SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual
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V-‐Machine Operating Manual
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Click the LEARN icon to activate the Learn command.
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Move the controller knob/fader on your connected MIDI controller.
The
plugin
parameter
has
now
been
assigned
to
receive
MIDI
control
messages
from
your
chosen
controller.
If
you
want
to
remove
an
active
MIDI
routing,
choose
the
parameter
that
is
being
controlled
via
MIDI,
click
the
LEARN
icon,
and
then
click
the
arrow
next
to
the
word
“Unlearn.”
5.6.5 Panic Icon
Mouse clicking the PANIC icon activates the MIDI Panic command.
The
MIDI
Panic
command
sends
an
all-‐notes-‐off
MIDI
command
to
the
plugins
in
the
current
Preset.
This
may
be
necessary
to
eliminate
troublesome
stuck
MIDI
notes,
as
can
occasionally
happen with various combinations of MIDI controllers and VSTi plugins.
5.6.6 Sync Icon
Clicking the SYNC icon initiates one of two processes. If you have a V-‐Machine connected to
your
computer
and
turned
on,
the
V-‐Machine’s
memory
will
be
synchronized
with
the
VFX
Application’s
active
Library.
If
no
V-‐Machine
is
detected,
clicking
the
SYNC
icon
activates
the
Export
process
instead.
Exporting
is
faster
than
synchronizing
if
you
need
to
load
a
plugin
and
its
associated
files
into
the
V-‐Machine.
However,
if
all
of
the
required
plugins
are
already
resident
in
the
V-‐Machine,
synchronizing
is
fast
—
just
uncheck
the
With
Plugins
box
in
the
Sync
dialog
box.
Synchronizing
with
plugins
requires
that
the
entire
contents
of
a
Preset,
Bank,
or
Library
be
sent
to
the
V-‐Machine
over
USB
using
the
MIDI
system-‐exclusive
data
protocol.
This
type
of
data transmission can be quite slow with large plugins, especially those that include samples.
A
dialog
box
will
open
and
show
a
tree
structure
outlining
the
contents
of
the
current
Library.
You
can
choose
whatever
object(s)
you
would
like
to
send
to
the
V-‐Machine.
They
will
be
stored
in
the
V-‐Machine’s
internal
Flash
memory,
and
can
then
be
loaded
into
the
V-‐Machine’s
RAM
to
be
played.
Before the Sync process starts, you’ll see another dialog box, which gives an estimate of the
amount
of
time
required
and
asks
if
you’d
like
to
export
instead.
Depending
on
various
factors,
this
estimate
may
not
be
entirely
accurate.
To
proceed
with
synchronization,
click
the
Sync
button
in
this
box.
If
you
choose
to
export
instead
of
syncing,
a
file
dialog
box
will
open.
Choose
a
location
for
the
exported
Library.
5.6.7 Help Icon
Clicking the HELP icon opens the V-‐Machine FAQ page on the SM Pro Audio website.
5.7 Plugin Pane
The
Plugin
Pane
(see
Figure
4.9)
has
21
slots
in
which
you
can
insert
and
configure
plugins
for
use
in
your
Presets.
A
single
Preset
can
make
use
of
up
to
21
plugins.
At
any
given
time,
one
of
the
plugins
will
be
active
for
editing.
You’ll
see
the
parameter
list
of
the
currently
active
plugin,
or
its
graphic
front
panel
if
you
have
used
the
Show
VST
Editor
command
in
the
menu
(see
Figure
30).
To
make
a
plugin
active,
click
on
its
slot.
(Note
that
this
use
of
the
word
“active”
doesn’t
refer
to
the
question
of
whether
the
plugin
can
create
or
process
audio.
Many
plugins