Vminion v1 0 Manual

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Copyright (c) 2006. Devine Machine LLC. All rights reserved.

vMinion effect plug-infor Windows and Macintosh OS X

Programming: Steve Duda

Graphics: deadmau5 (www.deadmau5.com)

DSP Modules: Vellocet (www.vellocet.com)

Front cover: Nicolas / stevejay

Back cover: deadmau5

Manual version: Friday 27 October 2006

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VST Plugin technology by SteinbergVST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

All other copyrighted trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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1. Contents

2.Introduction.....................................................................5Installing vMinion.............................................................5Version overload..............................................................6Getting in touch................................................................6

3.Effect types and the XYZ pad........................................7Effect module selection....................................................7Effect type........................................................................7The XYZ pad..................................................................10

4.The LFOs........................................................................13Cycle..............................................................................13LFO rate.........................................................................14LFO shape.....................................................................14LFO depth......................................................................15LFO offset......................................................................15Spread...........................................................................16Envelope follower [ENV]................................................16Randomise [RAND]........................................................17Copy/Paste buttons.......................................................17

5.The StepSequencer.......................................................18Modifying the StepSequencer Pattern...........................18Pattern Length...............................................................18Snap..............................................................................18Assign to Y.....................................................................18UNI / BI knob..................................................................19

6.Advanced Filter Parameters.........................................20X Depth / Fix Depth knob...............................................20Mix knob.........................................................................20Drive Knob.....................................................................20Seq to Y Offset ..............................................................21

7.MIDI Input and Output...................................................22MIDI Input......................................................................22

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MIDI Output ...................................................................228.The Filter Delays...........................................................23Mode..............................................................................23Time Knob (and Sync switch)........................................23Feed Knob.....................................................................23Mix Knob........................................................................23

9.Mixing and routing........................................................24The mixer.......................................................................24Routing buttons..............................................................24The crossfader...............................................................25

10.Tips for success..........................................................2611.vMinion 1x4 and 4x1...................................................27vMinion 1x4....................................................................27vMinion 4x1....................................................................28

12.MIDI CC List.................................................................2913.If you like what you've heard..................................32Devine Machine (PC).....................................................32Lucifer (PC and Mac OS X)...........................................32LSR Free and LSR Pro (PC)..........................................32

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2. Introduction

When you just have to have four filters being modulated by a total oftwelve LFOs, plus a StepSequencer and over 100 64-bit effects, youneed vMinion!

With its novel XYZ display that's used to both control and visualise theeffects, vMinion is a VST audio effect plug-in that offers a simpleapproach to the power on offer. Distortion effects and the ability to feedthe output of one filter into another increase the possibilities. Arandomise option and several presets keep things interesting.

Installing vMinionvMinion is available in both PC and Mac OS X versions. It is designed tobe used within a host audio application that supports the VST plug-informat. vMinion comes as a single plug-in file: vMinion.dll (vMinion.vst

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on Mac OSX).

• Installing on the PCMove or copy vMinion.dll to the host's VST plug-ins folder. Please checkthe documentation for your host audio application as to where this folderis located on your PC.

• Installing on Macintosh OS XMove or copy vMinion.vst to your VST plug-ins folder (e.g.~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST).

As vMinion is an audio effect plug-in, it needs to be used as an inserteffect on an audio channel in your host audio application. If you areunsure as to how to do this, check the documentation for your host.

• Uninstalling vMinionSimply delete the aforementioned vMinion plug-in file.

Version overloadThere are in fact three different versions of vMinion available; as well asthe regular version, there are the 4x1 and the 1x4 versions.

See page 27 and onwards for details about using them.

Getting in touchIf you experience any problems while using this plug-in, or you just wishto pass on your comments, you can email the developer at:[email protected].

Alternatively, you can find help and advice in the official Devine Machineforum on the excellent K-v-R website:www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=28.

Find out about other excellent Devine Machine software on the DevineMachine website: www.devine-machine.com.

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3. Effect types and the XYZpad

Effect module selectionvMinion incorporates four separate effectmodules. The effect module selection buttonsare used to select a particular module forediting.

Effect typeYou can choose which effect the currentlyselected effect module will produce by clickingon the effect type parameter. A menu will bedisplayed, listing a number of filter andfilter/distortion types. There are four filtereffects, seven combination effects (eachconsisting of a wave shaper distortion effect and a pre-filter) and asimple volume effect.

