SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual
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V-‐Machine Operating Manual
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left	
  and	
  right	
  through	
  the	
  Banks	
  and	
  Presets	
  in	
  the	
  currently	
  active	
  Library	
  by	
  clicking	
  the	
  left	
  
and	
  right	
  arrow	
  buttons.	
  
Parameter	
  values	
  can	
  also	
  be	
  adjusted	
  here,	
  and	
  the	
  results	
  will	
  be	
  updated	
  immediately	
  in	
  the	
  
Parameter	
  Pane	
  view	
  (either	
  in	
  the	
  graphic	
  panel	
  for	
  the	
  plugin	
  or	
  in	
  the	
  list	
  of	
  parameters).	
  It	
  
will usually be easier to use the latter, however.
As in the hardware unit, if the lower left corner of the display shows the words Load and Back,
the	
  other	
  buttons	
  will	
  be	
  inactive.	
  You	
  will	
  need	
  to	
  click	
  the	
  left	
  arrow	
  next	
  to	
  one	
  of	
  these	
  
words	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  proceed.	
  
Important	
  Note:	
  If	
  you	
  use	
  the	
  left	
  or	
  right	
  arrow	
  on	
  the	
  Bank	
  or	
  Preset	
  line	
  to	
  select	
  a	
  
different	
  Bank	
  or	
  Preset,	
  and	
  then	
  click	
  the	
  left	
  arrow	
  by	
  Load,	
  the	
  active	
  Preset	
  will	
  be	
  
replaced	
  by	
  the	
  new	
  one.	
  If	
  you	
  have	
  made	
  changes	
  in	
  the	
  active	
  Preset	
  before	
  giving	
  the	
  
command	
  to	
  load	
  a	
  new	
  one,	
  you	
  will	
  not	
  see	
  an	
  “Are	
  You	
  Sure?”	
  message.	
  The	
  VFX	
  Application	
  
simply	
  assumes	
  that	
  you	
  have	
  saved	
  your	
  work	
  before	
  loading	
  a	
  new	
  Preset,	
  or	
  else	
  that	
  you	
  
are	
  choosing	
  to	
  abandon	
  your	
  edits.	
  There	
  is	
  no	
  undo	
  command,	
  so	
  be	
  careful	
  about	
  clicking	
  
the	
  Load	
  button.	
  
5.6.2 V-‐Machine Global System Settings Menu Icon
Clicking	
  the	
  MENU	
  icon	
  in	
  the	
  top	
  strip	
  allows	
  you	
  to	
  navigate	
  the	
  Global	
  System	
  Settings.	
  
These	
  operate	
  almost	
  exactly	
  as	
  on	
  the	
  V-‐Machine	
  hardware	
  except	
  that	
  the	
  buffer	
  size	
  of	
  a	
  
Preset	
  can’t	
  be	
  adjusted.	
  This	
  is	
  because	
  the	
  audio	
  buffer	
  settings	
  used	
  by	
  the	
  VFX	
  Application	
  
are	
  controlled	
  by	
  your	
  computer’s	
  audio	
  interface.	
  And	
  while	
  you	
  can	
  adjust	
  the	
  LCD	
  display	
  
contrast,	
  your	
  adjustments	
  will	
  have	
  no	
  effect.	
  
The	
  Global	
  System	
  Settings	
  you	
  set	
  here	
  will	
  be	
  saved	
  and	
  transferred	
  to	
  the	
  V-‐Machine	
  during	
  
the	
  synchronization	
  process	
  via	
  USB	
  or	
  the	
  Export	
  process,	
  as	
  detailed	
  in	
  section	
  .	
  The	
  Export	
  
command	
  in	
  the	
  Global	
  System	
  Settings	
  area	
  duplicates	
  the	
  Export	
  to	
  VFX	
  Library...	
  function	
  in	
  
the	
  software’s	
  File	
  menu.	
  Likewise,	
  the	
  Import	
  command	
  here	
  duplicates	
  the	
  Import	
  from	
  VFX	
  
Library...	
  command	
  in	
  the	
  File	
  menu.	
  
To exit the Global System Settings, press the keypad button adjacent to the word “Back,” which
will be displayed on the on-‐screen LCD panel.
5.6.3 Save Icon
Clicking the SAVE icon activates the Save command.
Just as on the V-‐Machine, the Save command saves the current state of the currently selected
Preset,	
  storing	
  it	
  in	
  the	
  currently	
  active	
  Library.	
  You	
  will	
  see	
  a	
  brief	
  confirmation	
  message	
  in	
  
the	
  upper	
  left	
  pane	
  while	
  the	
  save	
  action	
  is	
  occurring.	
  
5.6.4 Learn Icon
Clicking the LEARN icon activates the Learn command.
The Learn command is used for assigning plugin parameters to external MIDI control-‐change
messages.	
  This	
  is	
  a	
  great	
  way	
  to	
  have	
  hands-‐on	
  control	
  of	
  your	
  V-‐Machine	
  during	
  
performances.	
  
This function operates the same way as on the hardware V-‐Machine:
●
Make	
  sure	
  you	
  have	
  the	
  plugin	
  parameter	
  that	
  you	
  want	
  to	
  assign	
  to	
  a	
  MIDI	
  message	
  
selected	
  in	
  the	
  third	
  row	
  of	
  the	
  virtual	
  V-‐Machine	
  panel.	
  
