SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual
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V-‐Machine Operating Manual
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Figure 4
The hierarchy of Banks and Presets in the V-Machine’s memory.
2.12
About VST Plugins
Software-‐based instruments and effects have changed music recording and production in ways
that
would
have
been
unimaginable
only
a
few
years
ago.
Today,
plugin
instruments
and
effects
are
available
in
several
formats,
of
which
these
are
the
most
popular:
●
AU (Audio Unit) plugins run only on Macintosh computers.
●
DX (DirectX) plugins run only on Windows computers.
●
RTAS (Real Time Audio Suite) plugins are compatible only with Avid Pro Tools
software, which can run either on a Mac or on Windows.
●
The VST plugin format is supported on both Mac and Windows.
The
V-‐Machine
is
compatible
with
PC/Windows
VST
plugins.
Even
the
Mac
version
of
the
VFX
Software
uses
ONLY
PC/Windows
VST
plugins.
Plugins always operate within a host. Usually the host is some type of multitrack digital audio
workstation
software,
but
your
V-‐Machine
frees
you
from
the
need
to
use
a
computer
to
play
VST
plugins.
The
type
of
plugin
you’ll
use
always
depends
on
what
type(s)
your
host
is
compatible
with,
and
on
what
type
of
computer
you’re
using.
However,
many
of
the
plugins
that
you
can
buy
(or
download
for
free)
are
available
in
two
or
more
of
these
formats.
Except
for
RTAS
plugins,
which
are
sometimes
available
only
in
the
RTAS
format,
you
can
usually
trust
that
the
plugins
you
purchase
will
include
VST
versions
compatible
with
Microsoft
Windows,
which
means
they’re
able
to
run
on
the
V-‐Machine.
(VST
plugins
that
only
operate
in
the
Macintosh
can’t
be
used
with
the
V-‐Machine.)