SM Pro Audio V-Machines - Manual (Page 10)

V-­‐Machine
Operating
Manual
Page
10
of
88
SM
Pro
Audio
to
the
Back
button
to
return
the
machine
to
its
former
state.
Depending
on
the
size
of
the
Preset
you’ve
selected,
the
loading
process
may
take
a
few
seconds.
While
the
loading
process
is
taking
place,
you’ll
see
a
“Please
Wait...”
message
and
a
simple
animated
display
that
indicates
the
V-­‐Machine’s
operating
system
is
busy.
2.5 Dual-­‐Press
Functions
A
few
special
functions
can
be
performed
by
pressing
two
buttons
at
the
same
time.
These
dual-­‐press
functions
are
labelled
to
the
right
of
the
buttons.
● Pressing
the
top
two
buttons
at
the
same
time
opens
the
Global
System
Settings
menu.
In
this
menu,
you
can
set
the
display
contrast,
change
the
output
level
(gain)
of
the
V-­‐
Machine,
and
so
on.
For
details
on
the
Global
System
Settings
menu,
see
3.7.1
Global
System
Settings
on
page
32
● Pressing
the
second
pair
of
buttons
together
activates
the
Save
function.
You’ll
want
to
use
this
if
you’ve
changed
any
of
the
parameter
values
in
your
Presets,
so
that
the
edits
you’ve
made
will
be
restored
the
next
time
you
turn
on
the
unit
or
load
the
Preset.
● After
selecting
a
parameter
using
the
buttons
in
the
third
row,
you
can
press
both
of
them
together
to
activate
the
MIDI
Learn
function.
This
function
lets
you
map
any
parameter
to
any
MIDI
control
change
message.
For
details
on
MIDI
Learn,
see
3.7.3
MIDI
Learn
Command
on
page
MIDI
Learn
Command.
● Pressing
the
two
buttons
in
the
bottom
row
together
sends
a
MIDI
all-­‐notes-­‐off
message
to
the
instrument(s)
in
the
active
Preset.
This
is
useful
in
the
rare
situation
where
you
get
a
“stuck
note”
because
no
note-­‐off
message
was
transmitted
from
your
MIDI
controller.
(This
could
happen,
for
instance,
if
someone
trips
over
the
MIDI
cable
and
unplugs
it
while
you’re
sustaining
a
chord.)
2.6 Try
It
Out!
Your
V-­‐Machine
comes
loaded
from
the
factory
with
a
variety
of
great-­‐sounding
plugins.
There’s
no
need
to
install
the
VFX
Application
software
or
download
and
install
any
VST
plugins
to
start
making
music
with
the
V-­‐Machine.
Just
plug
it
in,
turn
it
on,
run
a
pair
of
audio
cables
between
its
outputs
and
your
sound
system
(or
plug
in
a
pair
of
headphones),
and
connect
a
MIDI
keyboard
(or
some
other
type
of
MIDI
controller)
to
the
V-­‐Machine’s
MIDI
or
USB
input
jack.
When
you
press
the
power
button,
the
V-­‐Machine
will
automatically
make
the
Banks
from
its
non-­‐volatile
Flash
memory
(long-­‐term
storage)
available.
The
first
Preset
in
the
first
Bank
will
be
loaded
into
its
RAM
(active
memory
area).
After
a
few
seconds,
you’ll
be
able
to
play
the
Preset.
(Using
the
V-­‐Machine
at
a
gig
is
just
as
easy.)
Congratulations
–
you’ve
just
experienced
about
1%
of
the
power
of
the
V-­‐Machine.
2.7 Memory
Types
The
V-­‐Machine
has
two
types
of
memory.
Its
Flash
memory
is
for
long-­‐term
storage
–
equivalent
to
your
computer’s
hard
drive.
Its
RAM
memory
buffer
holds
the
currently
active
Preset.
Presets
can
be
loaded
from
Flash,
or
directly
from
an
attached
USB
memory
device.
Currently
shipping
V-­‐Machine
hardware
features
1GB
of
Flash
memory
and
500MB
of
RAM.