A V-Rack™ is a new type of chunk in Digital Performer that looks and operates just like a sequence, except that it holds aux tracks, virtual instrument tracks and master faders - no disk tracks. Any effects or instruments loaded in it are accessible from all other sequences in your Digital Performer project. It's like having a virtual effects and instrument rack - just like the name V-Rack implies.

Use V-Racks any time you have multiple sequences that share the same effects processing or virtual instruments. For example, you might load one instance of MachFive in a V-Rack and then play it from each of three different sequences, rather than having to load MachFive three times (once in each individual sequence). This saves you tons of CPU power and RAM, not to mention load time.

You can also use V-Racks for building a mastering chain (via a master fader), to which you then feed the master output from multiple sequences to achieve absolute consistency during mastering. You can use the same technique for consistent effects/return loops.

V-Racks are also great for virtual instruments or effects processing during live performance.

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