SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual
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V-‐Machine Operating Manual
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respond	
  to	
  the	
  arpeggiator	
  pattern.	
  In	
  order	
  for	
  the	
  “MIDI-‐IN	
  from	
  Slot	
  A”	
  item	
  to	
  work	
  with	
  
the	
  plugin	
  in	
  slot	
  B,	
  there	
  must	
  be	
  a	
  plugin	
  in	
  slot	
  A.	
  If	
  for	
  some	
  reason	
  you	
  don’t	
  want	
  to	
  put	
  a	
  
plugin	
  in	
  slot	
  A,	
  then	
  slot	
  B	
  should	
  be	
  set	
  to	
  “MIDI-‐IN	
  from	
  Computer”	
  instead.	
  
5.7.4 Plugin Slot Split Selector
The Plugin Slot Split Selector box lets you assign high and low limits for the MIDI note range
that	
  the	
  plugin	
  in	
  that	
  slot	
  will	
  respond	
  to.	
  The	
  main	
  usage	
  of	
  this	
  setting	
  is	
  for	
  creating	
  
keyboard	
  splits	
  when	
  your	
  MIDI	
  keyboard	
  itself	
  is	
  transmitting	
  on	
  only	
  one	
  MIDI	
  channel.	
  To	
  
assign	
  up	
  to	
  four	
  plugin	
  instruments	
  to	
  separate	
  zones	
  of	
  your	
  master	
  MIDI	
  keyboard,	
  put	
  one	
  
instrument	
  in	
  slot	
  A	
  of	
  each	
  Mixer	
  channel.	
  Then	
  set	
  the	
  upper	
  data	
  field	
  to	
  the	
  top	
  note	
  of	
  the	
  
desired	
  keyboard	
  range,	
  and	
  the	
  lower	
  data	
  field	
  to	
  the	
  bottom	
  note	
  of	
  the	
  range.	
  
For	
  example,	
  consider	
  loading	
  a	
  bass	
  plugin	
  into	
  Plugin	
  Slot	
  A	
  on	
  Mixer	
  channel	
  1	
  and	
  a	
  piano	
  
plugin	
  into	
  Plugin	
  Slot	
  A	
  on	
  Mixer	
  channel	
  2.	
  Assign	
  both	
  slots	
  to	
  the	
  same	
  MIDI	
  channel	
  (or	
  
leave	
  them	
  set	
  to	
  ALL).	
  Then	
  configure	
  the	
  high	
  and	
  low	
  MIDI	
  note	
  settings	
  of	
  each	
  of	
  the	
  
plugins,	
  making	
  sure	
  the	
  ranges	
  do	
  not	
  overlap.	
  This	
  is	
  a	
  simple	
  way	
  to	
  create	
  a	
  split	
  keyboard	
  
layout.	
  
If the SPLIT box settings are left blank, the plugin will respond to the full range of MIDI notes.
To edit the SPLIT values, click and hold and drag your mouse up or down.
5.7.5 Mixer Channel, FX Send, and Main Output Selector Tabs
Selector tabs offer an intuitive way to access any of the 21 plugin slots. Clicking on any of the
tabs will update the Plugin Pane to show the corresponding set of slots.
The	
  selector	
  tabs	
  are	
  clearly	
  labelled.	
  The	
  active	
  tab	
  extends	
  upward	
  into	
  the	
  slot	
  area,	
  showing	
  
which	
  channel’s	
  plugin	
  slots	
  of	
  are	
  currently	
  displayed.	
  
When	
  you	
  select	
  a	
  different	
  tab,	
  the	
  Parameter	
  Pane	
  will	
  update	
  to	
  display	
  the	
  parameters	
  of	
  
the	
  plugin	
  residing	
  in	
  slot	
  A	
  of	
  the	
  corresponding	
  tab.	
  
5.8 Mixer Pane
The	
  Mixer	
  Pane	
  provides	
  an	
  interface	
  for	
  configuring	
  the	
  Mixer	
  settings.	
  A	
  simple	
  channel	
  strip	
  
layout	
  provides	
  visual	
  feedback	
  of	
  channel	
  Gain,	
  Pan,	
  and	
  Send	
  values.	
  Typical	
  mixer	
  functions	
  
like	
  input	
  select,	
  mute,	
  and	
  solo	
  are	
  also	
  accessed	
  from	
  the	
  Mixer	
  Pane.	
  The	
  four	
  main	
  channel	
  
strips are on the left, followed by the two FX buses. The master output channel is on the right.
