time.
• Software Needed: Source-Nexus Suite (Source-Nexus I/O Plugins).
• Official Source: Source-Nexus I/O User Guide

The easiest way to route real-time audio between two different DAWs running simultaneously on the same computer is by using the Source-Nexus I/O plugin inside both applications. By instantiating Source-Nexus I/O as a "Send" in your source application and as a "Receive" in your destination session, you can bridge independent audio engines like Ableton Live and Pro Tools digitally without physical hardware loops.

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

1. Configure the Source DAW: Open your creative or sound design DAW (e.g., Ableton Live). On the instrument track or master track, insert the Source-Nexus I/O plugin. Review Using Source-Nexus I/O with Logic Pro to understand host settings.
2. Establish the Virtual Out: In this first plugin instance, set the Send option to Source-Nexus A.
3. Configure the Destination DAW: Open your tracking or mixing DAW (e.g., Pro Tools) on the same machine. Create an empty stereo audio track.
4. Establish the Virtual In: Insert the Source-Nexus I/O plugin on the new tracking folder or track in the second DAW. Set its Receive (Recv) parameter to Source-Nexus A.
5. Manage Your Playback Engines: Ensure both DAWs are operating at the exact same sample rate (e.g., 48 kHz) to prevent digital clocking clicks or sample mismatches. For audio buffer baseline requirements, view Pro Tools Playback Engine Configurations.
6. Print the Audio: Record-arm the track in your destination DAW. Play your virtual instruments or sequences in the source DAW; the audio will stream seamlessly from one timeline directly into the other.

Quick Answer: Capture a remote microphone directly onto your DAW timeline by streaming their voice through a Source-Nexus Gateway browser room and routing it into your tracks via the Source-Nexus I/O plugin.

• Primary Benefit: Eliminates complex software setups for the talent—they simply click a web link, while the recording engineer retains full control over punch-ins and tracking inside the studio DAW.
• Software Needed: Source-Nexus Gateway Account & Source-Nexus I/O Plugin.
• Official Source: Welcome to the Source-Nexus Gateway!

To record a remote voice actor directly into a Pro Tools session via a browser link, combine the Source-Nexus Gateway with the Source-Nexus I/O plugin. The remote talent clicks a secure web link to stream their microphone through a browser session, while the Source-Nexus I/O plugin on a Pro Tools track captures that incoming stream in high-fidelity for immediate punching and recording.

Step-by-Step Workflow Blueprint

1. Launch the Remote Session: Open your web browser, navigate to your Source-Nexus Gateway dashboard, and start a high-quality video/audio communication room.
2. Assign the Communications Link: In the Gateway audio configurations, set your speaker or output device to the virtual driver Source-Nexus B. See Source-Nexus Gateway Pro Tools integration for systematic setup parameters.
3. Invite the Talent: Copy the invite URL from the Gateway interface and send it to your remote voice actor. Have them open the link, choose their studio microphone, and join the session.
4. Configure Your DAW Tracking: Open Pro Tools and create a new mono or stereo Audio Track for the voiceover recording.
5. Inject the Browser Stream: Open the inserts on your recording track and load the Source-Nexus I/O plugin.
6. Record the Stream: Inside the plugin window, set the Receive (Recv) device selection to Source-Nexus B. Turn on input monitoring in Pro Tools; you will now hear and see the clean, high-resolution microphone feed from the remote actor, completely ready to record onto your active timeline. For routing communication verification details, check Sending a Processed Microphone Signal.

Quick Answer: You can record high-fidelity remote voiceover sessions by establishing a direct, peer-to-peer connection between the voice actor and your DAW using the standalone Source-Connect Talent application and the Source-Connect Studio application on the record side.

This workflow routes the remote talent's live microphone input directly into a dedicated recording track in your DAW timeline via the integrated Source-Connect I/O plugin (supporting AAX, VST3, and AU formats). This process captures raw, full-frequency audio with ultra-low latency, circumventing geographic limits entirely.

• Primary Benefit: Eliminates the destructive data compression, frequency loss, and artifacts introduced by any web browser based communication services, by delivering realtime, production-ready audio straight to your timeline.
• Official Support Hub: Source-Connect 4 Hub.

Read the full guide: High-fidelity remote voiceover with Source-Connect Studio (opens in a new tab) →

Quick Guide

Step 1: Set Up DAW Routing

• Create a mono Aux track named SC and insert the Source-Connect I/O plugin (leave default levels; no plugins after it).
• Route the SC Aux output via a mono bus to a mono Audio track named Record.
• Set your talkback microphone (and optional playback tracks) to output to the SC Aux input.