The next 2 pages describe the type of Effects listed in the FX menu, in detail

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EFFECT GROUP X axis** (ifassigned inadvancedparams)

Y axis(frequency)

Z Axis

Moog 6/12/18/24 “Fat” amount Cutoff Resonance

Low 6/12/18/24 “Fat” amount Cutoff Resonance

High 6/12/18/24 “Fat” amount Cutoff Resonance

Band/Peak/Notch “Fat” amount Cutoff Resonance

LH/LB/LP/LN/HB/HP/HN/BP/BN/PP/PN/NN(unlinked)

CutoffFrequency “2”(for the 2nd ofthe two filters)

Cutoff Resonance

Same as above(but with “Link”)

StereoSeparation

Cutoff Resonance

LBH/LPH/LNH/BPN

Morph Cutoff Resonance

CombL /FlangeL /PhaseL

LowPass(feedback filter)Frequency

Cutoff Resonance(Feedback)

CombH /FlangeH /PhaseH

HighPass(feedback filter)Frequency

Cutoff Resonance(Feedback)

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CombHL / FlangeHL / Phase HL

HL Width (bandseparation)

Cutoff Resonance(Feedback)

EQ dB Gain Frequency 'Q'

Combs/Allpasses/Reverb

Damping Freq.(“Size”)

(Feedback)

LOW/BAND/HI /NOTCH

(none**) Cutoff Reso

Filter->SHAPERS (none**) Cutoff Resonance

X-Rectify (none**) Threshold (none)

Tube DM-AX7 (none**) Drive Gain

Volume (none**) Volume Volume

Bitcrusher (none**) Threshold (none)

Noise Mod (none**) Threshold (none)

L Minus R (none**) (none) (none)

L Times R (none**) (none) (none)

Delays DRY/WET Delay Time Feedback

** X axis (+ Spread knob) can always control either panning or Y axis “stereo freqoffset”. Please read about the Spread knob in Chapter 4 for specific details.

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The XYZ padEach of the four effect modulesis represented visually in theXYZ pad by a coloured ball.

The colour of the ball for eacheffect module is as follows:

Module 1: RedModule 2: Yellow

Module 3: GreenModule 4: Blue

Each of the effect types that you can choose from has three effectparameters that can be controlled using this pad. Each ball's size andposition on the XYZ pad visually indicates the current values of thosethree effect parameters for the module it represents. (For example, thecurrent position and size of the red ball indicates the current values ofthe three effect parameters for effect module 1.)

Parameter assignments for the filters• X-axis (the horizontal axis) controls panning (or cutoff offset) and

requires use of the Spread Knob. In addition, X-axis can also controladditional filter parameters (see Advanced Parameters, chapter 6).

• Y-axis (the vertical axis) typically controls cutoff frequency.• Z-axis (represented by the ball size) controls the resonance or

feedback amount. (Think of the Z-axis as being the distance into thescreen.)

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Parameter assignments for the combination effects• X-axis (the horizontal axis) controls panning.• Y-axis (the vertical axis) controls the pre-filter's cut-off frequency.• Z-axis (represented by the ball size) controls the distortion amount.

Parameter assignments for the volume effect• X-axis (the horizontal axis) controls panning.• Y-axis (the vertical axis) controls volume.

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small = less resonance

large = more resonance

a highcut-offfrequenc

y

a lowcut-offfrequenc

y hard left hard rightX

Y Z

For the filter effects:

small = less distortion

large = more distortion

a highpre-filtercut-offfrequenc

y

a lowpre-filtercut-offfrequenc

y hard left hard right

Y Z

For the filter->shaper combination effects:

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• Z-axis has no effect.

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(Z-axis has no effect)

For the volume effect:

hard left hard right

a highvolume

a lowvolume

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4. The LFOs

The movement and interest to the vMinion sound comes from makinguse of the LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators) to modulate the effectparameters. Each effect module has a total of three tempo-syncedLFOs, one hard-wired to each of the three axes. The controls for theseLFOs are located above the effect module selection buttons. Thesecontrols always show the settings for the currently selected effectmodule's LFOs. Each LFO has the same four controls - rate, depth,offset and shape.

Hold down the [Ctrl] key and click on a knob to reset it to its defaultvalue.

