Steinberg V-Stack Operation Manual

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Channel Settings
The Channel Settings window is used for adding effects and EQ to in-
dividual audio channels. Each channel in the Mixer has its own Chan-
nel Settings window. 
VST Instruments
This is where you activate and set up your VST Instruments (up to 16).
You can select a preset for the VST Instrument from the Preset pop-
up menu or by clicking the arrow buttons. Note that each active VST 
Instrument slot has a MIDI input pop-up menu, allowing you to route 
MIDI directly...

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VST Send Effects
The VST Send Effects “rack” is where you select and activate send ef-
fects. You can have up to eight send effects in V-STACK.
VST Master Effects
This window allows you to add up to four master effects; effects in-
serted in the master output bus (affecting all instruments routed to the 
master bus). Note that the first three inserts are pre-fader, while the 
last insert is post-fader. 

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VST Outputs and Master Gain
In the VST Outputs window you can set the output level of each out-
put bus. The number of buses depends on your audio hardware.
The output level of the master bus is controlled with the Master Gain 
fader in the Mixer. 

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Transport panel
V-STACK provides you with a transport panel that allows you to con-
trol transport functions when using VST System Link. Also, when us-
ing V-STACK as a stand-alone host for VST Instruments and effects, 
you can set the tempo and time signature in the transport panel, allow-
ing you to tempo-sync your instruments or effects.
You can show or hide the transport panel by selecting the corre-
sponding option from the Devices menu or by pressing [F2].
The transport...

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•The Tempo display is linked to the Tempo button and shows the 
tempo currently set in V-STACK.
When you use V-STACK as a stand-alone application, you can switch off the Tempo 
button and set your own tempo. This allows you to tempo sync your VST Instruments 
and/or effects. When you use V-STACK with VST System Link, V-STACK “links up” 
with the tempo transmitted over the network, and this will be displayed in the transport 
panel. When you switch on the Tempo button, a default...

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6
VST Instruments 

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Introduction
VST Instruments are software synthesizers (or other sound sources) 
that are contained within V-STACK. They are played internally via MIDI, 
and their audio outputs appear on separate channels in the Mixer, al-
lowing you to add effects or EQ. Technically, VST Instruments are VST 
2 plug-ins, capable of receiving MIDI.
Installing VST Instruments
V-STACK doesn’t include any VST Instruments when you install it – 
you need to install these separately. VST...

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Windows
Under Windows, VST Instruments are usually installed simply by drag-
ging the files (with the extension “.dll”) into the Vstplugins folder in the 
V-STACK application folder (or into the Shared VST Plug-in folder – see 
page 104). When you launch V-STACK again, the new VST Instru-
ments will be available for selection in the program.
• If the VST Instrument comes with its own installation application, you 
should use this. 
Generally, always read the documentation or...

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Activating and using VST Instruments
1.If the VST Instruments panel isn’t open, open it by selecting it from the 
Devices menu.
The VST Instruments panel has 16 slots, each capable of holding a VST Instrument. 
2.Pull down the pop-up menu for an empty slot in the panel and select 
the desired instrument.
The selected instrument is loaded into the slot and a number of settings are shown:
3.Pull down the MIDI input pop-up menu to the left in the slot and select 
the MIDI input...