American Audio Digital Producer VMS4 User Manual

Featuring:
User Guide 
and Reference Manual
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Los Angeles Ca. 90040
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VMS4
Professional Digital Producer
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 CONTENTS
©American Audio®   -   www.americanaudio.us   -   VMS4™ Instruction Manual Page 2
Safety  precautionS........................................................................................................................3
electrical precautionS................................................................................................................4
Safety...

 NOTE:
This unit may cause interference to radio and  
television reception.
CAUTION:
USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS  OTHER 
THAN  THOSE  SPECIFIED  HEREIN  MAY  RESULT 
IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE
THE Media Controller SHOULD NOT BE ADJUSTED 
OR  REPAIRED  BY  ANYONE  EXCEPT  PROPERLY 
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
TO  PREVENT  ELECTRIC  SHOCK  DO  NOT  USE  THIS (POLARIZED)  PLUG  WITH  AN  EXTENSION  CORD, 
RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES 
CAN  BE  CAREFULLY  INSERTED  TO...

ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPEN
CAUTIO N
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended  to alert  the  user  to the  presence  of important
operating  and maintenance  (servicing) instructions  in
t he literature accompanying the appliance.
The 
lightning  flash with arrowhead  symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to th e
presence  of uninsulated  dangerous voltage within the
products  enclosure  that may  be of sufficient...

I.  Read Instructions - All the safety and operat-
  ing  instructions  should  be  read  before  the
  Player is operated. The safety and operating 
  instructions  should  be  saved  for  future
  reference.
2.  Heed  Warnings  -  All  warnings  on  the
    Player  and  in  the  operating  instructions
   should be adhered to.
3.  Water  and  Moisture  -  The  player  should  not
   be  used  near  water  -  for  example,  near  a
   bath  tub,  kitchen  sink,  laundry  tub,  in  a
  wet basement or...

Introduction: 
Congratulations  and  thank  you  for  purchasing  the  American  Audio®  VMS4™  Media  Controller.  This 
controller  is  a  representation  of  American  Audio’s  continuing  commitment  to  produce  the  best  and 
highest quality audio products possible at an affordable price. Please read and understand this manual 
completely before attempting to operate your new player. This booklet contains important information 
concerning the proper and safe operation of your new controller....

•    4 Sample Buttons Per Side       •    4-Channel Mixer w/ Volume Faders
•   MIDI Control via USB         •    Master and Booth Outputs w/ L/R Balance
•  Built-In 4 In 4 Out/2 In 8 Out Sound Card    •    X & Y Parameter Adjustments
•  Seamless Loop (uninterrupted loop playback)  •    Master Volume Control   
•    Full EQ on 4 MIDILOG™ Channels & 2 Mic Channels •    Track & Deck Selectors 
•    Crossfader Assign, Curve, & Reverse     •    Durable Touch Sensitive High-Res Jog Wheel 
•    Pitch Lock...

©American Audio®   -   www.americanaudio.us   -   VMS4™ Instruction Manual Page 8
SOFTwArE & ASIO DrIVEr  INSTALLATION
Insert the disc into your computer cd drive and "click" on the CD icon.
Depending the typ of computer you are operating, 
choose the Exe file for PC or the DMG file for MAC.
Choose your desired language and "click" 
OK. Read the following information and "click" 
Next. Follow the screen prompts to install the 
software.
The ASIO Driver installation will open...

 gENErAL FUNCTIONS  AND CONTrOLS 
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A. PLAYER - FRONT  (FIgURE 1)
1. IN, OUT, RELOOP, & LOOP BUTTONS 
IN BUTTON - “CUE ON THE FLY” - This function allows you to set a CUE POINT without music inter-
ruption (“on the fly”). This button also sets the starting point of a seamless loop.
OUT BUTTON - This button is used to set the ending point of a loop. A loop is started by pressing 
the in Button, pressing the OUT BUTTON set the loop ending point. The loop will...