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Contents

Receptor 2 Multi Banks ...................................................................... 53

Controlling the VST Host from the VAX77 ........................... 54

Using Organ Mode During Host Control .............................. 56

Chapter 5: Playlist Mode .................................................61

Playlist Screen ........................................................................... 61

Introduction to Playlist Mode ............................................. 62

Element of the Playlist Screen ............................................ 62

Center Column ................................................................................... 62

New .................................................................................................... 63

Edit ..................................................................................................... 64

Delete (Del) ........................................................................................ 64

Sort ..................................................................................................... 65

Library (Libry) ..................................................................................... 66

Host .................................................................................................... 66

Controllers (Ctrl) ................................................................................ 66

Pedal .................................................................................................. 66

Using the Touch Screen Controllers .................................... 67

Sliders ................................................................................................. 67

Drawbars ............................................................................................ 69

Using Pedals to Manipulate Controllers .............................. 70

Chapter 6: QuickSet Splits and Layers ..............................73

QuickSets ........................................................................... 73

Introduction to Splits and Layers ........................................ 75

Preset ................................................................................................. 77

Low and High Note ............................................................................. 78

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Страница 1: ...1 VAX77 User Manual Version 3 2 Infinite Response Inc 512 535 5599 vax77 infiniteresponse com ...

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Страница 3: ...r computer 16 Mac 17 PC 17 Quick Start Tips 19 Chapter 2 Front Panel Controls 23 Single function controls 24 Multi function controls 25 Touch screen 26 Hot key 26 Chapter 3 Setup Mode 28 Globals 28 Keyboard Sensitivity 29 Aftertouch Sensitivity 29 Velocity Curve 30 Pedal A B and C 31 Start Screen 32 OCT Transpose 32 Start Screen 32 Sustain Pedal 32 ...

Страница 4: ... Send Program Change 39 Release Velocity cc88 Velocity Organ 41 Effect 41 Initial Volume 42 Initialize Bank and Program 42 Pedals A B and C 43 Calibrate Pedals and Modulation Slider 43 Chapter 4 Library Mode Host Control 47 Banks Groups and Presets 47 Auditioning Sounds 48 Building a Playlist 48 Host Control Mode 49 Configuring MainStage Forte and Receptor 51 MainStage 51 Brainspawn Forte 51 Recep...

Страница 5: ... Playlist Mode 62 Element of the Playlist Screen 62 Center Column 62 New 63 Edit 64 Delete Del 64 Sort 65 Library Libry 66 Host 66 Controllers Ctrl 66 Pedal 66 Using the Touch Screen Controllers 67 Sliders 67 Drawbars 69 Using Pedals to Manipulate Controllers 70 Chapter 6 QuickSet Splits and Layers 73 QuickSets 73 Introduction to Splits and Layers 75 Preset 77 Low and High Note 78 ...

Страница 6: ...r 7 Patch Librarian 83 What Patch Librarian does 83 Install it on your PC 85 Arrange the presets 86 Groups view 86 Banks Patches view 88 Add a new synth to the database 89 Download to flash memory in the VAX77 91 Updating the VAX77 firmware 93 Activating the new firmware 94 ...

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Страница 9: ... its protective packaging unfolding and locking the VAX77 setting up on a table or stand connecting the power cable to the VAX77 connecting MIDI cables to hardware synths connecting USB cable to Mac or PC C Ch ha ap pt te er r 1 1 U Un np pa ac ck ki in ng g a an nd d I In ni it ti ia al l S Se et tu up p ...

Страница 10: ...lace them aside Protective foam fits snugly around the VAX77 so it is best to remove it from the box with some help Lift from the front and the back of the keyboard not the foam and place it on the ground Carefully remove the foam from each side remove the plastic bag and stand the VAX77 on its black plastic end caps ...

Страница 11: ...Chapter 1 Unpacking and Initial Setup 11 Unfold With two hands grab the left half of the keyboard near the end cap and slowly raise it keeping the right half of the keyboard balanced on the ground ...