CycleThe speed of each LFO depends upon twosettings: cycle and LFO rate. The cycle settingis a global LFO speed setting that affects all ofthe LFOs. This speed is given in the number ofbars of 4/4 time that a single cycle of the LFOstakes to complete. Clicking on the cycle settingbrings up a menu of possible values, ranging from '1' (an LFO cycle size

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Shape controls

Offset controls

Depth controls

Rate controlsX-axis LFO

Y-axis LFO

Z-axis LFO

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of 1 bar) to '256' (a LFO cycle size of 256 bars!).

LFO rateIn addition to the global cycle setting, each of the twelve LFOs also hasa rate setting, which allows you to speed up individual LFOs. To changea rate, click on it and move the mouse up or down.

This rate setting is a multiplier value, and it has a range of possiblevalues from 1 to 128d. (The 'd' stands for 'dotted', and indicates a ratethat is half as long again as the non-dotted version.)

Here's an example: if you wanted to have one of the LFOs running attwice the global speed, you would select a rate of '2' for that LFO's ratecontrol. Alternatively, for an LFO running at four times the global speed,you would select a rate of '4'.

The following is a table of the musical value of each rate setting whenthe cycle setting (the global LFO speed) is set to '1':

rate actual LFO speed

1 four beats (one bar)

2t triplet half-note

2 half-note (two beats)

4t triplet quarter note

4 quarter note (one beat)

8t triplet eighth note

8 eighth note (half a beat)

16t triplet sixteenth note

16 sixteenth note

32t triplet thirty-second note

32 thirty-second note

64t triplet sixty-fourth note

64 sixty-fourth note

128t triplet 128th note

LFO shapeTo change the LFO shape, click on this control and move the mouse upor down. There are several LFO shapes available:

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sine

triangle

sawtooth

cosine (like sine but phase-shifted)

square

stepsequencer

exponential

random 1 - sample and hold

random 2 - sample and fall

For smooth modulations, use the sine, cosine or triangle shapes.

LFO depthThis controls the exact amount of modulation that will be applied by anLFO.

• If set to the 12 o'clock (middle) position, no LFO modulation will beapplied.

• Turned to the right, an increasing amount of LFO modulation will beapplied

• Turned to the left, an increasing amount of negative LFO modulation willbe applied. This has the effect of inverting the LFO shape.

LFO offsetThe offset controls are used to adjust the relative position of a ball withinthe XYZ pad. The X-axis offset control moves the current effectmodule's ball horizontally in the display; the Y-axis offset control movesthe ball vertically in the display; the Z-axis control adjusts the ball's size.

You can also adjust these offset controls by clicking with your mousedirectly onto the XYZ pad:

• Clicking with the left mouse button adjusts both the X-axis and Y-axisvalues for the currently selected effect module.

• Clicking with the right mouse button (PC) or [Ctrl]-clicking (Mac) allowsyou to adjust the Z-axis value for the currently selected effect module.Just click that button and drag the mouse up or down the screen to re-

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size the ball.

• If you want to adjust the offsets for all of the effect modules at the sametime, press the [Alt] key (PC) or [Option] key (Mac) at the same time asdoing either of the above two adjustments.

SpreadThe spread control is used to adjust the panningmodulation introduced by the X-axis LFO. Eacheffect module has its own spread control.

• With the spread control in the 12 o'clockposition, no panning modulation will be applied.Although the ball for this module could be flying around between left andright on the XYZ pad, there will be no audible panning effect.

• By turning the spread control to the right, the panning modulation isgradually brought into play, with the full effect being heard when thespread control is in the hard right position.

• By turning the spread control to the left, an interesting alternative way ofcreating a panning effect is heard. As the panning modulation movesthe ball from the middle of the XYZ pad, an offset is introduced betweenthe filter cut-off frequency of the left channel and the filter cut-offfrequency of the right channel. The further the panning modulationmoves the ball to the left or to the right, the greater this offset.

Envelope follower [ENV]The cut-off frequency of the filter in each effectmodule can be made to track the volume of theaudio being effected. This will result in thefamiliar envelope follower effect, and it'sintroduced using the control that's labelled'ENV':

• The central (12 o'clock) position for this control results in no envelopefollowing.

• Turning this control away from that middle position results in anincreasing amount of this envelope follower effect. The direction thecontrol is turned in has an influence. If you turn this control to the right,the louder the audio, the higher the cut-off frequency. If turned to theleft, the louder the audio, the lower the cut-off frequency.

