V-MACHINE*TUTORIAL
Version*1.2*20081203
Contents:
INSTALLING*THE*VFX*APPLICATION
STARTING*THE*V-MACHINE*FOR*THE*FIRST*TIME
VFX*APPLICATION*OVERVIEW
V-MACHINE*FRONT*PANEL*OVERVIEW
VFX*APPLICATION*Tutorial
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Note: Your computer must have DirectSound drivers installed and
must be connected to the Internet to install the VFX Application.
On the "Welcome" screen click "Next"...
... then click "Install"...
To start the installation process
open the Getting Started CD and
double-Click "VFXWebSetup.exe"...
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Wait for the "Download" screen to
complete...
(this may take a several minutes)
On the "Welcome" screen click "Next"...
On the "Select Destination Location"
screen click "Next"...
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You must be logged in as Administrator
to install under C:\Program Files\. If you
are not Administrator choose a folder
under your "C:\Users\[login name]"
folder...
Attention Windows Vista users!
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On the "Select Components" screen
click "Next"...
On the "Select Start Menu Folder"
screen click "Next"...
On the "Ready to Install" screen
click "Install"...
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Wait for the "Installing" screen to
complete...
... then click "Finish".
Important: Before launching the
VFX Application for the first time
you must initialise the V-MACHINE.
See instructions on next page...
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MENU
SAVE
LEARN
PANIC
V-MACHINE
PC
USB
Connect the V-MACHINE to the PC
using the included USB cable.
Connect the V-MACHINE to the
included DC power supply.
STARTING*THE*V-MACHINE*FOR*THE*FIRST*TIME...**********1/3
Ensure that the V-MACHINE Power
Button is set to "OFF".
ON*******OFF
Use two fingers to hold down the
"LEARN" button combination...
...then press the Power Button.
(Keep holding the "LEARN" buttons for 5
seconds after the power is switched ON)
ON*******OFF
V-MACHINE*Update...
After about 15 seconds the V-MACHINE
display will indicate that it is ready for
update.
Ensure that The VFX Application is
not open.
Wait until the PC displays the
"Found New Hardware" popup
in the system tray...
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Ensure that all MIDI controllers are
disconnected from the PC and the
V-MACHINE.
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On the PC: start the VFX Application
Click: Start -> All Programs -> VFX -> VFX
Wait for the VFX Application to display
the "Update V-Machine" screen...
... then click "Update".
((This should take less than 1 minute))
Switch*Power*Off*to*
Complete*Update*
Process
Wait for the display on the front
panel of the V-MACHINE to indicate
that it has finished updating...
.. then switch the V-MACHINE
Power Button off.
ON*******OFF
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When the update is complete the
the VFX Application will ask to be
shut down...
Close the VFX Application.
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Switch the V-MACHINE back on.
ON*******OFF
SampleTank-Piano
Acoustic*Grand*2
STK:Patch
0:*Patch*0
Wait for the V-MACHINE to power up.
(This should take less than 1 minute)
When power-up is complete the
V-MACHINE displays the default
preset.
V-MACHINE
Connect headphones or
speakers to the V-MACHINE.
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Connect a MIDI Controller
to the V-MACHINE using a USB
cable or a 5-pin MIDI cable.
V-MACHINE*FRONT*PANEL*OVERVIEW
Demo*Drums*&*Fx
Crushed*Bass
Tempo
60*bpm
Typical Front Panel Display
The selected Bank is "Demo Drums & FX".
The selected Preset within the "Demo Drums & FX" Bank is "Crushed Bass".
The "tempo" Parameter is selected for editing.
The "tempo" Parameter is set to "60 BPM".
The V-MACHINE is organised into Banks and Presets.
A Preset defines a particular configuration of one or more VST plugins.
Each Preset has as number of adjustable Parameters.
A Bank is a collection of Presets.
The V-MACHINE front panel displays the selected Bank, Preset and Parameter.
Each displayed item can be adjusted using the adjacent Next / Previous buttons.
BANK
PRESET
PARAMETER
PARAMETER*VALUE
MENU
SAVE
LEARN
PANIC
+
(Two-Finger Button Press )
Extended Functions
Previous
Button
Next
Button
Goto previous bank.
Goto next bank.
Reduce tempo.
Increase tempo.
Goto next preset.
Goto next parameter.
Goto previous preset.
Goto previous parameter.
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Main Menu
Mixer Pane for
Selected Preset
3 Plugin Slots for Seleted Mixer Channel
Selected Bank
Selected Preset
Selected Parameter
Value of Selected Parameter
Bank Menu
(click )
(Click Preset Name)
(Click Bank Name)
Preset Menu
4 Mixer Channels
2 Aux FX Channels
Main Mix
To Start VFX Application
Click: Start -> All Programs -> VFX -> VFX
Plugin Menu
(Click in plugin slot)
VFX*APPLICATION*OVERVIEW
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In this tutorial you will:
- Adjust a Preset in the VFX Application, then synchronise with the V-MACHINE.