Страница 12: ...Chapter 1 Unpacking and Initial Setup 12 Once it is fully extended loosen the clamping knobs and position the two slides across the center of the keyboard Tighten the four clamping knobs ...

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Страница 14: ...ost desktop computers If you re traveling a suitable power cord should be readily available in any country The VAX77 automatically adapts to any voltage between 90V and 240V A 10 foot power cord is included with the instrument Plug one end into the back of the left end cap and the other into the wall outlet or power strip Press the square green button on the left of the control panel The green but...

Страница 15: ...pported through the MIDI OUT jack as well as being simultaneously transmitted through the USB connector Channels 17 through 64 are only available through the USB ports 2 4 Connect additional hardware synths by daisy chaining from the MIDI THRU jack to the MIDI IN jack of the next synth For example you can use 4 channels from each of four hardware synths and control them all from the VAX77 front pa...

Страница 16: ...Chapter 1 Unpacking and Initial Setup 16 USB connection to your computer The VAX77 communicates with your PC or Mac at 12 megabits per second Even with USB packet overhead it is ...

Страница 17: ...1 16 the second MIDI channels 17 32 and so on If the VAX77 is currently connected to the USB port click on the VAX77 icon and there should be a check mark beside Device is online If the VAX77 is not listed please call Infinite Response customer service for assistance With most applications including Logic MainStage and Garage Band you can attach and remove the VAX77 at will without any problems Th...

Страница 18: ...gn channels 1 thru 16 to synth 1 channels 17 thru 32 to synth 2 etc Important Notes The Windows USB MIDI driver is often slow to connect to an application USB data may be delivered to an application at first followed by 48 lost MIDI messages before the connection is finalized and stable This could result in hung notes be prepared to use the panic function of the VAX by pressing the left wheel This...

Страница 19: ...trollers Before any pedals modulation wheel or pitch bend will work properly out of the box you must perform a controller calibration see Ch 3 pg 44 Once complete you will only have to perform this calibration again if you add a new pedal s or change their input assignments ...

Страница 20: ...e VAX s Channel Selector mode This is the initial screen from within Host Control see Ch 4 pg 54 for more details and provides touchscreen access to any of the 16 MIDI channels output on Port 1 MIDI or USB If you are using MainStage Mac or Forte PC the Channel Selector screen will be replaced with the patch names from your host once a file is open ...

Страница 21: ...at the top can be very useful in many setups It is normally shipped in Program Change mode if this is a problem right out of the box you can go into the Setup menu middle yellow button and change the Hot Key to Off until you decide how it might better work with your sound sources ...

Страница 22: ...Chapter 1 Unpacking and Initial Setup 22 ...

Страница 23: ...hapter covers the following topics front panel controls with a single function front panel controls that vary with operating mode touch screen display hot key C Ch ha ap pt te er r 2 2 F Fr ro on nt t P Pa an ne el l C Co on nt tr ro ol ls s ...

Страница 24: ...as a Panic button sending all notes off to all channels It also activates diagnostics in Library and Playlist modes 8va Octave Shifts keyboard up one octave Press to activate light on Press again to deactivate See SETUP Mode for instructions on using this button to transpose up or down by up to 24 semitones Setup Press to enter setup mode light on Press again to leave setup mode and save all chang...

Страница 25: ... screen Effect Press to active light on Press again to deactivate Function set during Setup Up Down arrows Prev Next bank Library mode Prev Next Next Up slot Playlist mode Inc Dec Midi cc Slider Controller display Prev Next page Setup mode Right side wheel Rotate to highlight presets Press for various modal functions Blue button Exit Library mode save and go to Playlist In other modes it typically...

Страница 26: ...r across the screen or linger on a button after it is pressed as this may give unexpected results Hot key There is a black key on the far right side of the keyboard called the hot key Its function is set on the Setup screen In playlist mode it can be used to activate the Standby preset performing the same function as the green button but your hands do not have to leave the keyboard The hot key can...

