Operation Manual

10 Introduction
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1.4 Using Chromaphone as a Plug-in
Chromaphone integrates seamlessly into the industry’s most popular multi-track recording and
sequencing environments as a virtual instrument plug-in. Chromaphone 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 as a plug-in.
1.5 Exploring the Factory Sounds
Chromaphone comes with a wide range of factory programs right out of the box 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 offers is simply to go through the
programs one at a time.
Chromaphone uses the notions of Banks and Programs to organize and classify sounds. A
program or preset is a stored set of parameters corresponding to a given sound. The programs are
grouped and organized in banks.
The name of the currently loaded bank and program are displayed at the top of the interface.
One navigates among the different banks and programs by using the arrows in each of the cor-
responding boxes or by opening the associated drop-down menu by clicking inside these boxes.
Banks and programs are managed using the Bank Manager which is revealed by clicking on the
Manage button appearing above the right-top corner of the Bank box. Playing programs and or-
ganizing them is pretty straightforward, please refer to Chapter 2 for a complete description of the
bank and program management operations.
1.6 Getting Help
AAS technical support representatives are on hand from Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm EST.
Whether you have a question on Chromaphone, or need a hand getting it up and running as a
plug-in in your favorite sequencer, we are here to help. Contact us by phone, fax, or email at:
• North America Toll Free: 1-888-441-8277
• Worldwide: 1-514-871-8100
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• Email: [e-mail]