- Import a new VST plugin.
- Create a new Bank.
- Create a new Preset.
Before starting this tutorial, you must complete the following procedures:
- Installing the VFX Application (pages 1-4)
- Starting the V-MACHINE for the first time (pages 5-7)
The V-MACHINE should be powered on and connected to the PC via the USB cable.
The VFX Application should not be open on the PC (if the VFX Application is open,
close it before starting the tutorial).
The VFX Application displays the main screen...
On the PC: start the VFX Application
Click: Start -> All Programs -> VFX -> VFX
The Selected Bank is "SampleTank-Piano" and
the Selected Preset is "Acoustic Grand 2".
The "SampleTank" banks do not work unless the
SampleTank CD is installed (not covered in this
tutorial).
This tutorial will use the "Arpy Swell" Preset under
the "Demo Synths" Bank.
On the next page you will use the Next Bank
button to select the "Demo Synths" Bank and then
adjust one of the "Arpy Swell" parameters...
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Click the Next Bank button
repeatedly until you reach the
"Demo Synths" Bank...
Select the "Mixer Master Pan"
parameter by clicking the Previous
Parameter button twice...
Adjust the "Mixer Master Pan"
parameter to "-0.25" by clicking
the Parameter Value Down button
4 times...
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Click the "SAVE" button to save the
"Arpy Swell" Preset with the adjusted
pan setting...
... then click the "SYNC" button to
send the change to the V-MACHINE...
By default only the Selected Preset will
be synchronised.
Click the button adjacent to "Confirm"
to begin synchronisation...
SYNCHRONISING...
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The V-MACHINE front panel display
will indicate that synchronisation is
underway...
(This should take less than 1 minute)
SampleTank-Piano
Acoustic*Grand*2
STK:Patch
0:*Patch*0
When synchronisation is complete the
V-MACHINE displays reverts to the
default preset.
MENU
SAVE
LEARN
PANIC
On the V-MACHINE, use the Next Bank
button to navigate to the "Demo
Synths" bank...
... then use the Previous Parameter
button to select the "Mixer Master
Pan" parameter.
Demo*Synths
Arpy*Swell
Mixer*Master*Pan
-0.25
Note that "Mixer Master Pan" value
(-0.25) set on the PC has been
synchronised to the V-MACHINE.
On the VFX Application,
click the button next to "Return".
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Next you will install a new plugin.
You will have to download the "TickyClav" plugin from the Big Tick website.
Go to http://bigtick.pastnotecut.org/tickyclav
... click the "Download it" link...
... then download the Windows OS
version of TickyClav 1.1.
Save the downloaded file to the
desktop...
... then right-click the file and
choose "Extract All..."
Extract the TickyClav11.zip file
on the Desktop.
Click to display the Main Menu,
then select "Import VST Instrument
or Effect..."
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The VFX Application displays
the "Choose VST Plugin..."
window.
Navigate to the TickyClav11
directory on the Desktop and
select TickyClav.dll...
... then click "Open".
The VFX Application displays
the "Choose plugin
information file..." window.
TickyClav does not require a
plugin information file.
Click "Cancel".
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Click "Yes" to complete the
installation.
Click the selected bank ("Demo Synths")
to display the Bank Menu.
Click "Create New Bank"...
The VFX Application displays the
newly created Bank ("Bank 15").
Click in Plugin Slot A to display
the Plugin Menu...
... then select TickyKlav.
On Windows Vista you must close the
VFX Application and re-open it after
installing a new plugin for the first time.
Attention Windows Vista users!
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In the Mixer Pane adjust Channel 1
Gain and Main Channel Gain as
shown...
Click the "SAVE" button to save the
new Preset...
... then click "SYNC"...
Click the button adjacent to "Confirm"
to begin synchronisation...
SYNCHRONISING...
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The V-MACHINE front panel display
will indicate that synchronisation is
underway...
(This should take less than 1 minute)
SampleTank-Piano
Acoustic*Grand*2
STK:Patch
0:*Patch*0
When synchronisation is complete the
V-MACHINE display reverts to the
default preset.
On the V-MACHINE, use the Next Bank
button to navigate to the new "Bank
15" bank...
The new "Preset 0" containing
TickyClav has been synchronised to
the V-MACHINE...
BANK*15
Preset*0
CL@V:Patch
0:*Ticky*Clav
On the VFX Application,
click the button next to "Return".
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