Страница 27: ...Chapter 2 Front Panel Controls 27 ...

Страница 28: ...rs the following topics global keyboard settings assigning synths to channels calibrating pedals and the modulation slider Globals Press the yellow button labeled Setup to enter setup mode C Ch ha ap pt te er r 3 3 S Se et tu up p M Mo od de e ...

Страница 29: ...ith any changes in Setup Mode to save the changes to flash memory you must exit by pressing the yellow button again turning the light off A detailed explanation of each parameter follows Keyboard Sensitivity This determines how much force is required to reach the maximum velocity value of 127 The choices are Light Medium Heavy At the heaviest setting the VAX77 requires a key velocity of over 150 c...

Страница 30: ...mic function or a series of linear equations that approximate a logarithmic function The VAX77 uses floating point arithmetic to make this calculation using a natural log function As the velocity of a note increases it takes a lot more energy to make the note a little bit louder This is true for acoustic pianos as well The velocity curve function in the setup menu lets you determine the upper area...

Страница 31: ... VAX77 front panel You can press and release the pedal at will shifting the VAX77 up or down by the number of semitones selected in the OCT Transpose parameter When set to Prg Chg the pedal advances to the next or previous patch in Host Control mode or Playlist mode only Hi Res will generate a 14 bit controller message but only if the assigned controller is between 1 and 31 The MIDI specification ...

Страница 32: ...n the Octave button is on The default is 12 a one octave shift up but it may be set to any value between 12 and 24 For example when set to 5 you can play in the key of C while your notes are transmitted in the key of F Start Screen On power up the VAX77 goes into Library mode Playlist mode Host Control or QuickSet depending on this setting Sustain Pedal The sustain pedal input on the right side of...

Страница 33: ...4 whenever the pedal crosses into an adjacent zone This is useful on many sampled pianos that recognize half pedal Full range transmits all pedal values between zero and 127 corresponding to the current pedal position Effect Button The MIDI specification defines two different kinds of aftertouch channel aftertouch and key aftertouch Key aftertouch is also known as polyphonic aftertouch because the...

Страница 34: ...e call the Hot Key In Playlist mode with the hot key set to Prog Chg Program Change it can behave just like the green button to activate the next preset For example you can change from a piano sound to a string sound without removing your hands from the keyboard You can set the hot key to play a note As you might expect it plays the D above high C The hot key can be used to send MIDI continuous co...

Страница 35: ...lly is no problem as long as your overall incoming channels and program change channels are both chosen as 1 16 With the VAX s Channel Override function you can choose to send only one specific MIDI channel from the VAX to MainStage which won t change its behavior You can set MainStage to receive MIDI and program change data on one specific channel as well if you choose Channel Override would faci...

Страница 36: ... control of the sound being played by the main VAX or for triggering a separate sound than the one being played from the main VAX Poly Aftertouch Delay and Update You can set the delay window between the time a note is struck and when the first Poly Aftertouch message is sent The delay is variable between 0 actually 100 microseconds milliseconds and 1 second The default is 50 milliseconds but the ...

Страница 37: ...ey at a time with the exact pressure you want to use as the starting pressure for aftertouch and press the Green button This saves the current pressure in memory Now play the note and watch the PolyAT window as you press the key If you like the way it responds go on to the next key If not hold down the note and press the Blue key to erase the measurement then try again with a different starting pr...

Страница 38: ...VAX77 must know the listening channel of each synthesizer Many synthesizers are multi timbral and the same synthesizer can be assigned to several channels Other synths are not and it is important to assign these synths to only a single channel The VAX77 controls 16 channels from the MIDI out port and 64 channels from the USB port From the first Setup screen press the up button to display ...

Страница 39: ...r synthesizers but you should use the VAX77 Patch Librarian Software described in Chapter 9 to load any additional synthesizers you plan to use into flash memory You can overwrite flash memory completely or add new synthesizers to those already stored Scroll through the synthesizer names to find the one listening on channel 1 The capabilities of the synthesizer will determine the settings of the r...