An envelope follower sounds best on transient sounds, like drums. It isless likely to be a useful effect on sounds that sustain, like pads, sincesuch sounds typically have little variation in volume.

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RandomiseClicking on the randomise buttonresults in allthe LFO controls for the currently selected effectmodule getting random values.

Copy/Paste buttonsThese buttons allow you to copy Modules, for instance if you have a

cool LFO pattern going and you want it on a secondary effect. Click the copybutton on the source 1-2-3-4 location, switch to the desired destination 1-2-3-4Module, and click paste.

The paste button (with the Shift key) can also act as a Module swap.Click the Copy button, switch to the desired swap 1-2-3-4 Module, and Shift-click Paste.

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5. The StepSequencer

The Step Sequencer activates when one (or more) LFO shapes is setto “seq”. Once assigned as an LFO Shape, The StepSequencer will nowanimate playback (when the current selected Module has LFO Shape as adestination). Note that in the event you have assigned multiple LFOdestinations within a single Module to “seq”, it will animate at the rate of thefirst LFO Shape (left-to-right). However within the audio engine, it will operateat multiple LFO rates simultaneously.

Modifying the StepSequencer Pattern• Clicking sets a step.

• Ctrl-Clicking sets a step to minimum.

• Shift-Clicking sets a step to maximum.

• Alt-Clicking sets a step to center (neutral).

• Shift-Alt-Clicking nudges all steps left.

• Shift-Alt-Right-Clicking nudges all steps right (Shift-Alt-Ctrl also works onOSX)

Pattern LengthThis numeric box will adjust the number of steps in

the stepsequencer pattern (from 1 to 16).

SnapThe snap setting will “quantize” mouse-clicks on the StepSequencer to variouspitch-scales. The snap is intended for use with SEQ on the Y axis, whichcontrols effect pitch (frequency), in order to play “riffs” with the filters.

Assign to YFor the Snap pitch scales to sound correct, click the “Assign to Y” button. It isa momentary switch will assign the selected Module's Y axis (Frequency/pitch)to the correct depth amount for scales to sound natural (on the first 97 effects invMinion).

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UNI / BI knobThis is a smooth control for the stepsequencer output.

Less than 50% is unipolar smoothing, it will only smooth when theStepSequencer new step is less than the previous value. This way you canhave instintaneous “jumps” to a new higher value, a lot like playing asynthesizer for MIDI that has a filter envelope with a fast attack.

Greater than 50% is bipolar smoothing, where it will smooth the output like youmight expect.

Ctrl-click to reset the value to 50% (no smoothing).

_________________________________________________________

See the next chapter (advanced parameters) for SeqToY information.

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6. Advanced FilterParameters

X Depth / Fix Depth knobThis knob controls the “variation” parameter of the filter if applicable. You willknow if this is applicable by the name diplayed in Orange below this knob. If thisorange display reads “--”, this knob is currently doing nothing, due to the FilterType selected). The Effect table in Chapter 3 (X axis column) shows thevarious destinations that will display here.

0 to 50 percent: X Depth. In other words, the amount that the ball's X axis willaffect the displayed parameter. Knob to the very bottom is maximum.

50 to 100 percent: Fix Depth. Instead of having the ball's X axis controlling thisparameter, you may prefer to just give it a fixed depth (since X can also controlother things due to the Spread knob). Set this knob between 50 and 100percent for a Fixed depth.

Advanced Mix knobSome of the Filter Types have an internal Mixcomputation (wet/dry ability). When this is the case,the orange label will hilight to read “MIX” in black.The default is 100% (100% wet).

Drive KnobThis sets an internal gain-boost inside the filter. It can be nice for an overdrivensound or to bring up the signal level.

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Seq to Y OffsetThis knob appears in the Advanced FilterParameters. It allows for the first “SEQ” assigned inthe module vMinion (starting X axis) to displace the Yaxis by an additional amount. This exists to createdouble-modulation on a Y axis of an LFO.

Here is an example of utilizing the Seq To Y offset:

• Assign a Y LFO to Sin, or Saw, etc (not SEQ) and apply some depth.

• Assign the X or Z LFO to SEQ (so there is a SEQ, and here you can adjustthe sequencer rate).

• Raise the SeqToY knob.

• Now you will notice the Y axis is getting modulated by the Sequencer as wellas the assigned LFO.

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7.MIDI Input and Output

vMinion has the ability to send and receive MIDI.