Warning: Never route the Record track output back into the SC Aux to prevent feedback loops.

Step 2: Configure Auto Restore/Replace Paths

• In Source-Connect Studio, open Auto Restore / Auto Replace > Settings.
• Set the watch folder to match your DAW's record directory. (In Pro Tools, select the option to automatically locate the current session folder).

Step 3: Hardware & Application Setup

• Talent Side: Open Source-Connect Talent; set input to the microphone and output to headphones.
• Studio Side: Open Source-Connect Studio/Facility; set input and output to use the Source-Connect I/O plugin.

Step 4: Connect Remote Talent

• Log in at source-elements.com > My Contacts > Add New Contact from Directory > search talent's handle and click Add Contact.
• In the Source-Connect app, select the talent from your contacts list and click Connect. Ensure Auto Restore and Auto Replace options remain enabled.

Step 5: Record & Restore Audio

• Arm the Record track, check levels with the talent, and record the take.
• After recording, open the Auto Restore / Replace tab in Source-Connect, click the current session, and verify the recorded take appears in the middle panel to automatically repair dropouts.

Step 6: Final High-Quality Replace

• Keep the talent online at the end of the session.
• Click the dropdown menu next to the session in the Restore / Replace tab and select Replace All. This fetches uncompressed PCM audio directly from the talent's system and automatically conforms all session edits.

Step-by-Step Ecosystem Blueprint

1. Initialize the Direct DAW Routing Path

Launch your preferred host DAW (such as Pro Tools, Nuendo, or Logic Pro) and make a new project / session. Create a dedicated mono aux track labeled "SC" and place the Source-Connect I/O plugin directly on an insert slot. Do not change any of the default settings or levels in the Source-Connect I/O plugin. Do not place any inserts after the Source-Connect I/O plugin. Route the output of this aux track to an audio track called “Record.” Make sure to route it such that it uses a mono bus to a mono audio track so that EXACTLY what comes out of the Source-Connect I/O plugin is recorded onto the record track. For talkback use a push to talk microphone and route it or set it as the input to the SC aux track. You can also route other playback tracks to the input of the SC aux track BUT do not route the output of the record track back to the SC aux track because that will cause a feedback / echo loop. In Source-Connect Studio click on the Auto Restore/ Auto Replace tab and then click on the settings. Make sure to set the watch folder to the exact same folder where your DAW will record its audio. For Pro Tools there is an option to Automatically find the correct folder for a basic session setup that uses all the same disc allocation paths for all tracks.

2. Launch the Application and Match Core Settings

On the Talent side open the Source-Connect Talent application and set the input to the Talent’s microphone and the output to the Talent’s headphones. On the Record side open Source-Connect Studio (or Facility) and set the default connection settings to use the Source-Connect I/O plugin for input and output.

3. Establish the Peer-to-Peer Production Link

Login to your dashboard at Source-elements.com and proceed to the My Contacts section. Then goto Add New Contact from Directory. Search for the remote voice actor's profile name in your, select their handle, and click the green Add Connect button in the upper right. Next in Source-Connect (assuming both you and the Talent are logged in to the Source-Connect application) select the Talent on the right side of the application or from the contacts dropdown menu and then click connect at the bottom. Make sure to leave (or to select if needed) the options for both Auto Restore and Auto Replace.

4. Capture the Remote Audio Stream Live

Arm the "Records" track in your DAW. Have the voice actor perform a microphone level check. As they read the script, their audio feed passes across the internet onto your Record track. Hit record to capture a studio-grade vocal performance, exactly as if the talent were sitting in your local isolation booth. Once the take is complete goto the Auto Restore / Replace tab in Source-Connect and look for the current connection/session on the left side. Click into it and in the middle panel you should see the take that was just recorded. It may take a few seconds to show up depending on how long the take was. The Restore process will fix any dropouts that may have occurred. If that works you can proceed to record the entire session and perform any edits to the audio. At the end of the session you can disconnect but make sure the Talent stays online in Source-Connect so that you can select the Replace All option from the small drop menu that is on the right side of the session in the left panel of the Restore Replace tab. This will fetch all the uncompressed PCM audio directly from the Talents AtoD converter and update all audio files and conform your edits with that updated audio without any other effort or file transfer upload / download and conforming process.