Страница 40: ...hange but it will change channels This is also useful with software samplers when you only use a handful of presets during a performance You can set up each preset to listen on a different channel and when you select the preset on the VAX77 it will begin sending notes on the new channel Program Change Only is used with synthesizers that do not recognize bank changes Use this setting with MainStage...

Страница 41: ...efined by the MIDI Manufacturers Association to give additional resolution to attack velocity It is sent as a prefix to a note on command and gives seven additional bits of velocity information Do not activate this parameter unless you are certain that the synthesizer listening supports this new velocity information Organ velocity does two things It resets the trigger level so that notes are sent ...

Страница 42: ...l where this Effect parameter has been left Off NOTE this parameter only deals with the automatic on off state of the front panel button but not its purpose The purpose of the Effect button is handled in the main Setup page for example setting it to toggle between no aftertouch and polyphonic aftertouch Initial Volume This parameter sets the MIDI master volume when you change to a preset on this c...

Страница 43: ...your B3 emulator is listening on channel 2 you may want to assign pedal A to the Leslie speed controller on channel 2 NOTE beyond reassigning the pedal cc values on the MIDI channel level those assignments can be overridden on a per patch basis in Playlist mode discussed in Ch 5 As an alternative to changing the pedal cc values pedal actions can be assigned through the Learn functions of most plug...

Страница 44: ...ifferent values for the potentiometer This calibration exercise lets the VAX77 measure your pedals and scale them over 128 MIDI values This is how the pedal configuration screen appears when it is first selected or after pressing the blue button to begin re calibration Note the minimum and maximum values are in the 3000 s ...

Страница 45: ...nge is established the MIDI value column will display the calculated value of each pedal position Most pedals will send a value of zero in the up position and a value of 127 and the down position If your pedal is working backwards touch the invert window and rotate the right side wheel to turn on inversion Be sure to also slide the modulation slider fully left and right and move the pitch bend ful...

Страница 46: ... Mode 46 Once the pedals and the modulation slider are configured and calibrated press the up arrow to continue with setup tasks or press the setup button to exit setup mode and save the configuration to flash memory ...

Страница 47: ...assigned to a MIDI channel The MIDI channel is selected by touching the soft buttons across the top of the display MIDI channels are presented four at a time with forward and back buttons to bring up the adjacent set of four channels Touch a channel number and the banks or groups for the synthesizer that is assigned to that channel are shown on the left side of the display Press the up arrow and d...

Страница 48: ...rogram change instruction using the rules defined for that channel synthesizer Building a Playlist Library mode is a way to access all the sounds available on the synthesizer but during a performance you will probably use a small fraction of the available sounds The sounds used should be added to the playlist because playlist mode provides numerous capabilities such as the ability to quickly recal...

Страница 49: ...m the playlist by highlighting them and pressing the right side wheel to remove the checkmark When you have finished editing your playlist press the blue button to save your changes to flash memory The VAX77 will display the playlist screen Host Control Mode There are currently three leading VST Hosting systems that were designed for live performance MainStage for the Mac Brainspawn Forte for the ...

Страница 50: ...e discussed in relation to the Receptor later in this chapter If you are using either of the personal computer based hosting programs Forte or MainStage called Host hereafter the VAX touchscreen will shortly be populated with the active patch list or Concert in MainStage terminology on the VAX77 screen From this point the VAX77 will remain synchronized with the patch list or Concert If you change ...

Страница 51: ...ss the top of MainStage s workspace window You can reassign the VAX controllers as you like manually or by using MainStage s Learn function The hot key can operate in any of its modes from the main Setup page also assignable to MainStage parameters through the Learn function Brainspawn Forte Select Options Control Surfaces Add VAX77 Receptor Prior to version 1 8 the Muse Receptor did not operate w...

