V-‐Machine Operating Manual
Page 44 of 66
SM Pro Audio
wish to authorize to during installation, and create a special code/s that allows the software to run
only on that machine.
SM Pro Audio provides third party plug-‐in developers a mechanism whereby the VFX Application
can run developers profiling applications directly on the V-‐Machine (via USB) and respond to the
results as required.
Many Vendors using challenge response are working with us to include their profiling tools
into the VFX Application. Check the website for further updates. The next major update is set to
include the Challenge Response applications provided by IK Multimedia and Applied Acoustics
to access the full range of their commercial plug-‐ins on the V-‐Machine.
Hardware USB key dongle protection:
Pace iLok and Syncrosoft eLicenser USB protection key
support is currently under investigation by the development team. Check the website for
updated information.
12.3.5
Installing plugins on the V-‐Machine without the VFX Application
The V-‐Machine will recognize certain raw VST .dll files when loaded onto the V-‐Machine. This
method will not work with all plug-‐ins as some plug-‐ins have much more complex installation
requirements and require a Wizard File describing supporting files, samples, Windows registry
settings, etc.
The V-‐Machine recognizes Plug-‐ins, Banks, and Presets on connected USB drive/Flash sticks
when presented in the following format:
Flash/USB Drive -‐> “plugs” (directory) -‐> “plug-‐in name” (directory) -‐> “plug-‐in.dll” file
Example: Procedure for a plug-‐in named plug1.dll
•
Create a folder and rename it “plugs”
•
Create a folder inside “plugs” and rename it “Plug1”
•
Copy the plug-‐in file “Plug1.dll” to the folder “Plug1”
•
Copy the folder “plugs” onto a USB memory stick
•
Reboot V-‐Machine
•
Insert the USB memory stick into the V-‐Machine
•
You should now be able to access the plug-‐in named plug1.dll
12.4
VFX Application layout and design
The VFX Application GUI has an intuitive four (4) Pane layout design.
•
V-‐Machine Pane – Represents a virtual V-‐Machine. The clickable keypad interface
responds just as the hardware version.
•
Plugin Pane -‐ A tab layout structure offers quick access to all Plugin Slots in the current
Presets mixer configuration.
•
Mixer Pane -‐ The Mixer Pane offers quick access to traditional mixer channel operations
such as gain, pan, mute, and solo, etc.
•
Parameter Pane -‐ This Pane displays the currently selected VST plugins parameters in
either Native VST GUI mode or Parameter Grid mode.