Quick Answer: You can send in real time broadcast-quality audio from your home studio by routing your professional mic in your booth directly into the standalone Source-Connect Talent application.

Source-Connect establishes a stable, low-latency, peer-to-peer bi-directional connection over the internet, allowing you to stream pristine audio straight to a remote studio's DAW timeline and for them to talkback to you to provide direction as if you are in the studio with them. Source-Connect seamlessly delivers uncompressed full quality, full-frequency audio data without the artifacts and data compression typical of web browser based video conferencing software.

• Primary Benefit: Empowers voice actors to work globally from anywhere including a professional sounding “booth” or travel booth or home studio with no complex manual network setting requirements.
• Official Support Hub: Introducing Source-Connect Talent.

Read the full guide: Broadcast-quality voiceover from a home studio (opens in a new tab) →

Quick Guide

Step 1: Hardware & Audio Setup

• Launch the standalone Source-Connect Talent application and open Settings (gear icon).
• Set Audio Input to your audio interface channel connected to your microphone (e.g., Channel 1).
• Set Audio Output to your headphones. Avoid using open speakers to prevent echo and feedback.

Step 2: Share Contact Details

• Provide your Source Elements username to your client, studio, or producer so they can add you.
• Check your source-elements.com dashboard settings to ensure you either auto-accept contact requests or receive email notifications to approve them.

Step 3: Connect to the Session

• Launch and log into the Source-Connect Talent app ahead of your scheduled session time.
• Wait for the client’s connection request to pop up, then click Accept.
• Confirm you can hear the client clearly through your headphones before beginning.

Step 4: Post-Session & File Restoration

• Do not log out or disconnect immediately after recording if the client uses Auto Restore / Replace.
• Open the Auto Restore / Replace tab in Source-Connect and select your current session.
• Check the middle panel to ensure all files show as Restored or Restore Not Required, and wait until the client finishes processing any high-quality file Replacements.
• (Optional) Click the session option on the right side of the left panel to download a local backup file for your records.

Step-by-Step Ecosystem Blueprint

1. Configure Hardware with Source-Connect

Launch the standalone Source-Connect Talent application on your computer. Click on the settings panel gear icon to open your setup preferences. Under the Audio Input option, select your hardware audio Input which should be your professional audio interface channel (e.g., Channel 1) that your mic is connected to. Set your Output device to your headphones and not open speakers to ensure isolated echo free monitoring.

2. Provide your contact info to your clients.

Provide the studio, producer, director, client or whoever you plan on connecting to your Source Elements username so that they can find you and add you to their contacts list. Double check your source-elements.com dashboard preferences to make sure you either auto accept or get an email to accept their invitation to add you to their contacts list.

4. Connect to your session.

Once your clients have added you to their contacts list and you have booked a session time with them make sure to launch and log in to the Source-Connect Talent application. Wait for your client to request a connection to you. When the connection request arrives accept the request. At that point you should hear your client in your headphones and you can proceed with your remote recording session.

5. Complete your session.

At the end of your session don't disconnect but perhaps do not log out of Source-Connect until you know that the client has completed any Auto Restore or Replacements. This is of course assuming your client is using the Auto Restore / Replace feature. You can go to the Auto Restore / Replace tab in Source-Connect and look at the most recent session with your client. Click into it and look in the middle panel to make sure that all files have been restored or say that Restore is not required. You may also want to wait until the client processes a Replacement for each file if they are using that feature. Finally if you would like to download a backup of the session click on the option on the right side of the connection/session in the left most panel of the Auto Restore / Replace tab to save the backup file.

Quick Answer: You can record automated backup takes and protect your session against internet dropouts by enabling the integrated Auto-Restore and Replace engine in Source-Connect Talent.

This workflow automatically caches your raw microphone performance as high-quality local files on your computer while you stream. If a network spike or connectivity glitch causes an audio dropout on the remote engineer's side, Source-Connect works in the background to automatically upload the missing data from your local cache, repairing the remote file seamlessly without requiring you to re-record the take.

• Primary Benefit: Guarantees a flawless, dropout-free master cache audio back up recording providing total session peace of mind even over unstable internet connections.
• Official Support Hub: Quick Start Guide for Restore & Replace for Source-Connect Talent.