Страница 52: ... Channel Selector provides a more straightforward method of playing plug ins from Receptor without any additional setup It operates in much the same way as the populated patch lists from Forte and MainStage other than it simply lists the 16 MIDI channels instead of specific patch names from the Receptor Provided your Receptor has plug ins activated on any or all of the 16 channel strips from the V...

Страница 53: ...of all active plugins as well as the patch that is currently loaded on each plugin As described below you can randomly access any Receptor channel by touching the VAX77 touchscreen You can also use the wheel or arrow buttons to select channels Receptor 2 Multi Banks Many Receptor users rely on Multi Banks to configure the setups they need during a performance There are 128 Multi Banks available an...

Страница 54: ...equence through the setups in a bank by using the arrows hotkey or pedal functions To select a different Multi Bank simply turn the Left Side Wheel The bank number displayed increases when turned clockwise and decreases counter clockwise Press the Left Side Wheel again to return to Enhanced Channel Selector Controlling the VST Host from the VAX77 You can move from patch to patch via the touchscree...

Страница 55: ...ggle mode as a way of advancing banks or patches To access the 9 touchscreen MIDI cc sliders press the right side wheel In MainStage these sliders are premapped to the patch and global control knobs across the top of the Workspace window Touching any of the 9 columns or the cc box at the bottom activates the desired slider rotating the right wheel moves the slider as does pressing the tip of your ...

Страница 56: ...ites Using Organ Mode During Host Control Organ mode sets key triggering early in the keystroke so the VAX77 plays more like a console organ This feature is normally assigned to a particular MIDI channel but since Host Control dictates the active channel a different method for activating Organ Mode is required When creating organ presets in the host software use an asterisk as the first character ...

Страница 57: ...Chapter 4 Library Mode Host Control 57 ...

Страница 58: ...rs or Receptor since you could not otherwise access the patches from the additional sound sources MainStage can be downloaded as a synth from the Patch Librarian with the necessary MSB LSB PC addresses and be assigned to a specific MIDI channel in the MIDI channel setup page much as you would any other synth in your setup From Library mode favorites can be chosen from all your synths including Mai...

Страница 59: ...Channel Selector mode the initial screen within Host Control may be an effective means of control While in Channel Selector the blue and green buttons on the front panel are available to serve as up down track selectors this is generally implemented by the Learn function on most DAWs from the Key Commands The blue and green VAX buttons would need to be learned to the Previous Track Next Track func...

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Страница 61: ...st Mode 61 This chapter covers the following topics Playlist display Standby cursor touch screen MIDI controllers drawbars pedal override Playlist Screen C Ch ha ap pt te er r 5 5 P Pl la ay yl li is st t M Mo od de e ...

Страница 62: ... Librarian to add them to the Library mode screen A Playlist is typically created in Library mode by highlighting a preset and pressing the Right Side Wheel A check mark appears next to the preset indicating that it has been added to the Playlist You can add up to 160 presets to your playlist Press the Blue button to exit Library mode and enter Playlist mode Element of the Playlist Screen Center C...

Страница 63: ...he Standby Cursor to preselect the next sound then use the hotkey or the green button to activate that standby sound The Standby Cursor is controlled by the Right Side Wheel or by touching the LEFT side of the preset name New The top button on the left side takes you to a screen where you define a playlist entry manually Enter the name of the entry by using both wheels The Left Side Wheel scrolls ...

Страница 64: ...r press the Green button to cancel the operation Edit This button lets you change the name channel bank and program change of a current playlist entry When finished press the Blue button to save the new playlist entry to flash or press the Green button to cancel the operation Delete Del This button deletes the playlist entry that is currently highlighted green background You must confirm the delet...

Страница 65: ...r a theater performance you need a way to put presets in a particular order The Sort button takes you to a screen that displays your playlist in a smaller font Use the Right Side Wheel to select the preset you want to move Use the Left Side Wheel to move the preset When you are finished press the Blue button to save the current order to flash memory or press the Green button to exit without saving...

