V-‐Machine Operating Manual
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SM Pro Audio
8.3
Plugin Slot
A Plugin Slot is a position in the V-‐Machine’s internal audio signal path whereby you can load a
VSTi or VST plugin.
Special Note:
Plugins must be “imported” into the current active VFX Library prior to being
loaded into an available plugin slot.
VSTi instrument plugins can be loaded into the first Plugin Slot (plugin slot A) in each mixer
channel. All other Plugin Slots are designed to accommodate VST effect plugins.
Plugin Slots are available in three areas of the V-‐Machine’s hardware mixer design;
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3 x Plugin Slots for each Mixer channel (1 x VSTi, 2 x VST)
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3 x Plugin Slots for each FX return channel (3 x VST)
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3 x Plugin Slots for the Main output channel (3 x VST)
The architecture of the V-‐Machine’s mix engine allows for a total of 21 Plugin Slots per
individual Preset (mixer configuration).
The V-‐Machine’s internal mixer architecture is designed for maximum flexibility. It is not
meant to indicate the maximum CPU performance ceiling of the V-‐Machine. In practice, the
total amount plugins that can be loaded into an individual Preset mixer configuration with
acceptable performance results depends entirely on the CPU requirement of each chosen
plugin.
For a diagram outlining the internal mixer architecture see Figure 5: Mixer architecture
8.4
Audio routing
The audio routing architecture of the V-‐Machine is based around a simple four-‐channel Mixer
design incorporating two (2) FX return channels and a Main output.
Audio signal for each channel is either generated by a VSTi instrument plugin or received at the
V-‐Machine’s analog audio hardware input.
Audio enters each and passes through three (3) VST Plugin Slots. Audio is passed from one
plugin to the next in series. This allows you to chain plugins as desired. If the Plugin Slot is
empty, the audio will pass directly to the next stage of the Mixer.
Audio signal can be routed to one of two (2) FX buses for further processing.
All Mixer channels and FX buses are summed together and directed to the Main output channel.
For a diagram outlining the internal Mixer architecture see Figure 5: Mixer architecture
8.5
MIDI Routing
MID data enters the V-‐Machine via either the 5-‐pin standard MIDI input or USB connector on
the rear panel.
MIDI can be routed to each of the 21 Plugin Slots in the V-‐Machine’s Mixer architecture.
Configuration of the MIDI routing is performed within the VFX application. This offers a simple
interface to assist in the configuration of MIDI channel assignment and the “MIDI learn” plugin
parameter function. MID learn allows you to assign individual plugin parameters to external
hardware control devices.