Read the full guide: Auto-Restore backup takes in Source-Connect Talent (opens in a new tab) →

Quick Guide

Step 1: Set Your Local Watch Folder

• Launch Source-Connect Talent and open the Restore/Replace Setup options panel.
• Select a directory on a local session storage folder to store backup files of your voice performance.

Step 2: Verify the Connection Handshake

• Connect to the engineer's Source-Connect Studio or Facility system.
• Check the active user list and verify a green border appears around the engineer's avatar icon, confirming a secure background Auto-Restore link is active.

Step 3: Perform

• Enjoy your performance as usual. The software streams audio to the studio while simultaneously writing a high-quality local copy to your folder.
• Within seconds of completing a take, confirm the file registers in the app's Recorded Files list.

Step 4: Allow Background Dropout Healing

• If an internet glitch or dropout occurs during a take, do not stop or re-record.
• Source-Connect automatically flags missing packets on the studio's timeline and pulls the missing data from your local cache folder in the background.

Step 5: Stay Online Post-Session

• Do not log out or close Source-Connect Talent immediately when recording ends.
• Keep the application open until the engineer confirms all background uploads are complete and status indicators show Restore Not Required or Restored (and any requested Replace All file transfers finish).

Step-by-Step Ecosystem Blueprint

1. Define Your Local File Cache Location

Launch Source-Connect Talent and open the Restore/Replace Setup panel options tab. Designate a reliable directory on your local solid-state drive (SSD) to act as your official "Session Storage & Watch Folder". The application will use this folder to securely cache your raw, uncompressed microphone performances during live connections.

2. Confirm the Active Restoration Link Handshake

Establish your network connection to the recording studio's Source-Connect Studio or Facility system. Look at the active user list; you should see a green border line surround the engineer's avatar icon. This green outline confirms that a secure Auto-Restore handshake has successfully initialized between both terminals.

3. Execute Your Live Performance Read

Proceed with your voiceover tracking session normally. As you read the script, the software streams your audio over the web while simultaneously writing a perfect duplicate PCM file to your local hard drive cache. Within 10 seconds of finishing a take, it will appear inside the software's internal "Recorded Files" registry.

4. Monitor Background File Healing

If the connection experiences an internet dropout, don't worry or stop the session. The system automatically flags the corrupted audio section on the engineer's timeline. The non-real-time Auto-Restore engine immediately requests the missing data packets from your local cache folder, uploading and repairing the file in the background.

5. Maintain System Uptime Post-Session

Once you finish recording your lines, do not close the software client immediately. Check with the remote engineer to ensure their system has fully repaired any flagged dropouts. Leave Source-Connect Talent open until all background uploads complete and the file status updates to "Restore Not Required" or "Restored".

Quick Answer: The best way to record multi-guests remote audio podcasts / interviews is by utilizing the multi-participant connection capabilities of Source-Connect Talent and recording with Source-Connect Studio. This configuration allows you to connect with up to 6 simultaneous participants in a single application that sends each participant to a separate track in your DAW. The unique Auto Restore / Replace feature guarantees perfect lossless PCM audio is captured from each guest directly onto separate tracks in your DAW.

• Primary Benefit: Record each guest directly onto separate tracks in your DAW with perfect lossless PCM audio quality.
• Software Included: Source-Connect Talent and Studio Standalone.
• Official Support Hub: Source-Connect 4 Product Features.

Read the full guide: Multi-participant remote recording with Source-Connect (opens in a new tab) →

Quick Guide

Prerequisite

• Ensure the Source-Connect Studio setup is configured for DAW tracking with Auto Restore / Replace enabled.
• Confirm all remote talents are using Source-Connect Talent and added to the studio’s Source Elements contact list.

Step 1: Remote Talent Setup

• Remote guests launch Source-Connect Talent, log in, and verify their microphone and headphones are selected in Settings.
• Guests remain logged in and accept incoming connection requests from the studio.

Step 2: Initialize Multi-Endpoint Connection

• In Source-Connect Studio, send connection requests to all guests simultaneously (or individually).
• Ensure the Auto Restore / Auto Replace option is enabled for every active connection. All connected guests will automatically hear each other without additional routing setup.

