SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual
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V-‐Machine Operating Manual
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window) is not yet licensed, this command will initiate the licensing/authorization procedure
as	
  discussed	
  in	
  section	
  5.5.5.	
  If	
  the	
  plugin	
  is	
  already	
  licensed,	
  the	
  VFX	
  Application	
  will	
  alert	
  you	
  
to	
  this	
  fact,	
  and	
  ask	
  if	
  you	
  would	
  like	
  to	
  re-‐license	
  it.	
  Unless	
  you	
  have	
  some	
  specific	
  reason	
  for	
  
re-‐licensing,	
  you	
  should	
  avoid	
  doing	
  this,	
  as	
  it	
  will	
  probably	
  use	
  up	
  one	
  of	
  a	
  limited	
  number	
  of	
  
authorizations provided by the plugin’s manufacturer.
5.5.7.5
V-‐Machine Menu
The	
  Sync...	
  command	
  in	
  the	
  V-‐Machine	
  menu	
  duplicates	
  the	
  function	
  of	
  the	
  SYNC	
  icon	
  in	
  the	
  
command	
  bar,	
  as	
  explained	
  in	
  section	
  5.6.6	
  on	
  page	
  66.	
  
The command to Update V-‐
Machine firmware can be used to check whether your V-‐Machine’s
operating	
  system	
  is	
  up	
  to	
  date.	
  Normally,	
  this	
  process	
  will	
  happen	
  automatically	
  if	
  you	
  connect	
  
a	
  V-‐Machine	
  whose	
  software	
  is	
  outdated.	
  If	
  the	
  V-‐Machine	
  needs	
  to	
  be	
  updated,	
  consult	
  the	
  
steps	
  in	
  section	
  3.9	
  on	
  page	
  40.	
  
5.6 V-‐Machine Pane
The	
  V-‐Machine	
  Pane	
  (see	
  Figure	
  31)	
  is	
  a	
  virtual	
  representation	
  of	
  the	
  real	
  V-‐Machine’s	
  front	
  
panel.	
  Clicking	
  on	
  any	
  of	
  the	
  eight	
  keypad	
  buttons	
  does	
  the	
  same	
  thing	
  it	
  would	
  on	
  the	
  real	
  
hardware	
  version.	
  This	
  gives	
  you	
  an	
  easy	
  way	
  to	
  configure	
  and	
  test	
  your	
  Presets.	
  
You can use the V-‐Machine Pane to navigate the Banks and Presets in the currently active
Library,	
  adjust	
  parameter	
  values,	
  assign	
  external	
  MIDI	
  controllers,	
  and	
  enter	
  Global	
  System	
  
Settings.	
  If	
  the	
  Library	
  you’re	
  editing	
  contains	
  multiple	
  Banks,	
  for	
  instance,	
  or	
  if	
  a	
  Bank	
  
contains	
  multiple	
  Presets,	
  you’ll	
  step	
  through	
  the	
  Banks	
  and	
  Presets	
  using	
  the	
  buttons	
  in	
  the	
  V-‐
Machine	
  Pane	
  exactly	
  as	
  you	
  would	
  on	
  the	
  hardware	
  unit.	
  The	
  strip	
  along	
  the	
  top	
  contains	
  the	
  
four	
  dual-‐button-‐press	
  commands	
  available	
  on	
  the	
  V-‐Machine	
  hardware	
  (MENU,	
  SAVE,	
  LEARN,	
  
and	
  PANIC),	
  plus	
  two	
  buttons	
  (SYNC	
  and	
  HELP)	
  whose	
  usage	
  is	
  explained	
  later	
  in	
  this	
  chapter.	
  
In this manual, the words MENU, SAVE, LEARN, and so on are referred to as “icons,” even
though	
  they	
  aren’t	
  graphic	
  icons	
  in	
  the	
  traditional	
  sense.	
  They	
  function	
  like	
  buttons,	
  though	
  
they	
  don’t	
  look	
  like	
  buttons	
  either.	
  They	
  may	
  look	
  like	
  menu	
  headers,	
  but	
  they’re	
  not.	
  	
  
Figure 31
The	
  V-Machine	
  pane	
  in	
  the	
  VFX	
  Application.	
  The	
  words	
  in	
  the	
  top	
  row	
  duplicate	
  the	
  dual-button-press	
  functions	
  of	
  the	
  
V-Machine.	
  
5.6.1 Standard Keypad Browsing
The keypads on the V-‐Machine Pane respond exactly like those on the hardware unit. Browse
