SM Pro Audio V-Machines - Manual (Page 39)

V-­‐Machine
Operating
Manual
Page
39
of
88
SM
Pro
Audio
load
the
Preset,
you
should
also
save
the
Preset
after
using
the
Learn
command
to
create
the
new
assignment.
It
can
be
very
handy
to
scroll
through
a
plugin’s
internal
patches
using
a
rotary
encoder
on
your
MIDI
keyboard
rather
than
using
the
buttons
on
the
V-­‐Machine.
To
do
this,
use
the
left/right
arrows
in
the
third
row
(while
the
V-­‐Machine’s
main
screen
is
visible
in
the
LCD)
to
locate
the
Patch
parameter.
Then
use
the
dual
button-­‐press
to
activate
the
Learn
function
and
move
the
controller
that
you
want
to
be
your
patch
selector.
Note,
however,
that
the
Patch
parameter
does
not
function
with
all
plugins,
even
those
that
may
have
internal
memory
banks
containing
multiple
patches.
The
LEARN
command
can
also
be
accessed
via
a
MIDI
controller
by
assigning
it
to
Global
MIDI
Learn
in
the
Global
System
Settings
menu.
In
effect,
this
is
a
way
of
changing
the
MIDI
Learn
assignments
on
the
fly,
under
remote
control.
There’s
definitely
some
potential
for
confusion,
so
this
advanced
feature
should
be
used
with
care.
3.7.4
Panic
Command
The
dual
keypad
press
Panic
command
has
three
functions:
● Pressing
the
two
in-­‐line
keypads
adjacent
to
the
word
PANIC
is
a
MIDI
Panic
button.
The
MIDI
Panic
command
sends
an
all-­‐notes-­‐off
MIDI
message
to
the
V-­‐Machine
engine.
This
may
be
necessary
to
eliminate
troublesome
“stuck
MIDI
notes,”
which
can
sometimes
occur
with
various
combinations
of
MIDI
controllers
and
VSTi
plugins.
The
MIDI
Panic
command
can
also
be
sent
using
a
MIDI
controller
by
assigning
it
in
the
Global
MIDI
Learn
utility
in
the
Global
System
Settings
menu.
● These
buttons
transmit
an
emergency
hardware
reset
command
during
startup.
If
during
the
boot
stage
of
power-­‐up,
your
V-­‐Machine
hangs,
which
might
happen
if
a
failed
or
bad
plugin
is
not
loading
correctly
from
Preset
1
of
the
first
Bank,
you
can
use
the
Panic
button
combination
to
disable
loading
of
the
bad
plugin
and
continue.
You
can
then
delete
the
offending
Bank,
Preset,
or
plugin
using
the
Delete
and/or
Delete
Plugins
commands
in
the
System
Global
Settings
menu.
● Escaping
the
hardware
GUI
screen
of
a
plugin
that
takes
advantage
of
the
V-­‐Machine’s
LCD
panel
to
display
its
own
custom
graphics.
An
example
of
this
is
the
True
Pianos
acoustic
piano
plugin.
This
plugin
utilizes
the
V-­‐Machine’s
LCD
to
display
a
custom
interface
to
the
user.
You
can
use
the
Panic
command
to
exit
the
plugin’s
GUI
and
return
to
the
standard
V-­‐Machine
operational
interface.
3.8 External
USB
Memory
Devices
and
the
V-­‐Machine
Using
USB
memory
devices
(Flash/HD)
with
the
V-­‐Machine
can
increase
the
number
of
Banks,
Presets,
and
plug-­‐ins
accessible
at
any
one
time.
Such
devices
offer
additional
storage
beyond
the
V-­‐Machine’s
internal
Flash
memory
capacity.
VFX
Library
files
(which
are
created
in
the
VFX
Application
software,
as
explained
in
Chapter
4
of
this
manual)
must
be
located
in
the
top
directory
of
USB
external
media
devices
to
be
recognized
and
loaded
by
the
V-­‐Machine
hardware.
Panic
command
keypad
combo.
Figure
19