SM Pro Audio V-Machines User Manual
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attaching
another
between
songs
or
sets
so
as
to
be
ready
with
a
different
set
of
Presets.
(Each
time
you
hot-‐swap,
the
V-‐Machine
will
auto-‐load
the
first
Preset
in
its
first
internal
Bank
from
Flash
memory,
so
changing
to
a
different
USB
memory
device
will
take
up
to
30
seconds.)
Exporting
is
not
always
a
fast
process.
When
a
Library
is
exported,
all
of
its
plugins
and
all
of
their
associated
data
files
(such
as
sample
libraries)
have
to
be
copied
to
the
external
drive.
Depending
on
the
amount
of
data
involved,
this
can
take
several
minutes.
There
are
ways
to
speed
up
the
process,
as
explained
in
the
next
section.
The V-‐Machine’s internal Flash memory is 1GB in size. A small portion of this memory is
dedicated to the operating system, so the full 1GB is not available for Library use.
5.11.1 Exporting to a VFX Library
Selecting
File
>
Export
to
VFX
Library
from
the
main
menu
will
open
a
file
browser,
in
which
you
can
select
components
of
the
currently
active
VFX
Library
to
export
to
an
external
storage
location.
You
can
select
the
entire
Library
(by
clicking
on
All
Banks),
or
a
single
Bank
and
all
of
its
Presets
(by
clicking
on
the
name
of
the
Bank),
or
a
single
Preset
(by
opening
a
Bank
to
display
the
Presets
within
it,
and
the
clicking
on
a
Preset
name).
If
your
external
media
already
contains
a
VFX
Library,
you
can
merge
the
Preset
or
Bank(s)
that
you’re
exporting
with
the
existing
Library.
To
do
this,
simply
choose
the
folder
of
the
existing
Library
when
the
file
save
dialog
box
appears.
You
will
then
see
another
Library
file
structure
box
that
will
let
you
choose
where
in
the
existing
Library
to
store
the
data
that
you’re
exporting.
To export a Preset, Bank, or Library:
●
Select File > Export to VFX Library from the main menu (see Figure 35).
●
A
dialog
box
(see
Figure
36)
will
prompt
you
to
choose
an
item
from
the
active
Library
to
export.
It
is
possible
to
choose
All
Banks,
an
individual
Bank,
or
an
individual
Preset.
●
You
can
choose
to
export
your
selected
item
with
or
without
the
associated
plugin(s).
In
addition,
you
can
choose
to
keep
existing
plugins
or
overwrite
them.
If
you
are
merging
Banks
or
Presets
into
an
existing
VFX
Library
that
already
contains
the
plugin
and
associated
files,
uncheck
the
“With
Plugins”
checkbox
in
the
Export
to
VFX
Library
box.
This
will
make
the
export
process
run
faster,
because
the
data
for
the
plugins
won’t
need
to
be
copied
to
the
external
media.
Keep
in
mind,
however,
that
if
you
uncheck
the
“With
Plugins”
box
and
merge
a
Bank
or
Preset
into
a
Library
that
does
not
contain
the
associated
plugins,
the
Library
will
not
function
correctly
on
the
V-‐Machine
hardware,
because one or more plugins will be missing.
●
Click Export to bring up a Windows file browser (see Figure 37) where you can name
and
choose
the
location
of
a
new
VFX
Library,
or
alternatively
select
a
previously
created
VFX
Library
you
wish
to
merge
your
exported
items
into.
Once
you
have
set
a
new
name
or
selected
a
previously
created
Library,
select
Export
to
complete
the
task.
●
If
you
are
merging
a
Bank
into
a
Library
that
already
has
a
Bank
with
the
same
name,
you
will
see
a
dialog
box
that
asks
whether
you
want
to
overwrite
the
existing
bank
or
create
a
new
one.
If
you
choose
to
create
a
new
Bank,
a
number
will
be
added
to
the
Bank name (such as “Wedding Strings 2”).