Settings Window

You can make settings for VSC performances and for different functions in the Settings window. The Settings window is composed of a number of settings pages. To change pages, click the tabs at the top of the window. To apply the chages, click "OK" or "Apply" button.n Performance Settings

 

Performance Settings

1. Preset
Three different performance settings are already set up for you, allowing you to change the settings easily.

2. Sampling Rate
This lets you select the sound quality by switching sampling rates.
* 44.1 kHz (Select this for highest quality sound)
* 22.05 kHz (Select this for good sound quality)
* 11.025 kHz (Select this for a lighter processor load)

3. Maximum Polyphony
This selects the maximum number of voices to be played simultaneously.

4. CPU Load Limit
This sets the maximum load the VSC places on the CPU.

5. Volume
This adjusts the volume level for VSC . Set the volume so that the sound does not distort when the MASTER VOLUME setting in the Controller window is turned to the maximum level.

6. Response
You can set the expression response. Set at a lower value when performing with a MIDI keyboard.

7. Effects/Filter
These settings determine whether or not the effects/filter are used.
* Reverb: Reverberation
* Chorus: An effect adding breadth to the sound
* Delay: A type of echo
* TVF: Increases musical expression through more natural tonal changes

* No effects are present unless the Reverb/Chorus/Delay are used in the song files.

 

Sound Set Settings

1. Sound Set
You can switch the sound set to be used.
* Multiple sound sets cannot be used simultaneously.
* Sound modules are reset when the sound set is switched

2. Secure memory at all times
This keeps sound sets loaded in memory at all times, even when VSC is not in use, which allows you to begin playing song immediately.

3. Secure memory only when playing
This keeps sound sets loaded in memory only when VSC is not in use, which increases the amount of memory available when song is not being played.n Player Settings

 

Receive Events Settings

You can select which of the MIDI messages are to be received by each individual part. When the item is not checked, MIDI messages other than those from the Controller window are not received. This is convenient when, for example, you are working with each part in the Controller window, and do not want the parts to be affected by Player performance data or MIDI messages from an external device.

1. Receive All
Click here to check all items.

2. All Off
Click here to uncheck all items.

3. Select "Receive All" when reset the sound module
If you do not want any Receive Event settings changed, even when reset the sound module, then uncheck this item.

 

Device Settings

1. DirectSound off
Select this when using VSC as the sound module with other software that does not use DirectSound. Also specify the aoudio device to be used for the audio output fo VSC.
* Also refer to the "Device Settings (Detailed explanations)"

2. DirectSound on
Select this when using VSC as the sound module for applications compatible with DirectSound. Also specify the aoudio device to be used for the audio output fo VSC.
* Also refer to the "Device Settings (Detailed explanations)"

3. Open Multimedia Property
This opens Windows Multimedia Property screen. For more infomation, refer to "Using As a Sound Module with Other Software."

 

Others Settings

1. Show the Helper icon in the Taskbar/ Show the volume control in the Taskbar
If these are unchecked, the Helper icon and volume control do not appear in the Windows Taskbar.

2. Version Information
Displaying the VSC version information.