Страница 66: ...s that can be linked to the current preset Every preset in the playlist can have its own unique set of real time controllers These are covered in detail later in this chapter When a preset is removed from the playlist these controller assignments are erased Pedal Pedal inputs A B and C are preassigned to MIDI controller numbers during setup 4 11 12 respectively and can be reassigned on the channel...

Страница 67: ...e seven is volume and 10 is pan Others are more loosely defined and mean different things in different synthesizers The VAX77 can manipulate the data values of 12 different MIDI controllers for each preset in the playlist in real time Three are controlled by the pedal inputs and nine are controlled by the virtual sliders on the touch screen These controller settings can be stored in flash memory a...

Страница 68: ...7 Select one of the nine sliders by touching it The box and the slider mark both turn green Set the controller number with the up and down arrows and set the data value by touching along the slider Repeat the process for any other controllers and exit by pressing the right wheel Press the blue button to save the controller and pedal settings to flash if you have not saved the controllers to flash ...

Страница 69: ...finger nail up and down to alter these controllers as you play Drawbars For organ sounds drawbars are more appropriate icons Press the green button to display the sliders as drawbars The data values are inverted with zero at the top and 127 at the bottom Press again to return to the slider display ...

Страница 70: ...en the window shows No O R the default controller number for the channel is used To override the channel default touch the pedal window and rotate the right side wheel to select the new controller number The pedal position determines the data value Press the green button to save the pedal overrides to flash memory Every time this preset is selected the pedal overrides will be recalled and transmit...

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Страница 73: ...mall group of frequently used sounds particularly spread across several discrete sound sources or a multi timbral synth sampler whereas Host Control serves the same purpose but based instead on single sound source setups with MainStage Forte or Muse Receptor QuickSet Mode is accessed from the Playlist screen by pressing the Right Side Wheel It can also be displayed on power up by setting the Start...

Страница 74: ...lays QuickSet memory positions 1 thru 8 Press the down arrow or rotate the Right Side Wheel clockwise to display page 2 which holds positions 9 thru 16 There are a total of 16 pages of QuickSet memories for a total of 128 memory positions Press the up arrow to go to the previous page Turning the wheel clockwise advances the page and rolls over to page 1 after reaching page 16 Turning the other dir...

Страница 75: ...nt of the definition The next section describes the procedures for making these assignments To exit from QuickSet Mode and return to the Playlist press the Right Side Wheel Introduction to Splits and Layers Most synthesizers and tone generators are capable of splitting a keyboard into two different sounds as well as layering where a single key will generate two different sounds For example a bass ...

Страница 76: ... here on the term split will be used for both splits and layers All presets in the playlist can be part of a split The only restriction is that each element must be on a different channel That is because the MIDI specification only allows a channel to have a single sound or preset at any given time Most synthesizers however are multitimbral they play different sounds on different channels simultan...

Страница 77: ...he left will reflect the channel defined in the playlist Keep splits in mind when you re building your playlist For example it is unlikely that you will use two different bass sounds in the same split So it makes sense to group all the bass sounds you ll be using on the same MIDI channel The same goes for piano sounds you ll probably only use one in any given split so group piano sounds on their o...

Страница 78: ... lowest or highest note in the split Middle C is C5 The lowest note on the VAX77 is A1 Volume Touch the volume window and rotate the right side wheel to set the volume for each element Use this field to mix or blend layers and to set the relative volume of each side of the split The left side wheel is a volume control When you are playing a split the left side wheel adjusts each element of the spl...

Страница 79: ... are sent in a split Touch the window of the effect you want to send and a check mark will appear The Ctrl and Pedal widows send Controller and Pedal Override controllers to the element as defined in the playlist The Oct window shifts the pitch of the element up one octave The Bend window sends pitch bend information to the element The Mod window sends the modulation slider The A T aftertouch send...

Страница 80: ...Chapter 6 QuickSet Splits and Layers 80 create a layer where a single chord is sending channel pressure to one synth and poly aftertouch to another ...

