SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual
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V-‐Machine Operating Manual
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in your mixer or stage amp. If you hear distortion in the output, however, you should try
lowering the output gain to see if this resolves the problem.
3.7.1.3
Menu – MIDI Options
The	
  MIDI	
  options	
  offer	
  the	
  following	
  possibilities:	
  
	
  
●
Send Program Change. This can be set to "to Preset, then Plugins" or "to Plugins Only".
	
  
By	
  sending	
  MIDI	
  Bank	
  Select	
  and	
  program	
  change	
  messages	
  from	
  a	
  connected	
  MIDI	
  
controller,	
  you	
  can	
  change	
  the	
  current	
  Bank	
  and	
  Preset	
  of	
  the	
  V-‐Machine.	
  This	
  can	
  be	
  
handy	
  if	
  the	
  V-‐Machine	
  is	
  being	
  controlled	
  by	
  a	
  sequencer,	
  or	
  is	
  not	
  within	
  reach	
  to	
  click	
  
the	
  keypad	
  buttons	
  manually.	
  	
  
	
  
Please	
  refer	
  to	
  your	
  MIDI	
  controller’s	
  manual	
  for	
  information	
  on	
  how	
  to	
  transmit	
  MIDI	
  
Bank	
  Select	
  and	
  program	
  change	
  messages.	
  	
  
If	
  set	
  to	
  "to	
  Preset,	
  then	
  Plugins":	
  Bank	
  and	
  program	
  change	
  messages	
  will	
  change	
  the	
  
active	
  VFX	
  bank	
  and	
  preset	
  if	
  they	
  come	
  in	
  on	
  a	
  channel	
  accepted	
  by	
  the	
  VFX	
  mixer.	
  A	
  
bank	
  change	
  will	
  only	
  be	
  confirmed	
  if	
  followed	
  by	
  a	
  program	
  change.	
  If	
  the	
  VFX	
  mixer	
  
does	
  not	
  receive	
  the	
  message,	
  then	
  it	
  will	
  be	
  forwarded	
  to	
  all	
  loaded	
  plugins.	
  If	
  there	
  is	
  
only	
  one	
  VFX	
  preset	
  in	
  the	
  active	
  VFX	
  bank,	
  then	
  the	
  program	
  change	
  will	
  be	
  sent	
  to	
  the	
  
first	
  plugin	
  in	
  that	
  preset.	
  	
  
If set to "to Plugins Only": All bank and program change messages will be sent to all
plugins	
  that	
  are	
  receiving	
  on	
  the	
  channel	
  of	
  the	
  bank	
  or	
  program	
  change	
  message.	
  Bank	
  
and	
  program	
  change	
  messages	
  will	
  never	
  change	
  the	
  active	
  VFX	
  bank	
  or	
  preset.	
  	
  
●
Program	
  Change	
  Delay.	
  This	
  parameter	
  can	
  be	
  set	
  to	
  Never	
  Change,	
  Immediate,	
  or	
  a	
  
time	
  value	
  between	
  0.1	
  and	
  7.0	
  seconds.	
  If	
  it’s	
  set	
  to	
  Never	
  Change,	
  program	
  change	
  
messages	
  will	
  be	
  ignored,	
  even	
  though	
  they	
  have	
  been	
  given	
  a	
  destination	
  by	
  the	
  Send	
  
Program	
  Change	
  parameter.	
  If	
  Program	
  Change	
  Delay	
  is	
  set	
  to	
  Immediate,	
  program	
  
changes	
  will	
  be	
  responded	
  to	
  instantly.	
  Setting	
  a	
  delay	
  time	
  is	
  equivalent	
  to	
  calling	
  up	
  a	
  
new	
  Preset	
  and	
  then	
  waiting	
  a	
  few	
  seconds	
  before	
  you	
  press	
  the	
  Load	
  button.	
  A	
  delay	
  
time	
  can	
  be	
  useful	
  if	
  you	
  have	
  to	
  make	
  several	
  changes	
  in	
  your	
  equipment	
  setup	
  quickly	
  
between	
  songs.	
  
●
Parameter	
  Feedback.	
  The	
  V-‐Machine’s	
  parameter	
  feedback	
  can	
  be	
  turned	
  on	
  or	
  off.	
  
Parameter	
  feedback	
  is	
  especially	
  useful	
  when	
  using	
  external	
  motorized	
  MIDI	
  
controllers,	
  or	
  controllers	
  whose	
  knobs	
  are	
  ringed	
  by	
  lighted	
  LEDs.	
  Motorized	
  faders	
  
and	
  LED-‐encoded	
  pots	
  need	
  to	
  update	
  to	
  the	
  correct	
  positions	
  when	
  Presets	
  are	
  
changed	
  on	
  the	
  V-‐Machine.	
  For	
  this	
  function	
  to	
  work,	
  you’ll	
  need	
  to	
  do	
  three	
  things.	
  
First,	
  you’ll	
  need	
  to	
  be	
  using	
  a	
  controller	
  that	
  has	
  motorized	
  faders	
  or	
  LED-‐ringed	
  
knobs,	
  so	
  that	
  it	
  can	
  respond	
  to	
  the	
  V-‐Machine’s	
  MIDI	
  output.	
  Second,	
  this	
  controller	
  will	
  
need	
  to	
  be	
  connected	
  to	
  the	
  V-‐Machine	
  using	
  USB,	
  because	
  the	
  V-‐Machine’s	
  MIDI	
  output	
  
is	
  sent	
  via	
  USB.	
  Third,	
  you’ll	
  need	
  to	
  use	
  the	
  V-‐Machine’s	
  MIDI	
  Learn	
  feature	
  (see	
  section	
  
3.7.3,	
  page	
  38)	
  to	
  create	
  a	
  linkage	
  between	
  specific	
  parameters	
  and	
  specific	
  controller	
  
messages.	
  Once	
  the	
  linkages	
  have	
  been	
  created	
  and	
  saved	
  to	
  the	
  Preset,	
  each	
  time	
  the	
  
Preset	
  is	
  loaded,	
  the	
  values	
  of	
  the	
  linked	
  parameters	
  will	
  be	
  sent	
  to	
  the	
  V-‐Machine’s	
  USB	
  
MIDI output. Assuming your hardware controller’s knobs and faders respond to the
