V-METAL USER MANUAL - Prominy

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[IMPORTANT] Preload buffer size configuration Please check your preload buffer size before loading the multi / instrument. V-<strong>METAL</strong> is a very big instrument that loads a huge number of samples. You need to configure the preload buffer size in Kontakt's option. The default pre-load buffer size is too large. If you have not changed the preload buffer setting, decrease the pre-load buffer size. 1. Click the Options button; and select the ‘Memory’ tab. 2. Check the box and minimize (or set to 12kb); ‘Override Instrument’s preload size’. The buffer size ('Override Instruments preload size') in the picture is 6kb, but if you load a big multi, we recommend 12kb to play the samples smoothly. If the samples are not played smoothly with 12 kb, increase the buffer size as needed unless RAM runs out. It depends on the system, but in most cases 12 kb should work fine. By decreasing the preload buffer size, loading time becomes much shorter and you can save a big RAM space. Purge All Samples and ‘on the fly streaming’ Another great way to save RAM is using the ‘purge all samples’ feature of Kontakt Player / Kontakt (ver4.1 or later). After loading the multi / instruments, click on the ‘Purge’ icon and select ‘purge all samples’. If your system is not so old, Kontakt Player should load previously unloaded samples on the fly when you play notes. If your RAM space is tight, it’s worth trying. If you get a noise at the beginning of the note when you play a big multi… A big multi that includes many instruments requires a certain amount of processing power. If you get a noise at the beginning of the note, increase the latency size of your audio interface (not ‘decrease’, unlike with the preload buffer size in Kontakt Option). For detail about changing the latency size, please refer to your audio interface manual. 10
______________________________________________________ Tips [Saving RAM by unloading unused instruments] If there are unused instruments for a project you are working on, we recommend you to remove them from the multi and re-save the multi with a different name. You can save RAM and time for loading the unused instruments. [Using Global Controller or MIDI CC to customize SPM] Most of the features of SPM can be controlled through Global Controller or MIDI CC (MIDI Control Change). We recommend you to use them to change the common parameters of SPM Multi unless you would like to customize a specific instrument. You can set the common parameters of all the instruments in the multi at once by using them. (You can customize each instrument with its interface, but you’ll need to repeat the same process with all the instruments in the multi.) [Do not use solo / mute button] As all the instruments in the multi need to receive the same midi information to execute the auto string / fret select feature, do not use the solo / mute button, otherwise the Fretboard Monitor does not work correctly. 11
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Page 3 and 4: Key switch [F-2]: FX2 - whammy bar
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narutal harmonics FX -2 0 FX1 FX2 F
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V-METAL MIDI controllers MIDI CC# 1
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MIDI CC# 55 MIDI CC# 56 MIDI CC# 57
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