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Страница 83: ...esizers banks and presets Use the Patch Librarian software to initialize and maintain that flash memory for the synthesizers that you play Patch Librarian comes with a database filled with many hardware and software synthesizer descriptions but if the synth that you are using is not in the database you will need to add it You can add to the database by importing MIDI name files midnam for specific...

Страница 84: ...arian has a number of special features for Receptor users Under MIDI control Receptor can change to any preset on any synthesizer even those that do not normally respond program changes Receptor does this by sequentially numbering every bank and preset for every synthesizer on its hard drive It lists these assignments in the Reports directory in a file called Patch and Bank Assignments xml Recepto...

Страница 85: ...s you will be using and download to the VAX77 Install it on your PC Load the Patch Librarian CD into the drive on your computer currently PC only Click Open folder to view files Double click setup Patch Librarian requires NET 3 5 and SQL Server Express If these are not on your computer Setup will install them along with the Patch Librarian software To run Patch Librarian click the start button ope...

Страница 86: ...e your presets into groups or banks The groups you create in patch librarian transfer directly to library mode on the VAX77 For example if you organize all of your acoustic piano sounds on a particular synth into a single group within patch librarian that same group will be on the left side of the library mode screen in the VAX77 When you select that piano group all the presets that are members of...

Страница 87: ...s defined for that synthesizer are now displayed on the top right side The presets that are defined for the highlighted bank or group are listed on the lower right side To move the preset to another group simply drag and drop it on the name of the new group To manage bank and group names click in the Group menu item You can delete entire group banks or create new ones If you delete a bank that con...

Страница 88: ... 128 presets each There can be up to 16 384 different banks but most synths use less than 20 Use the Bank menu item at the top of the screen to add delete or copy banks The bank is defined by two numbers between zero and 127 One is called the MSB and the other is called the LSB for the most and least significant byte Check your synth documentation to determine the correct bank numbers ...

Страница 89: ...77 screen exactly as they do here in Patch Librarian You can rename a preset by clicking it in the grid and typing a new name Add a new synth to the database The easiest way to add a new synthesizer to the database is to find the midnam file for that synth and import it by clicking File Import MIDI name document There are a number of websites that post midnam files such as those supporting digital...

Страница 90: ...he manufacturer and model number as well as the bank numbers for the first bank Click OK Click in the first grid box and type the name of the first preset Repeat for all the presets in that Bank If some program numbers are not used leave them empty ...

Страница 91: ...ash memory in the VAX77 Synthesizer descriptions are downloaded to the VAX77 over the USB port The first time you make this Share your work There is a new feature in Patch Librarian version 2 2 and later Under the Synth Selected menu item is an option to export the midnam file for synths that you create in the database If you would like to make your synth definition available to other VAX77 users ...

Страница 92: ...rary view place a check next to each synthesizer you would like to download In most cases you will want to Append synth descriptions to the end of those in memory Be sure that synths that are already in memory are not checked for download so they don t end up in flash memory twice Place a check mark beside the synths you want to download to the VAX77 Click the Synth Selected Send to Vax77 menu ite...

Страница 93: ... reload all your synthesizer descriptions keeping in mind the consequences above In the case of power loss the synth descriptions being downloaded at the time might be corrupted instead of partially loaded An error message would display if that were the case and the VAX would return to factory default synth descriptions Updating the VAX77 firmware Periodically you may receive a firmware update for...

Страница 94: ...estart Patch Librarian and try again Activating the new firmware disconnect the USB cable turn off power to the VAX77 hold down the UP and DOWN arrows while you turn on power and continue to hold until the writing firmware message appears at which point you can release the two buttons do not turn off power until the process has completed and the writing firmware message has disappeared turn the po...

Страница 95: ...el assignments In most cases it is better to Append the synth descriptions otherwise it is also recommended to keep notes about your necessary synths from Patch Librarian and the MIDI channels where they were set Full System Reboot The only way to erase all the QuickSet definitions at once is a full VAX reboot which erases all custom settings on the VAX and returns it to its original factory setti...

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