TC Electronic V-STATION, V-Station PowerCore User Manual

USER MANUAL

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Requesting your personalized V-Station PowerCore plug-in . . . . . . . . 4

Installing the V-Station - OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing the V-Station - Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Inserting into a Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Main Panel

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Oscillators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Env . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Amp Env . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

LFO1 /2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Master Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Portamento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Selecting and Writing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Loading and Saving Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Editing Sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

MIDI Clock Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Extra Page Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Controls Page Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Global Page Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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CONTACT DETAILS

If you would like to get in touch with us, please e-mail: [e-mail].
Alternatively, you may contact the TC Electronic distributor in your area, or write to:

TC ELECTRONIC A/S
Customer Support
Sindalsvej 34
Risskov DK-8240
Denmark

www.tcelectronic.com

USA:

TC ELECTRONIC, INC.
5706 Corsa Avenue, Suite 107
Westlake Village, CA 91362
USA

www.tcelectronic.com
e-mail: [e-mail]

Copyright: Novation E.M.S Limited 2004 V-Station PowerCore 'Getting Started' user's
guide Version 1.0 Features and specifications subject to change without notice due to
improvements All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. www.nova­tionmusic.com

TC SUPPORT INTERACTIVE

The TC Support Interactive website is designed as an online support and information
center. At the site you can find answers to specific problems regarding TC software.
All resolved problems are stored in a database searchable by product, category, key­words, or phrases. Under the section "My Stuff" you can login to check the status of
your questions, download materials such as product manuals, software updates and
new presets. This site has been specifically designed to meet the needs of our users.
We constantly update the database and you will find the site to be a huge resource of
information. Browse through Q&A's and discover new aspects of your TC product. If
you can't find an answer online, you have the option of submitting a question to our
technical support staff who will then reply to you by e-mail. The TC Support Team is
on constant alert to help you in any way they can.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

WINDOWS

• POWERCORE PCI/ELEMENT, FIREWIRE or COMPACT running system 1.9 or
later

• Windows XP

• PIII 1 GHz or faster

• 256 MB RAM

• VST compatible host application

• System must meet requirements of the host application

MAC OS X

• POWERCORE PCI or FIREWIRE running system 1.9 or later

• Mac OS X (10.2.8 or higher)

• G4 / 800 MHz or faster

• 256 MB RAM

• VST or Audio Unit compatible host application.

• System must meet requirements of the host application

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Thank you for purchasing the Novation V-Station PowerCore software synthesizer.
The V-Station PowerCore virtual analogue synthesizer recreates the power and rich
sound of the K-Station synth as a plug-in for OS X or Windows.
At the core of the V-Station is Novation's 'Liquid Analogue' synthesis engine, deliver­ing rich, dense sounds that offer vast creative potential. The plug-in combines these
with a clear and responsive front panel interface, with all the key sound shaping con­trols you need.

Main Features

* 3 audio oscillators
* Noise generator
* Ring modulator
* Resonant 'Liquid Analogue' low-pass filter
* 2 x ADSR envelope generators
* 2 x multi-wave, MIDI syncable LFOs
* Portamento
* Arpeggiator
* 6 x simultaneous multi-effects
* Multiple instances in your sequencer host (*)
* Transfer sounds to/from a K-Station

(*) The exact number of instances depends on how much PowerCore processing
power you have. Naturally, the more free DSP's you have available, the more
instances you can use simultaneously.

Requesting your Personalized V-Station on DAW's that are connected to the
Internet

1) If the Audio workstation is connected to the internet insert the V-Station PowerCore

CD and double click the Plug-in installer icon. A setup splash screen will appear.
Press the 'continue' button.

2) A dialogue box will appear titled 'Plug-In Setup'. Click 'Next'

3)

a) Fill in the Plug-In serial number. This is found on the V-Station PowerCore box.
b) Enter your valid email address. A download link for a personalized version of the
V-Station PowerCore plug-in will be emailed to this address.

