SM Pro Audio V-Machines - Manual (Page 12)

V-­‐Machine
Operating
Manual
Page
12
of
88
SM
Pro
Audio
2.9 Software
System
Requirements
1. Macintosh:
Intel-­‐based
Mac.
Recommended
is
at
least
a
1.5GHz
Intel
Core
processor,
1GB
of
RAM,
and
Mac
OS
X
10.5
or
later.
Windows
VST
plugins.
2. PC:
Windows
XP,
Vista,
or
7.
At
minimum,
a
1GHz
Pentium
or
Athlon
XP
1.33GHz
processor
and
1GB
of
RAM.
Recommended
is
a
2.4GHz
processor
(Pentium
or
Athlon)
and
1GB
of
RAM.
3. A
CD-­‐ROM
drive
for
installation.
4. One
or
more
V-­‐Machine-­‐compatible
Windows-­‐based
VST
plugins.
The
V-­‐Machine
hardware
offers
support
for
a
range
of
Windows
VST
plugins
programmed
to
operate
on
the
Windows
operating
system.
VST
plugins
programmed
solely
for
the
Mac
are
not
supported.
If
your
computer
is
a
Macintosh,
don’t
despair!
The
Mac-­‐compatible
version
of
the
included
VFX
Application
offers
built-­‐in
support
for
VST
plugins
originally
programmed
for
use
on
the
Windows
operating
system.
For
details
on
how
to
load
Windows
VST
plugins
using
your
Macintosh,
see
5.5.2
Installing
Windows
Plugins
in
the
Macintosh
on
page
57.
VST
plugins
are
readily
available
from
a
variety
of
sources.
Commercial
plugins
are
available
from
music
stores
and
often
directly
from
the
developers’
websites.
Thousands
of
free
plugins
are
also
available
for
download
directly
from
the
many
VST
resource
and
community
based
websites
on
the
Internet.
2.10 Installing
the
VFX
Software
Installing
the
VFX
Application
is
easy:
Just
insert
the
CD-­‐ROM
into
your
computer’s
CD/DVD
drive
and
follow
the
prompts
that
appear
on-­‐screen.
In
Windows,
you
will
need
to
open
the
CD
in
Windows
Explorer
and
run
the
VFXSetup.exe
program.
In
the
Mac,
a
startup
screen
will
pop
up
when
you
insert
the
CD;
simply
drag
the
VFX
Application
into
the
Applications
folder.
After
installing
the
software,
be
sure
to
check
the
SM
Pro
Audio
website
to
find
out
if
there
is
a
more
recent
version.
New
versions
will
be
made
available
from
time
to
time
to
provide
enhanced
features
and
fix
any
bugs
that
are
discovered.
After
downloading
and
installing
a
newer
version
of
the
VFX
Application,
you
may
be
prompted
to
update
the
operating
system
of
the
V-­‐Machine.
For
details
on
how
to
do
this,
see
section
3.9
Updating
the
Firmware
on
page
40.
2.11 How
the
Software
&
Hardware
Work
Together
In
using
your
V-­‐Machine,
you’ll
often
want
to
create
Presets
using
the
VFX
Application
software
and
then
load
them
into
the
V-­‐Machine
for
live
performance
or
studio
use.
For
full
details
on
how
to
accomplish
this,
please
see
section
5
The
VFX
Software
on
page
49.
In
this
section,
we’ll
explain
the
main
steps
in
the
process,
and
introduce
some
very
important
concepts.
The
VFX
Application
operates
a
little
differently
from
most
other
software
that
you
may
have
used.
Also,
its
communication
with
the
V-­‐Machine
hardware
runs
in
a
way
that
you
may
not
expect.
To
avoid
needless
frustration,
please
start
by
reading
and
thinking
about
the
following
points.
● Data
for
the
V-­‐Machine
is
organized
in
a
hierarchy
(see
Figure
4
below).
At
the
top
level
are
Libraries.
A
Library
appears
on
your
computer’s
hard
drive
as
a
folder
(in
Windows)
or
a
bundle
(in
the
Macintosh).
Each
Library
contains
one
or
more
Banks,
and
each
Bank