Virtual as in I do all mixing and processing with the mixing console and plug-ins inside the ProTools computer program (which also has hardware PCI cards and two 8 channel outboard interfaces). You can use these outboard interfaces (16 input-output channels) as auxillary sends and returns to route to outboard processing, and I usually do this with a vintage Collins compressor/limiter. I don't own any Lexicon plug-ins or outboard equipment now, but I did have a PCM-70 at one time. The type of work I do which is mostly editing does not call for heavy use of signal processing. Occasionally I need to create a reverb "tail" to conseal the end-edit of a piece of music.

As a matter of fact, I just retired my Soundcraft Spirit 24x8x2 analog mixing console (in like-new condition and only used by a little old lady to record church services on Sunday) and am going to list it on Ebay today or tomorrow, probably starting at $1,500.