The authentication ID of your PowerCore device is recognized automatically. If multi­ple PowerCore devices are used, you can choose which PowerCore device the V­Station PowerCore is to be authorized for. The PowerCore system allows for a plug-in
that has been authorized on one PowerCore device to run on all PowerCore devices
in the same system. Consequently TC recommend that if a PowerCore Firewire is
installed in a PowerCore system, that the V-Station PowerCore is authorized for the
PowerCore Firewire in preference to any PowerCore PCI cards.

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4) Your default internet browser will open the Plug-in download page on the TC web-

site. Verify all the information entered is correct by paying particular attention to the
email address given. Press the 'Request Download' button. An email will then be sent
from TC to the email address supplied with a download link to your personalized
V-Station PowerCore.

Requesting your Personalized V-Station
for DAW's without Internet

1) If the Audio workstation is not connected to the Internet, the V-Station PowerCore
can still be installed. A different computer with an Internet connection and valid
email account must be used instead to complete the installation.

2)Insert the V-Station PowerCore CD into the CD drive of the Audio workstation and
double click the Plug-in installer icon.

3) A setup splash screen will appear. Press the 'continue' button.

4) A dialogue box will appear titled 'Plug-In Setup'. Click the 'Off-line' button.

5) A new dialogue box will appear called 'Plug-in Download', click the 'Install' button.
This will copy additional files required by the V-Station PowerCore to the DAW.
Instructions will appear within this window to show how to request a personalized
plug-in from a different computer.

6) Make a note of the V-Station PowerCore plug-in serial number shown on the
product box and the PowerCore authentication ID. If multiple PowerCore devices
are used, you can choose which PowerCore device the V-Station PowerCore is to
be authorized for. The PowerCore system allows for a plug-in that has been
authorized on one PowerCore device to run on all PowerCore devices in the same
system. Consequently TC recommend that if a PowerCore Firewire is installed in a
PowerCore system, that the V-Station PowerCore is authorized for the PowerCore
Firewire in preference to any PowerCore PCI cards.

7) From an internet ready computer, open a web browser and visit
www.tcelectronic.com/requestplugin.

This will bring you to the PowerCore optional plug-in download page. Select the
Request Authorized V-Station PowerCore option. Enter and verify all the requested
information and press the 'Request Download' button. An email will be sent to the
email address that has been submitted to the form. This email will have a link to your
personalized plug-in. Click this download link to begin to download the plug-in. It will
be necessary to save this to removable media (CDR, flash disc, external HD etc) so
that this can be transferred to the Audio workstation.

Installing the V-Station for OS X

1)Click the download link that you have received by e-mail. If the Audio workstation is
connected to the internet the download should start automatically. If you wish to
install the V-Station on a different computer, copy the downloaded file from
removable media to your Audio workstation. The plug-in installer will have been
archived to reduce the file size (either WinZip or Stuffit Expander will be needed to
uncompress the plug-in)

2) After the file is extracted, run the installer program 'V-Station PowerCore Installer' .

The installer will copy the V-Station PowerCore audio unit version to the following
folder on the system drive:

/LIBRARY/AUDIO/PLUGINS/COMPONENTS/

and the installer will also copy the V-Station PowerCore VSTi version to

/LIBRARY/AUDIO/PLUGINS/VST/POWERCORE

Installing V-Station PowerCore for Windows XP

1) Click the download link that you have received by e-mail. if the Audio workstation
is connected to the Internet. The download should start automatically. Alternatively
copy the downloaded file from removable media to the Audio workstation. The plug­in will have been archived to reduce the file size (either WinZip or Stuffit Expander
will be needed to uncompress the plug-in.

2) Run the installer program. 'V-Station PowerCore Installer' included in the
download. The installer will copy the plug-in 'V-Station PowerCore' to the VST plug­ins folder of the sequencer, eg C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VST Plugins. Note if the
installer does not select the correct file, copy the V-Station PowerCore.dll file into
the correct plug-in folder for the sequencer used.

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