E-MU Tracker Pre USB 2.0 - Manual (Page 24)

Tutorials
24 E-MU Systems
Open VX & Load a Bank
4. Since Proteus VX is a sampler, you need
to load a bank of samples before it can be
played. The Edit Instrument button,
located in the Inspector section of the
window, allows you to edit the virtual
instrument.
5. Click the Edit Instrument button. The Proteus VX main window appears.
6. Now we can load the Proteus X Composer bank. Select Proteus X Composer
from the File menu. The bank is installed here: “Program Files\Creative
Professional\ E-MU Sound Central\Proteus X Composer.” Loading takes a few
seconds.
7. Change the Preset using the Inc/Dec keys. You also have to select a preset
before you can hear anything. There are 1024 different presets (sounds) in this
huge bank.
8. Bring up the mini keyboard by clicking the icon on Proteus VX and play a
few notes. You should be hearing sound. If not, verify that the Tracker Pre USB
2.0 is properly configured in Cubase. (See
page 19 .)
• If the sound volume is very low, you can decrease the Headroom of Proteus
VX. (Options, Preferences, Headroom/Boost). Keep in mind that with less
headroom, the Proteus VX will be more prone to clipping when multiple
channels are played.
9. Play your MIDI controller and verify that it plays Proteus VX. If not, check to
make sure your MIDI keyboard is set to the same MIDI channel number as
Proteus VX (probably channel 1).
10. Try out the MIDI Controller knobs on your MIDI keyboard. In order for these
to work, the continuous controller numbers of your keyboard knobs must
match those on Proteus VX. (Options, Preferences, Controllers tab).
Edit Instrument Button
MIDI Channel Selection Preset Inc/Dec Keys