SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual
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V-‐Machine Operating Manual
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SM Pro Audio
5.10.1 Library File Management
All of your work in the VFX Application will be saved to the current Library as defined in the
Options/Preferences
dialog
box.
To
create
a
new
Library,
go
to
the
Options/Preferences
box
and
use
the
Browse
button
to
open
a
file
dialog
box.
In
the
file
dialog
box,
find
the
location
where
you
want
to
create
the
new
Library
and
type
a
folder
name
for
it.
(The
folder
name
should
end
with
the
extension
.vfxlibrary.
This
will
be
appended
automatically
if
you
don’t
type
it.)
Your
new
Library
will
initially
be
empty.
Before
you
can
create
any
Presets,
you’ll
have
to
import
any
plugins
that
you
want
to
use.
If
you
know
that
the
new
Library
will
need
substantially
the
same
plugins
as
an
existing
Library,
it
may
be
faster
to
use
your
computer’s
file
system
to
copy
the
existing
Library
folder
and
give
the
copy
a
new
name.
This
will
clone
the
entire
Library,
including
its
plugins,
Presets,
and
Banks.
Note: In general, it’s a bad idea to use your computer’s file system to edit the contents of a
.vfxlibrary
folder.
You
should
use
the
VFX
Application
itself
to
manage
the
Library
contents.
However,
using
the
computer’s
file
system
to
make
backup
copies
of
your
Libraries
is
highly
recommended.
The
computer’s
file
system
is
also
useful
for
rearranging
the
Banks
within
a
Library, as explained in the next section.
5.10.2 Bank File Management
When you click on the Bank name in the V-‐Machine Pane, you’ll see a pop-‐up menu with the
following five commands:
1. New Bank
2. Rename
Bank
3. Delete
All
Presets
in
Bank
4. Delete
Bank
5. Delete
All
Banks
You
can
also
access
the
Bank
file
management
features
from
the
VFX
Application’s
main
menu.
For
details,
see
the
section
5.5.7.
These commands should mostly be self-‐explanatory. When deleting a Bank or deleting all of the
Presets
within
the
Bank
(in
effect,
clearing
the
Bank)
you’ll
see
a
dialog
box
asking
you
to
confirm
your
action.
If
you’re
importing
or
exporting
a
Bank,
a
file
browser
or
dialog
box
will
appear
allowing
you
to
select
the
desired
Bank
(for
importing)
or
Library
location
(for
exporting).
There is no Clone Bank command. To make a copy of an existing Bank, create a new bank and
then clone (copy) the Presets from the other Bank, one by one, into the new Bank.
There is no upper limit on the number of Banks that can be contained in a single Library.
Because the V-‐Machine will auto-‐load the first Preset from the first Bank in its stored Library
each
time
it
is
turned
on,
you
may
find
it
helpful
to
put
the
Banks
within
a
Library
in
a
certain
order.
(This
is
also
a
good
idea
if
you
want
to
be
able
to
step
from
one
Bank
to
another
onstage
during
a
set
where
the
songs
will
be
in
a
known
order.)
The
VFX
Application
provides
no
direct
tools
for
reordering
Banks.
You
could
create
a
new
Bank,
then
clone
all
of
the
Presets
from
another
Bank
into
the
new
one,
and
then
delete
the
old
one,
but
this
is
time-‐consuming
and
error-‐prone.
Here’s
a
better
solution:
First,
quit
the
VFX
Application. Then find the Library folder on your hard drive and open it. Within the Library