SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual
Page 35

V-‐Machine Operating Manual
Page 35 of 88
SM Pro Audio
same	
  MIDI	
  messages	
  that	
  they	
  transmit,	
  they	
  will	
  recognize	
  the	
  incoming	
  messages	
  and	
  
set	
  themselves	
  appropriately.	
  
3.7.1.4
Menu – Global MIDI Learn
The	
  MIDI	
  Control	
  section	
  of	
  the	
  Global	
  System	
  Settings	
  offers	
  the	
  ability	
  to	
  configure	
  external	
  
MIDI	
  control	
  of	
  the	
  V-‐Machine’s	
  button	
  interface,	
  functions,	
  and	
  other	
  useful	
  settings.	
  	
  The	
  
control	
  assignments	
  you	
  set	
  up	
  here	
  will	
  allow	
  you	
  to	
  remote-‐control	
  your	
  V-‐Machine	
  button	
  
interface	
  from	
  an	
  external	
  MIDI	
  controller.	
  
	
  
MIDI-‐controllable	
  buttons,	
  functions,	
  and	
  settings	
  include:	
  
	
  
●
Bank “knob”
●
Preset “knob”
●
Parameter “knob”
●
Value “knob”
●
Menu button
●
Save button
●
MIDI Learn button
●
Panic button
●
Accept (same as Load) button
●
Back button
●
Mono Out setting
	
  
Although	
  the	
  V-‐Machine	
  has	
  no	
  physical	
  knobs,	
  the	
  first	
  four	
  items	
  give	
  you	
  the	
  ability	
  to	
  scroll	
  
left and right using the associated arrow buttons, exactly as if you were turning a knob.
After	
  accessing	
  the	
  MIDI	
  Control	
  section,	
  use	
  the	
  left/right	
  arrow	
  buttons	
  in	
  the	
  second	
  row	
  to	
  
scroll	
  through	
  the	
  available	
  MIDI-‐controllable	
  functions.	
  Once	
  you	
  have	
  selected	
  the	
  function	
  
you	
  want	
  to	
  control	
  remotely,	
  you	
  can	
  select	
  the	
  CC	
  message	
  that	
  you	
  want	
  to	
  use	
  manually,	
  
using	
  the	
  arrow	
  buttons	
  in	
  the	
  third	
  row,	
  or	
  you	
  can	
  send	
  a	
  MIDI	
  CC	
  control	
  signal	
  from	
  your	
  
MIDI	
  controller.	
  The	
  V-‐Machine	
  will	
  recognize	
  the	
  incoming	
  MIDI	
  signal	
  and	
  assign	
  the	
  control	
  
to	
  the	
  selected	
  function	
  on	
  your	
  MIDI	
  controller.	
  These	
  assignments	
  are	
  in	
  MIDI	
  omni	
  mode,	
  so	
  
the	
  V-‐Machine	
  will	
  respond	
  no	
  matter	
  what	
  MIDI	
  channel	
  the	
  messages	
  are	
  on.	
  For	
  instance,	
  if	
  
you	
  assign	
  footswitch	
  message	
  CC66	
  as	
  the	
  Panic	
  Button,	
  an	
  incoming	
  CC66	
  message	
  will	
  
trigger	
  the	
  Panic	
  Button	
  command	
  (thus	
  shutting	
  off	
  any	
  sounding	
  notes),	
  no	
  matter	
  which	
  of	
  
the	
  16	
  MIDI	
  channels	
  the	
  message	
  is	
  on.	
  
Special	
  Note:	
  The	
  MIDI	
  control	
  in	
  this	
  section	
  refers	
  to	
  the	
  V-‐Machine’s	
  hardware	
  control	
  (the	
  
V-‐Machine	
  buttons	
  and	
  settings).	
  Plug-‐in	
  parameter	
  control	
  can	
  also	
  be	
  configured	
  individually	
  
on	
  a	
  per-‐Preset	
  basis,	
  giving	
  you	
  hands-‐on	
  control	
  of	
  the	
  important	
  parameters	
  of	
  each	
  plugin.	
  
The latter function is explained below, in section 3.7.3.
3.7.1.5
Menu -‐ System Info
The	
  System	
  Info	
  page	
  provides	
  the	
  following	
  (read-‐only)	
  information:	
  
	
  
Ι. 
The V-Machine’s current firmware version. Updates to the V-‐Machine firmware are
released	
  periodically	
  and	
  include	
  bug	
  fixes,	
  improvements,	
  and	
  new	
  features.	
  If	
  your	
  
V-‐Machine’s	
  firmware	
  version	
  is	
  older	
  than	
  the	
  current	
  version	
  shown	
  on	
  the	
  SM	
  Pro	
  Audio	
  
website,	
  you’ll	
  need	
  to	
  update	
  to	
  the	
  new	
  version.	
  See	
  section	
  3.9	
  on	
  page	
  40	
  to	
  learn	
  how	
  to	
  do	
  
the	
  update	
  procedure.	
  Being	
  able	
  to	
  check	
  your	
  firmware	
  version	
  is	
  also	
  useful	
  when	
  you	
  need	
  
