I guess the real answer is treating your computer as a set of audio appliances, and ensuring that your editing appliance can effectively communicate with your D

I guess the real answer is treating your computer as a set of audio appliances, and ensuring that your editing appliance can effectively communicate with your DSP appliance. e.g., more stuff like FX Teleport (http://www.fx-max.com/fxt/product.html http://www.fx-max.com/fxt/product.html), RedNet (http://www.focusrite.com/rednet/ http://www.focusrite.com/rednet/), AudioPort (http://www.audioimpressions.com/support/faqs/audioport-universal http://www.audioimpressions.com/support/faqs/audioport-unive...), etc.