MIDI InputMIDI In can be either Notes or CC's. The CC's control parameters as an optionto using VSTparameters.

Sending notes to vMinion controls Y-Offsets and/or LFO retriggering,depending on MIDI channel sent:

MIDI Ch Function1 Retrigger + Y Offsets 1-2-3-4

2 Y Offset, Module 1

3 Y Offset, Module 2

4 Y Offset, Module 3

5 Y Offset, Module 4

6 Y Offsets 1-2-3-4

7 Retrigger LFOs Module 1

8 Retrigger LFOs Module 2

9 Retrigger LFOs Module 3

10 Retrigger LFOs Module 4

11 Retrigger LFOs 1-2-3-4

12 Retrigger 1 + Y Offset 1

13 Retrigger 2 + Y Offset 2

14 Retrigger 3 + Y Offset 3

15 Retrigger 4 + Y Offset 4

MIDI OutputIn the Lower-Left of the vMinion GUI, there is MIDI Out selectors.

These will assign a particular LFO to a MIDI CC or Note.

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8. The Filter Delays

There are 4 dedicated Stereo Delays in vMinion, one for each FilterModule.

ModeThis parameter determines how the delay willfunction:

FX – The delay is inserted “in” to the filter (the filterfeeds the delay, which feeds back into the filter).This is dangerous, scary stuff!

X_FX- same as FX, but the Left and Right channelsare inverted in to the delay.

POST – a “common” delay inserted after the effect (post-effect).

POST_FX – same as POST but Left and Right channels are inverted in thefeedback.

Time Knob (and Sync switch)This knob sets the delay time. The range is between0 and 1 seconds when the Sync switch is set to Off.

when the Sync switch is set to on, the range isbetween 0.5 and 8.5 sixteenth notes (the actual delaytime depends on your host sequencer's tempo).

Feed KnobThe Feed knob is the feedback amount of the effect.

Mix KnobThis sets the wet-dry balance of the delay between zero (100% dry) to full(100% wet).

Please note when in FX or X_FX modes, there is no “dry” signal, so the Mix andFeedback knobs do the same thing. Be sure not to crank both FEED and MIXin FX or X_FX modes, or you might damage your ears!

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9.Mixing and routing

The mixerThe output level of each of the four effectmodules is set using the sliders. [Ctrl]-clicking on a slider resets it to the defaultposition.

Routing buttonsThere is a choice in this mixer section as to where the output of the firstthree effect modules will be routed. Theycan each be routed in one of two ways:

• Routed directly to the vMinion audiooutputs.

• Cascaded into the input of the effectmodule that's next in line.

This latter routing is selected by clickingon the routing button that's to the right ofthe particular effect module that you wantto route in this way, so that it is lit. (In the screen shot above, the firstrouting button is lit, which indicates that the output from effect module 1is being routed into effect module 2.)

By cascading the output of one effect unit into the next, you can furtherprocess audio that's already been effected. One use of this is to obtaina four-pole filtering effect by passing the audio through two of the two-pole filters.

Tip: You can swap the order of two modules by clicking the Copy button,switching to the “destination” 1-2-3-4 location, and shift-clicking thePaste button.

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The crossfaderThe crossfader offers a means tomix between the dry, uneffectedaudio and the wet, effected audiofrom all four effect modules. Thetwo buttons just underneath it arethe crossfader action buttons.

The crossfader action settingdetermines the way in which thetwo audio streams (dry and wet)are faded between as the crossfader is moved. By default, with the leftof the two buttons lit, the crossfader has an equal power shape to thecrossfades. By clicking on the right-hand button, an alternative action isselected, in which there is no volume attenuation of the wet or the dryaudio when the crossfader is in the central position.

Crossfader Auto_assignThis selector allows you to choose an LFOaxis (of the 12 LFO's) to automatically controlthe crossfader. Assign something here, andyou should see the Crossfader movingautomatically (Assuming the assigned LFOhas a depth amount, and your host is playing).

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10.Tips for success

The following are a few shapes that it is very useful to know how tocreate:

(These are generalisations of the shapes. They can be speeded up ordown by varying the rates for the X-axis and Y-axis LFOs. Also, smallchanges to these rates and shapes will also reveal other interestingshapes.)

