Expert Sleepers USAMO Plug-in v1.0.
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Contents Installation 5 Mac OS X, Audio Unit (AU) 5 Mac OS X, VST 5 Mac OS X, AAX 5 Windows (VST) 5 Windows (AAX) 5 System Requirements 6 Mac OS X 6 Windows 6 Registration 7 Introduction 8 The Plug-in GUI 9 Using the controls 9 Knobs 9 Dropdown menus 9 Value edit boxes 9 Name/value display 9 The Plug-in Controls 10 Adjust 10 Level 10 Space 10 Balance 10 MIDI Out 10 Channel 10 Channelise 11 Clock 11 SPP 11 Swing 11 Offset 11 Don’t Panic 11 History
Test 12 Selecting the MIDI input 13 Enable 13 Type 13 Interval 13 History 13 Preferences 14 Skin 14 OSC Base Port 14 Eye candy 14 Constant redraw 14 Floating tooltip 14 Version History 15 1.0.
Installation Mac OS X, Audio Unit (AU) The plug-in file is named “ExSlUSAMO.component”. Simply copy the file to the folder: Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components Mac OS X, VST The plug-in file is named “ExSlUSAMO.vst”. Simply copy the file to the folder: Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST Mac OS X, AAX The plug-in file is named “ExSlUSAMO.aaxplugin”. Simply copy the file to the folder: /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins Windows (VST) The plug-in files are named “usamo.dll” (32 bit version) and “usamo_x64.
System Requirements Mac OS X The software requires at least Mac OS X version 10.6.8. The plug-in is Intel-only, and built for both 32 and 64 bit. The Audio Unit version will work in any Audio Unit host. The VST version requires a “VST 2.4” compatible host.1 The AAX version requires Pro Tools 10.3.6 (32 bit), or Pro Tools 11 or higher (64 bit). Windows The software has been developed and tested with Windows 7. The plug-in requires a “VST 2.4” compatible host. The AAX version requires Pro Tools 10.3.
Registration The downloadable version of the USAMO plug-in stops working after 15 minutes every time you use it. To stop this happening, you need to activate the software, using the serial number that should have been supplied to you when purchasing the USAMO hardware. Enter the serial number into the Expert Sleepers Licence Manager application. See here for more information. Note that you need at least version 1.1.0 of the Licence Manager.
Introduction ! The USAMO plug-in is the software component of the Expert Sleepers USAMO product. It is a virtual instrument plug-in (aka ‘softsynth’ aka ‘VSTi’) which translates the incoming MIDI into an audio signal which, when sent to the USAMO hardware, is decoded back into the desired MIDI messages. As well as simply passing on received MIDI messages, the plug-in can perform some transformations of the MIDI messages (e.g.
The Plug-in GUI Using the controls Knobs Basic use of the knobs is to click on them and drag the mouse up and down. However you can obtain different results by holding keys as follows: • Shift : Values change more slowly as you move the mouse. • Command2 (Mac OS X)/Alt (Windows) : The knob assumes its default position. • Option3 (Mac OS X)/Control (Windows): The knob assumes integer values only. • Double-click: The knob returns to its default value.
The Plug-in Controls Adjust This section contains controls which affect the generation of the audio signal from the incoming MIDI messages. These will in general be used to tune the operation for particular audio interfaces. There is a list of tested audio interfaces and recommended settings here. If your interface is not listed, contact Expert Sleepers for assistance, and please do report your findings so they can be added to the list. Level The Level knob simply sets the output level of the plug-in.
Channelise If set to “Off”, MIDI messages are sent out on the same channel on which they are received. If set to a channel number (1-16), the incoming MIDI messages are sent out on the specified channel. Clock If enabled, causes the plug-in to send MIDI timing clock messages, synced to the DAW’s transport. When Clock is enabled, MIDI clock is generated when the host DAW’s transport is running.
History The History display shows the MIDI messages received by the plug-in, and as such is a useful diagnostic tool. From left to right, the data columns are the time at which the message was received (system time, not time within the song), the first (up to) 3 bytes of the MIDI message, and then the interpretation of the message, if available. The interpretation will typically contain the MIDI channel, the message type (e.g. Note On), and the data bytes of the message (e.g. note number and velocity).
Selecting the MIDI input The text box labelled ‘Source’ selects the MIDI port to listen on. It is usually easier to use the ‘Browse’ button next to it, which brings up a dialog listing the available MIDI input ports on your system. Select the port to which you connected the MIDI cable from the USAMO. Enable The Enable button starts the sending of test messages. It also resets the ‘Test Failures’ count to zero. Type The Type menu selects the type of test messages to send.
Preferences Pressing the ‘Prefs’ button brings up a dialog where various preferences are set. These settings are shared by all instances of the USAMO plug-in, and are not stored with presets. The top section shows the product version. The central section will show your serial number once you’ve bought a registration. Skin Allows you to choose a skin for the plug-in GUI. See below. OSC Base Port Sets the base port number for OSC. Eye candy Enables the pretty graphics.
Version History 1.0.0 2nd March 2015 • First release.
Contact The Expert Sleepers website is here: http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/ Or you can email info@expertsleepers.co.uk Or you can use one of the Expert Sleepers forums, which are here: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=85 and here: http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewforum.
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