User Guide

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If you wish to register your software from another computer:
Enter you email address and serial number into the registration window and click next. You will
then be provided your challenge key. Take note of this information and proceed to your internet
connected computer. Launch your browser and go to the unlock page of the AAS website at:
http://www.applied-acoustics.com/unlock.htm
Enter your email address, serial number, and challenge key, and click next. The next page
asks you to provide information about yourself including your mailing address and phone number.
While this part of the registration process is optional, we recommend this information be provided
to ensure our support team is able to contact you to resolve any future issues, and notify you of
product updates promptly. This information is kept completely confidential.
You will then receive your response code on-screen. Copy this information into the registration
window, and the process is complete. Your response code will also be sent to you by email for your
records.
If you wish to register by fax or over the phone:
Should you not have access to the internet, AAS support representatives are available to assist you
in the registration process Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm EST. You may contact us by phone at:
• North America Toll-free number: 1-888-441-8277
• Outside North America: 1-514-871-8100
• Fax Number: 1-514-845-1875
• Email: [e-mail]
1.4 Getting started
There’s no mistaking it. Getting a new piece of gear is an occasion for excitement. At a time
when music technology is getting faster and more powerful by the day, however, the task of going
through the process of figuring out how your new toy actually works can be a little daunting to
say the least. Enter the realm of software and virtual instruments and you could be looking at
learning the “ins and outs” of the equivalent of an entire studio full of gear, in a single piece of
software! As is so often the case, the most important thing is to know yourself and the pace at
which you feel comfortable working. The Tassman has been developed with the needs of a very
wide spectrum of individuals in mind. Whether you’re new to the world of soft synths and computer
music production, or are a seasoned industry professional, the Tassman is sure to be a source of
creative inspiration, and offer up hours of virtual knob twiddling fun.
When you launch the Tassman for the first time you’ll be greeted with a familiar “file-browser-
like” interface, not unlike those your operating system generates to display the contents of your