Alesis VORTEXT WIRELESS 2 Users Manual

Editor

User Guide

English

Manual Version 1.0

Introduction ............................................. 3

Editing the Controls ............................ 6

Support ................................................. 3

Installation ........................................... 3

Getting Started .................................... 3

Operation ................................................. 4

Software Menus .................................. 4

File ..................................................... 4

Help ................................................... 4

Managing Your Presets ...................... 5

About Presets .................................... 5

Loading Presets ................................. 5

Saving Presets ................................... 5

Sending Presets ................................ 5

Pads .................................................. 6

Faders ............................................... 8

Touch Ribbon .................................... 9

Tilt .................................................... 10

Pitch Wheel / Volume / Sustain ....... 11

Program Change / Keybed .............. 12

Appendix ................................................ 14

Velocity Curves .................................. 14

Trademarks & Licenses .................... 14

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Vortex Wireless 2. At Alesis, we know how serious music is to you. That’s why we design our equipment with only one thing in mind—to make your performance the best it can be.

Support

For the latest information about this product (documentation, technical specifications, system requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, visit alesis.com.

For additional product support, visit alesis.com/support.

Installation

Windows

1. Double-click the .exe installer file you downloaded.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

macOS

1. Double-click the .dmg installer file you downloaded.

2. Click and drag the Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 Preset Editor icon into your Applications folder.

Getting Started

To open the Vortex Wireless 2 Editor:

1. Optional: Connect your Vortex

2. Open the Vortex Wireless 2 Editor.

To name your preset, type in the Preset Name text box.

To edit the parameters for a type of control on your Vortex Wireless 2, click the tab with the name of the desired

control.

Click one of the types of controls on the right to jump to that section of this User Guide.

Wireless 2 keyboard to your computer using a standard USB cable. (If you are connecting your keyboard to a USB hub, make sure it is a powered hub.) You can still use the editor without connecting a Vortex Wireless 2, but you will not be able to send presets to it or load (get) presets from it.

The window will show a graphical representation of your Vortex Wireless 2 with all of its editable controls at the bottom of the window in tabs.

Pads

Faders

Touch Ribbon

Tilt

Pitch Wheel/Volume/Sustain

Program Change/Keybed

Operation

Software Menus

File

New Preset: Select this to open a new Vortex Wireless 2 Preset. Alternatively, press Ctrl+N (Windows) or +N

(macOS).

Send Preset: Select this to export the current settings from the Preset Editor to your connected Vortex Wireless 2 keyboard. Alternatively, press Ctrl+Shift+S (Windows) or +Shift+S (macOS).

Retrieve Preset: Select this to import the current settings from your connected Vortex Wireless 2 keyboard into the Preset Editor. Alternatively, press Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows) or +Shift+R (macOS)

Load Preset: Select this to locate and load a Preset file (.vw2) on your computer to the Preset Editor. Alternatively, press Ctrl+O (Windows) or +O (macOS).

Save Preset: Select this to save the Preset Editor's current settings to your computer as a Preset file (.vw2). Alternatively, press Ctrl+S (Windows) or +S (macOS).

Update USB Receiver Pairing: Select this if you need to pair your Vortex Wireless 2 with another USB receiver. Locate the serial number on your USB receiver and enter the last 6 digits in the window that appears. Click the

Program button to pair your Vortex Wireless 2 to the new USB receiver, or click Close to cancel the operation.

Exit: Select this to close the Vortex Wireless 2 Preset Editor.

macOS users: This option is in the Vortex Wireless 2 Preset Editor menu.

Help

Open User Guide: Select this to open this User Guide.

About: Select this to view information about this version of the Vortex Wireless 2 Preset Editor.

macOS users: This option is in the Vortex Wireless 2 Preset Editor menu.

Managing Your Presets

About Presets

A preset is a preset file (.vw2) containing all of the MIDI assignments you make in the editor. Using presets lets you maintain several different control configurations to use in different situations. For instance, you may use different presets with different kinds of software, or you may some presets for production and others for performance.

Your Vortex Wireless 2 keyboard can store 25 presets at a time. You can store additional presets on your computer to load onto your Vortex Wireless 2 keyboard with this editor.

This chapter explains how to load presets into the editor (Loading Presets), save presets onto your computer (Saving Presets), and send presets to your connected Vortex Wireless 2 keyboard (Sending Presets).

Loading Presets

To edit a preset, you first have to load it into the Vortex Wireless 2 Editor.

To load a preset from your connected Vortex Wireless 2:

1. Go to File > Retrieve Preset.

2. In the window that appears, click the Preset Slot drop-down menu to select the desired preset number.

3. Click Get to confirm or Cancel to cancel the operation.

Editing this preset will not affect the preset stored on your Vortex Wireless 2. See Sending Presets below to learn how to send the edited preset to your Vortex Wireless 2.

To load a preset from your computer, do one of the following:

• Go to File > Load Preset.

• Press Ctrl+O (Windows) or +O (macOS).

After that, locate the desired preset file (.vw2), and click Open.

Saving Presets

Saving a preset on your computer lets you edit it or send it to your Vortex Wireless 2 in the future. All MIDI assignments that you see in the editor will be saved in the preset.

To save the preset, do one of the following:

• Go to File > Save Preset.

• Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or +S (macOS).

After that, select the desired location, enter a file name, and click Save. The preset will be saved as a .vw2 file.

Sending Presets

Sending a preset to your connected Vortex Wireless 2 lets you transfer the preset from the editor to your Vortex Wireless 2 keyboard's internal memory. All MIDI assignments that you see in the editor will be sent to your Vortex Wireless 2.

To send a preset to your connected Vortex Wireless 2:

1. Go to File > Send Preset.