User's Manual

1.3 Getting Started 9
Audio and MIDI Configuration
Audio and MIDI configuration tools are available by clicking on the Audio MIDI Setup button
located in the Settings view which is accessed by clicking on the Settings tab at the top of the
interface. The Setup dialog first allows you to select an audio output device from those available
on your computer. Multi-channel interfaces will have their outputs listed as stereo pairs.
On Windows, the audio output list is organized by driver type. The device type is first selected
from the Audio Device Type drop-down list. If you have ASIO drivers available, these should be
selected for optimum performance. The Configure Audio Device button allows you to open the
manufacturer’s setup program for your audio interface when available.
Once the audio input has been selected, you can then select a sampling rate and a buffer size
from those offered by your audio interface.
The list of available MIDI inputs appears at the bottom of the dialog. Click on the checkbox
corresponding to any of the inputs you wish to use.
1.3.2 Exploring the Factory Sounds
Chromaphone 3 comes with a factory library which amounts to a huge range of sounds before you
have even turned a single knob. As you would expect, the best way of coming to grips with the
possibilities Chromaphone 3 offers is simply to go through the sounds one at a time.
A sound or preset is a stored set of parameters corresponding to a given sound. The sounds are
grouped and organized in packs. The names of the currently loaded pack and sound are displayed
at the top of the interface.
One navigates among the different sounds with the associated drop-down menu which is opened
by clicking on the sound name. One can also browse sounds by using the left and right arrows which
appear to the right of the sound name. The computer keyboard arrows can also be used to navigate
through sounds but this control must first be selected by clicking on the arrows or the sound name.
The arrows then become surrounded by an orange line.
Sounds are managed using the Sound Browser which is revealed by clicking on the Browser tab
just below the preset name. Playing sounds and organizing them is pretty straightforward, please
refer to Chapter 4 for a complete description of the pack and sound management operations.
1.3.3 Using Chromaphone 3 as a Plug-in
Chromaphone 3 integrates seamlessly into the industry’s most popular multi-track recording and
sequencing environments as a virtual instrument plug-in. Chromaphone 3 works as any other plug-
in in these environments so we recommend that you refer to your sequencer documentation in case
you have problems running Chromaphone 3 as a plug-in. Note that in plug-in mode the audio and
MIDI inputs, sampling rate, and buffer size are determined by the host sequencer.