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Plugiator ASX User Manual

7.7.

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1. Please ensure that the Master device volume of the Plugiator ASX is turned up.

2. In the Plug-in Manager software, please ensure that Local has been set to ON. Whenever

the Plugiator ASX board is powered up, it operates in Local ON mode by default.

3. Check that the MIDI Monitor in the Plug-In Manager Software is showing incoming

MIDI and that the Plugiator ASX is set to the correct MIDI channel you are using (or

OMNI). If not, please check your MIDI keyboard with other MIDI equipment.

4. If you have just finished updating the DSP OS of your Plugiator expansion board,

please ensure that you have re-started your keyboard.

5. Please check the multi-pin connection between your CME keyboard and the Plugiator

ASX expansion board.

8.8.

What are PWhat are P

What are P

reset Files, Preset Files, P

reset Files, P

reset banks & Preset banks & P

reset banks & P

resets?resets?

resets?

For the convenience of file sharing of presets for the Plugiator ASX, we have implemented a

structure for preset saving which is as follows:

- Plug-in (one of the 8 plug-ins available on the Plugiator ASX hardware)

- Preset File (contains one or more Bank files)

- Bank file (contains one or more Plug-in Presets)

- Preset (contains settings for the Preset)

9.9.

Can I change Plug-ins and PCan I change Plug-ins and P

Can I change Plug-ins and P

resets from within my MIDI Sequencer?resets from within my MIDI Sequencer?

resets from within my MIDI Sequencer?

The Plugiator ASX uses a Program Change message to load a certain synth or a certain

preset. Therefore you can easily „record“ and „play back“ the commands to switch sounds of

the Plugiator ASX hardware. Use Program Change numbers 101-108 to load synths and

Program Changes from 1-100 to change presets of the selected plug-in.

10.10.

10.

Why canWhy can

Why can

’t I use the „’t I use the „

’t I use the „

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XYZ

“ VST Plug-In with my Plugiator ASX board?“ VST Plug-In with my Plugiator ASX board?

“ VST Plug-In with my Plugiator ASX board?

VST Plug-Ins utilize your computer’s main processor to generate their sounds, and they rely

on a very specific software environment under Microsoft Windows. It would be very expensive

to put such an environment into a hardware synth expansion. In contrast, Plugiator ASX

utilizes a special DSP processor which was designed for audio processing. Such DSPs are very

powerful and affordable, but they have a different command set than your Intel/AMD computer

so that VST code will not run on DSPs and vice versa. However, today’s floating point DSPs

have significant advantages over host processors - they provide facilities which help maintaining

a fantastic sound quality.