User Guide / Owners Manual

ARTURIA – VOX Continental V – USER MANUAL 3
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 5
1.1 History of the original instrument ......................................................................................................... 5
1.1.1 The electronic organ ........................................................................................................................ 5
1.1.1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.1.1.2 The spark that started the fire: the Telharmonium .............................................................................................. 5
1.1.1.3 Technological innovations ..................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1.2 The VOX Continental ........................................................................................................................ 7
1.1.2.1 Beginnings with Jennings ........................................................................................................................................ 7
1.1.2.2 Physical features: what a looker!........................................................................................................................... 8
1.1.2.3 The sound of renown ............................................................................................................................................... 9
1.1.2.4 Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
1.1.2.5 The VOX rocks: a selected discography .............................................................................................................. 9
1.2 Physical modeling synthesis ................................................................................................................ 10
1.2.1 Music and math: yet another link .................................................................................................. 10
1.2.2 A computational conundrum ........................................................................................................ 11
1.2.3 The endless revolution .................................................................................................................... 11
2 ACTIVATION AND FIRST START ...................................................................................... 13
2.1 Register and Activate .......................................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Initial setup ............................................................................................................................................. 13
2.2.1 Audio and MIDI settings: Windows ................................................................................................. 13
2.2.2 Audio and MIDI settings: Mac OS X ............................................................................................... 16
2.2.3 Using VOX Continental V in plug-in mode ..................................................................................... 17
3 USER INTERFACE .............................................................................................................. 18
3.1 The virtual keyboard and pedals ...................................................................................................... 18
3.2 Toolbar .................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.1 Save Preset ..................................................................................................................................... 19
3.2.2 Save Preset As… ............................................................................................................................. 19
3.2.3 Import preset .................................................................................................................................. 20
3.2.4 Export preset ................................................................................................................................... 20
3.2.5 Resize window options ................................................................................................................... 20
3.2.6 Audio settings ................................................................................................................................. 21
3.2.7 Preset browser overview ................................................................................................................ 21
3.2.8 Open and Close Advanced section ............................................................................................. 22
3.2.9 MIDI Learn assignment ................................................................................................................... 22
3.2.9.1 Assigning / unassigning controls .......................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.9.2 Min / Max value sliders .......................................................................................................................................... 24
3.2.9.3 Relative control option.......................................................................................................................................... 24
3.2.9.4 Reserved MIDI CC numbers ................................................................................................................................. 24
3.2.10 MIDI controller configuration.......................................................................................................... 25
3.2.11 The lower toolbar ............................................................................................................................ 25
3.2.11.1 Current control value ............................................................................................................................................ 25
3.2.11.2 MIDI Channel setting ............................................................................................................................................. 26