Operation Manual

3. Software-Controller Configuration

This section describes how to start using your Advance 49. We recommend using Advance 49 with the

included VIP software which you can use to perform with, create, edit, and manage multiple plugin patches

simultaneously. To learn more about how you can use Advance 49 in each kind of setup, please see the

Operation chapter.

Make sure you have installed the software (described earlier in 1. Software/Driver Download and

Installation) and connected Advance 49 to your computer, external MIDI equipment, and/or other devices

(described earlier in 2. Controller Setup).

With VIP in Your DAW

To set up Advance 49 with VIP in your DAW:

1. Power on your Advance 49, and open your DAW in your computer.

2. Make sure Advance 49 is selected as a controller in your DAW—you can usually do this in your DAW’s

Preferences, Device Setup, or Options.

3. In your DAW, create a new MIDI track (i.e., not an audio track).

4. Open VIP in your DAW as you would open a standard VST plugin. By default, VIP is installed in [your

hard drive]

\ Program Files \ VstPlugins (Windows) or Applications (Mac OS X).

5. In VIP, click the Settings menu and select Plugin Manager.

6. At the bottom of the Plugin Manager window, click one of the Plugin Folder fields, and then select the

folder where your instrument plugins are located on your computer. You can select up to two locations

(one for each Plugin Folder field).

7. Click Scan. VIP will scan the folder/folders for available plugins, which will appear in the list. When the

process is complete, click OK to close the Settings window. VIP will return to its main window and begin

importing the patches (presets) for all of your scanned plugins. This can take several minutes.

8. On Advance 49, turn the Data Dial to browse your list of patches in the display (the plug-in name will

appear under the patch name). Press the Data Dial to load one.

To learn more about how you can use Advance 49 in this kind of setup, please see Operation > Setup

Scenarios > With VIP in Your DAW.