TI2 as VST - USB a requirement?

[Blackbelt Jones]

I run Cubase 5.x and am thinking about getting a TI2 desktop to go with my Motif.

The Motif can appear in Cubase as a VST when hooked up via Firewire. The Firewire gives the Motif multiple channels of MIDI and audio and essentially turns the Motif in to a big sound card.

While I would use the analog audio outs of the Virus (to go in to the Motif) I assume in order for the TI2 to appear as a VST in Cubase I would have to hook it up via USB? Is it possible to have Cubase (or ANY DAW for that matter) recognize BOTH the Motif FW MIDI I/O AND the Virus USB MIDI I/O @ the same time?

Thanks in advance for your help!