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11. vMinion 1x4 and 4x1

There are two alternate versions of vMinion available, called vMinion4x1 and vMinion 1x4.The regular vMinion plug-in has a single stereo audio input and a singlestereo audio output. The audio that's input into vMinion is routed equallyto all four effect modules, and the output from those modules is mixedtogether and output as a single stereo audio stream. In contrast:

• vMinion 4x1 has four stereo audio inputs and a single stereo audiooutput

• vMinion 1x4 has a single stereo audio input and four stereo audiooutputs.

Not every host audio application allows for multiple audio streams to berouted to and from a single audio plug-in. If you wish to use thesealternate versions, you need to use them in a modular host, such asBidule: http://www.plogue.com/ or EnergyXT: http://www.xt-hq.com/.

vMinion 1x4What if you could take a single audio stream and route it dynamicallybetween four audio effect plug-ins? vMinion 1x4 allows you to do justthat!

Instead of a single audio output, vMinion 1x4 has four stereo audiooutputs. It is possible, for each effect module, to select a special effecttype which turns the XYZ pad into an audio router, where the position ofthe effect module's ball controls which audio output(s) will carry thatmodule's audio stream.

The special effect type is called '4-out XY', and it appears as the lastentry in vMinion 1x4's effect type menu. With this effect type, eachcorner of the XYZ pad represents one of vMinion 1x4's four audiooutputs. The exact layout is as follows:

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When the ball is positioned in the centre of the XYZ pad, equal levels ofaudio are being routed to all four audio outputs. But by moving the balltoward a particular corner, that balance is changed. The closer to aparticular corner the effect module's ball is, the greater the level of theaudio that is being routed to the audio output that's mapped to thatcorner. The further the ball is from that corner, the less level of the audiothat gets routed to that audio output.

vMinion 4x1In the regular version of vMinion, audio from the single audio input isrouted for processing to all four effect modules. In vMinion 4x1, thedifference is that each effect module has its own separate audio input.Beyond that difference, all effects and controls behave as normal, andthe audio from all four effect modules gets mixed together and output asa single audio stream.

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Out 1

For the special '4-out XY' effect type:

Out 2

Out 3 Out 4

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12.MIDI CC List

All Offsets X 70 Ball 2 X Depth 95 Ball 4 Spread 123

All Offsets Y 71 Ball 3 X Depth 96 StepSequencer Step cc # 17-33

All Offsets Z 72 Ball 4 X Depth 97 Ball 1 X Shape 33

All Depths X 73 Ball 1 Y Depth 98 Ball 2 X Shape 34

All Depths Y 74 Ball 2 Y Depth 99 Ball 3 X Shape 35

All Depths Z 75 Ball 3 Y Depth 102 Ball 4 X Shape 36

All Rates X 76 Ball 1 Z Depth 104 Ball 1 Y Shape 37

All Rates Y 77 Ball 2 Z Depth 105 Ball 2 Y Shape 38

All Rates Z 78 Ball 3 Z Depth 106 Ball 3 Y Shape 39

All Shapes X 79 Ball 4 Z Depth 107 Ball 4 Y Shape 40

All Shapes Y 80 Ball 1 X Rate 108 Ball 1 Y Shape 41

All Shapes Z 81 Ball 2 X Rate 109 Ball 2 Y Shape 42

Ball 1 X Offset 82 Ball 3 X Rate 110 Ball 3 Y Shape 43

Ball 2 X Offset 83 Ball 4 X Rate 111 Ball 4 Y Shape 44

Ball 3 X Offset 84 Ball 1 Y Rate 112 Level Fader 1 45

Ball 4 X Offset 85 Ball 2 Y Rate 113 Level Fader 2 46

Ball 1 Y Offset 86 Ball 3 Y Rate 114 Level Fader 3 47

Ball 2 Y Offset 87 Ball 4 Y Rate 115 Level Fader 4 48

Ball 3 Y Offset 88 Ball 1 Z Rate 116 Mute Switch 1 49

Ball 4 Y Offset 89 Ball 2 Z Rate 117 Mute Switch 2 50

Ball 1 Z Offset 90 Ball 3 Z Rate 118 Mute Switch 3 51

Ball 2 Z Offset 91 Ball 4 Z Rate 119 Mute Switch 4 52

Ball 3 Z Offset 92 Ball 1 Spread 120 Crossfader 53

Ball 4 Z Offset 93 Ball 2 Spread 121

Ball 1 X Depth 94 Ball 3 Spread 122

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