SM Pro Audio V-Machines - Manual (Page 74)

V-­‐Machine
Operating
Manual
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74
of
88
SM
Pro
Audio
5.10.1 Library
File
Management
All
of
your
work
in
the
VFX
Application
will
be
saved
to
the
current
Library
as
defined
in
the
Options/Preferences
dialog
box.
To
create
a
new
Library,
go
to
the
Options/Preferences
box
and
use
the
Browse
button
to
open
a
file
dialog
box.
In
the
file
dialog
box,
find
the
location
where
you
want
to
create
the
new
Library
and
type
a
folder
name
for
it.
(The
folder
name
should
end
with
the
extension
.vfxlibrary.
This
will
be
appended
automatically
if
you
don’t
type
it.)
Your
new
Library
will
initially
be
empty.
Before
you
can
create
any
Presets,
you’ll
have
to
import
any
plugins
that
you
want
to
use.
If
you
know
that
the
new
Library
will
need
substantially
the
same
plugins
as
an
existing
Library,
it
may
be
faster
to
use
your
computer’s
file
system
to
copy
the
existing
Library
folder
and
give
the
copy
a
new
name.
This
will
clone
the
entire
Library,
including
its
plugins,
Presets,
and
Banks.
Note:
In
general,
it’s
a
bad
idea
to
use
your
computer’s
file
system
to
edit
the
contents
of
a
.vfxlibrary
folder.
You
should
use
the
VFX
Application
itself
to
manage
the
Library
contents.
However,
using
the
computer’s
file
system
to
make
backup
copies
of
your
Libraries
is
highly
recommended.
The
computer’s
file
system
is
also
useful
for
rearranging
the
Banks
within
a
Library,
as
explained
in
the
next
section.
5.10.2 Bank
File
Management
When
you
click
on
the
Bank
name
in
the
V-­‐Machine
Pane,
you’ll
see
a
pop-­‐up
menu
with
the
following
five
commands:
1. New
Bank
2. Rename
Bank
3. Delete
All
Presets
in
Bank
4. Delete
Bank
5. Delete
All
Banks
You
can
also
access
the
Bank
file
management
features
from
the
VFX
Application’s
main
menu.
For
details,
see
the
section
5.5.7.
These
commands
should
mostly
be
self-­‐explanatory.
When
deleting
a
Bank
or
deleting
all
of
the
Presets
within
the
Bank
(in
effect,
clearing
the
Bank)
you’ll
see
a
dialog
box
asking
you
to
confirm
your
action.
If
you’re
importing
or
exporting
a
Bank,
a
file
browser
or
dialog
box
will
appear
allowing
you
to
select
the
desired
Bank
(for
importing)
or
Library
location
(for
exporting).
There
is
no
Clone
Bank
command.
To
make
a
copy
of
an
existing
Bank,
create
a
new
bank
and
then
clone
(copy)
the
Presets
from
the
other
Bank,
one
by
one,
into
the
new
Bank.
There
is
no
upper
limit
on
the
number
of
Banks
that
can
be
contained
in
a
single
Library.
Because
the
V-­‐Machine
will
auto-­‐load
the
first
Preset
from
the
first
Bank
in
its
stored
Library
each
time
it
is
turned
on,
you
may
find
it
helpful
to
put
the
Banks
within
a
Library
in
a
certain
order.
(This
is
also
a
good
idea
if
you
want
to
be
able
to
step
from
one
Bank
to
another
onstage
during
a
set
where
the
songs
will
be
in
a
known
order.)
The
VFX
Application
provides
no
direct
tools
for
reordering
Banks.
You
could
create
a
new
Bank,
then
clone
all
of
the
Presets
from
another
Bank
into
the
new
one,
and
then
delete
the
old
one,
but
this
is
time-­‐consuming
and
error-­‐prone.
Here’s
a
better
solution:
First,
quit
the
VFX
Application.
Then
find
the
Library
folder
on
your
hard
drive
and
open
it.
Within
the
Library