Operation Manual

16 Introduction
of your hard disk, or your email program uses to organize your mail and address book. When
launching the application for the first time, this “tree view” will include a destination folder for
imported presets as well as a Presets folder. To open a folder, click on the “+” symbol on Windows
or I symbol on Mac OS which will reveal the folder content.
The preset library is different from the program list and can be viewed as a repository con-
taining all the presets available to the application. Presets are loaded into the synthesis engine by
copying them from the library into the program list. To load a preset, double-click on a preset icon
(blue knob) or preset name. This will insert the preset into the program list at the position of the
current program. You can also use the arrow keys on the computer keyboard in order to navigate
in the preset list and then the Enter key to load a preset. For additional information on presets and
programs, please refer to Chapter 5 of this manual.
1.4.3 Using MIDI Links
Every parameter on the Strum Acoustic Session interface can be linked to an external MIDI con-
troller. To assign a MIDI Link, right-click (control-click on Mac) on a control (knob, button or
slider) and a contextual menu will appear. Select Learn MIDI Link and move a knob or slider on
your MIDI controller to activate the link. To deactivate the link, right-click (control-click on Mac)
on the control and choose the Forget MIDI Link command. Refer to section 8.2 for more details
on MIDI links.
1.4.4 Using MIDI Program Changes
The synthesizer responds to MIDI program changes. When a program change is received, the
current program is changed to the program having the same number as that of the program change
message received by the application.
1.4.5 Using Strum Acoustic Session as a Plug-in
Strum Acoustic Session integrates seamlessly into the industry’s most popular multi-track record-
ing and sequencing environments as a virtual instrument plug-in. Strum Acoustic Session 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 Strum Acoustic Session as a plug-in.
1.5 Getting Help
A|A|S technical support representatives are on hand from Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm EST.
Whether you have a question on Strum Acoustic Session, 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