User Guide / Owners Manual

ARTURIA – Stage-73 V – USER MANUAL 3
Table of contents
1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 5
1.1 What is Stage-73 V? .............................................................................................. 5
1.2 History of the original instrument ......................................................................... 5
1.3 The road to fame .................................................................................................. 6
1.4 What does Stage-73 V add to the original? ..................................................... 7
2 ACTIVATION & FIRST START ........................................................................................... 9
2.1 Register and Activate ........................................................................................... 9
2.2 Initial setup .............................................................................................................. 9
2.2.1 Audio and MIDI settings: Windows ............................................................... 9
2.2.2 Audio and MIDI settings: Mac OS X ........................................................... 11
2.2.3 Stage-73 V as a plug-in ................................................................................ 12
3 USER INTERFACE ........................................................................................................... 14
3.1 Virtual keyboard .................................................................................................. 14
3.2 The tool bar .......................................................................................................... 14
3.2.1 Save Preset .................................................................................................... 14
3.2.2 Save Preset As… ........................................................................................... 15
3.2.3 Import Preset ................................................................................................. 15
3.2.4 Export Preset .................................................................................................. 16
3.2.5 Export Bank .................................................................................................... 16
3.2.6 Resize Window options ................................................................................ 17
3.2.7 Audio Settings ............................................................................................... 17
3.2.8 Preset browser overview .............................................................................. 17
3.2.9 Open / close Advanced section ............................................................... 18
3.2.10 MIDI Learn assignment ................................................................................. 19
3.2.11 MIDI controller configuration ...................................................................... 21
3.2.12 The lower toolbar .......................................................................................... 22
3.3 The Preset browser .............................................................................................. 23
3.3.1 Searching presets ......................................................................................... 23
3.3.2 Using tags as a filter ...................................................................................... 24
3.3.3 The Preset Info section ................................................................................. 25
3.3.4 Preset selection: other methods ................................................................. 26
3.3.5 Playlists ............................................................................................................ 27
3.4 Front panel controls ............................................................................................ 29
3.4.1 The Suitcase model ...................................................................................... 30