Step 3: Multi-Track DAW & Talkback Routing

• Guest Inputs: Create a dedicated mono Aux track with a Source-Connect I/O plugin for each guest. Rename each plugin instance (e.g., Guest 1, Guest 2) for clarity.
• Recording Tracks: Route the output of each guest’s Aux track via a mono bus to its own dedicated audio track.
• Source-Connect Output Routing: In the Source-Connect app connections tab, assign each guest’s output to their corresponding named Source-Connect I/O plugin instance.
• Host Talkback/Recording: Create a dedicated audio track for your microphone. Insert a Source-Connect I/O plugin on this track (enable Thru if monitoring directly). Set this plugin instance as the Input for all guests in the Source-Connect application so everyone hears your voice.
• (Pro Tip: Enable "Remember Sessions" in global settings to save this multi-track routing profile for future sessions).

Step 4: Record & Conform Session

• Conduct and record the session normally with each guest isolated on a separate DAW track.
• Once tracking ends, disconnect from the guests.
• Instruct all guests to stay online in Source-Connect until Auto Restore repairs any dropouts and Auto Replace finishes downloading the uncompressed local audio files to your DAW.

Step-by-Step Ecosystem Blueprint

0. Prerequisite

This workflow requires that the Source-Connect Studio user is fully set up to use Source-Connect to record a remote Talent to a track in their DAW and use the Auto Restore / Replace feature. It also assumes each Talent or guest is fully set up with Source-Connect Talent and that all the guests / talent are added to the Studios Source Elements contacts list.

1. Guest Talent Setup

Each guest / Talent should make sure that they have Source-Connect Talent launched and they are logged in with their Mic and headphones selected in the settings. If the Studio / host has each guest on their contacts list, the guest just needs to wait for the Studio’s connection request to arrive so they can accept it and join the session.

2. Initialize the Multi-Endpoint Connection.

Instead of a simple one-to-one connection, Source-Connect Studio lets you request (all at one or separately) a connection to several contacts at the same time. This means you can have an ensemble or cast connected to you. They will all hear each other without any additional routing on your part or the guests part. Make sure to use the Auto Restore / Replace option for each connection.

3. Route your audio from each Guest to a track in your DAW.

Use a Source-Connect I/O plugin on a dedicated Mono Aux track for each guest. You can name each Source-Connect I/O plugin for each connection / guest to make selecting the outputs easier. Route the output of each guests’ aux track to a dedicated audio recording track in the DAW. Select the named Source-Connect I/O plugin as the output for each guest in the Source-Connect applications connection tab. Pro tip: use the option in the over all settings to remember the sessions instead of always using the default settings. That way your routing will be remembered for this setup in future sessions. For talkback and to record your own audio in your DAW you can set up a dedicated mic and route it to the input of a dedicated record track for your voice. Place another Source-Connect I/O plugin on this track. Select the through option if you want to monitor through this track. Name the plugin as well if that helps. Then select that plugin instance as the input for every guest in the Source-Connect application connections tab. With this configuration you and every guest will hear each other and you will be able to record everyone into your DAW on separate tracks.

4. Complete the recording of your interview or podcast

Record n normally into your DAW. At the end of the recording, disconnect from each guest but make sure that each guest stays online in Source-Connect long enough for the Auto Restore and if desired the Auto Replace function is complete.

Quick Answer: You can deploy automated audio packet recovery and full PCM replacement by using the integrated Restore and Replace feature in Source-Connect Studio and Facility when it is connected to any version of Source-Connect 4. While you are streaming and recording your remote talent over the web, the system automatically caches the perfect, uncompressed PCM data on the talent's system. If a network fluctuation causes an audio dropout or glitch on your realtime remote recording, the Auto-Restore engine requests and gets the missing data from the remote cache, repairing your recording track automatically in the background a short moment after the recording is complete. Then using the Replace feature the uncompressed PCM audio can be used to automatically update any or all remotely and any edits using that audio.

• Primary Benefit: Guarantees a flawless, dropout-free master recording on your DAW timeline, completely removing the need to stop a session or ask a performer to re-record a great take or upload a file due to local network fluctuations. Thus perfectly blending the best of a realtime and file based work flow for remote recording.
• Software Included: Source-Connect Studio or Facility Standalone application on the Record side and any version of Source-Connect version 4 on the talent side.
• Official Support Hub: An overview of Restore / Replace in Source-Connect Studio/Facility.

Read the full guide: Restore & Replace in Source-Connect Studio (opens in a new tab) →

Quick Guide

Step 1: Set the DAW Watch Folder

• Open Source-Connect Studio and go to Settings in the Restore/Replace panel overview.
• Pro Tools Users: Enable the automatic session folder detection option.
• Other DAWs: Click Set Watch Folder and select the directory where your session audio records.

