So a bit of a conundrum… I have an upcoming gig where i will recieve most of my inputs via Dante from an OB truck. I would like to record and do virtual soundceck. …But, since i’m getting my inputs from my only Dante card, and DLive’s Virtual Sounceck patch is 1:1, when switching to Virtual soundceck i’m just routing back to what already was my “inactive” input!
Getting the recording going is of course doable via Dante Controller (OB Truck Multicasting to both DLive and DAW) but the problem remains when wanting to switch to the recorded tracks.
I Guess I could patch the DAW returns to different Dante inputs, lets say 33>64 to a secondary “B” input using the ABCD feature on DLive and using a surface button/action to toggle between the two inputs. But it seems a bit convoluted?
Am i Missing something in the Virtual soundceck feature on DLive?
Use “TieLines” or “direct out”, if you prefer recording processed channels, for recording and route the DAW channels for VS on not used Dante channels (as you suggested). Do not use “record send” for recording, as this would make a DanteController re-routing necessary.
Tie lines are of course an option (Instead of Multicast)
Was wandering if there was another way to use “Record Send” <> “Virtual Soundcheck” differently. Being patchable only 1:1 is a pretty big limitation 
That’s why I use Tie Lines exclusively. Gives the option to record a mix sum or groups on top. I have never seen the use or practicality of the “record send” feature in my use cases.
Just use ABCD routing and patch to unused Dante inputs for the DAW set. As long as you have enough Dante inputs this is the simplest way without a second Dante card to dedicate to it.
The only limitation with record send is, that you have to define the range of channels on that I/O that will override the tie lines to that I/O in that range. Apart from that you can use tie lines in addition for any direct outs or mix outs.
The big advantage of record sends is that they are bound to the channel not the socket, so if you repatch the channel, the record send adapts to that new socket. Tie lines won’t.
Not clear on you problem. Do you have enough Free Dante inputs for your record returns? If so you just do the mapping in the virtual sound check UI. If you don’t have enough free Dante inputs , then you would need to make an alternate mapping in Dante Controller. You can save that as a Dante preset with selective recall.
I think the easiest solution is to create/save two different patches in Dante Controller and then load the correct one that you need.
“Show” will route the Dante sources from the truck to your Dante card (inputs 1-32 for example) and “VSC” will route the sources from the DAW to your Dante card (inputs 1-32).
Your Dante outputs (going to the DAW and other destinations) could/should stay the same.