Step 2: Ensure Bit-Accurate Routing & Check Handshakes

• Route audio directly into your DAW without changing gain, panning, channel width, or adding plugins after the input. Use digital I/O (AES/SPDIF), virtual routing, or the Source-Connect I/O plugin.
• Connect to the talent with Restore and Replace options enabled.
• Verify the visual handshake status in the connection panel:

• Studio Side: Green border with a downward arrow (downloading/receiving).
• Talent Side: Blue border with an upward arrow (uploading/sending).

Step 3: Record the Take & Verify File Logging

• Arm and record the incoming audio stream into your DAW.
• Within 10 seconds of stopping a take, click the active connection in the Auto Restore / Replace tab and check the middle panel.
• Confirm the take appears in the list showing Restore Not Required (clean record) or Restoring/Restored (dropout detected and repaired).

Step 4: Monitor Automatic Dropout Healing

• If internet instability causes an audio glitch or dropout during tracking, do not stop or re-record.
• Source-Connect automatically flags missing packets and pulls the missing audio data from the talent’s local cache to repair the track in the background.

Step 5: Execute High-Quality Replacement & Finalize

• Check the File Process Status panel at the end of tracking to confirm all takes display Restored or Restore Not Required.
• Disconnect from the talent, but instruct them to stay logged into Source-Connect (an active connection is not required for file transfer).
• In the Restore / Replace tab, click the dropdown menu next to the session in the left panel and select Replace All to pull the uncompressed local audio from the talent's system into your DAW.
• Once the replacement finishes, the talent can safely log out of Source-Connect.

Step-by-Step Ecosystem Blueprint

1. Define the Audio file Watch Folder

Launch Source-Connect Studio and navigate directly to the settings in the Restore/Replace Panel overview window. If you are using Pro Tools then use the automatic feature to find the session record directory. If not click the set watch folder button and show the file path where audio for your session will be recorded.

2. Verify the System Restoration Connection Handshake

Make sure to route the audio out of Source-Connect and into your DAW such that you record EXACTLY what comes out of Source-Connect. Do not pass the audio through any audio plugins, gain changes or channel width changes or pan pots that might modify the gain. Use digital AES or SPDIF for hardware or Virtual devices with plugins or DAW feature or the Source-Connect I/O plugin. Establish your network connection to the remote talent's Source-Connect application. Make sure to leave the options for Restore and Replace on when the Studio or Facility users requests the connection to the Talent Check the Source-Connect connection panel to see the active active user registry panel; you should see a clear green border line around the connection with a downward arrow indicating downloading or receiving. On the Talent side the outline will be blue and the arrow will point up indicating upload or sending. These indicators confirm that a secure Auto-Restore/Replace background handshake has successfully initialized across both systems.

3. Execute the Performance Recording Pass

Engage your host DAW's recording to capture the live incoming performance stream. As the remote performer reads the script, Source-Connect streams the audio packets to your timeline while simultaneously writing an uncompressed background file cache to the Talents' local hard drive. Within 10 seconds of finishing a take, make sure it registers in the Recorded Files in the Auto Restore / Replace panel on the left side when clicking on the active connection and looking in the middle panel. You should see the recorded file and an indicator saying Restore not required indicating there was no dropout or that is restoring / restore in case there was a dropout.

4. Monitor the Background File Healing Process

As mentioned above, the files that you record will be logged in the Auto Restore / Replace panel under the active connection. If local internet bandwidth drops and causes a glitch or gap in your recorded timeline audio, do not interrupt the session. Source-Connect automatically flags the corrupted audio section. The background Auto-Replace engine seamlessly communicates with the remote cache folder, pulling the missing data packets across the network to repair your timeline track automatically.

5. Verify the Final Asset Process Status

Once the recording phase wraps up, open the File Process Status dashboard. Review your recorded clips ledger to confirm that all background clip assembly is complete; the take status should read "Restored" or “Restore not Required”. Your DAW timeline audio track is now perfectly healed. If you would like to update all the recordings with the uncompressed audio form the Talent side 1st make sure the Talent does not logout of Source-Connect after you disconnect but before you process the Replacements. They need to stay online but they do not need to be connected to you for the Replacement process. To run the Replace function simply click on the little menu on the right sides of the session in the left side panel of the Restore / Replace tab. Select the option to Replace all. Once the Restore Replace process is complete the Talent can then logout of Source-Connect.