TC Electronic G-Sharp Editor

13 July 2006
Vyzor G-Sharp
Quick Start & Users Guide
Thank you and congratulations on your choice of the TC Electronic G-Sharp.

While the G-Sharp is fully editable from its well designed front panel, Vyzor
expands on this feature by giving you remote access to all sound parameters
from a connected Mac or PC computer. In addition to complete real-time editor
functions, Vyzor G-Sharp also serves as a back-up and organizational tool to
save and catalog your G-Sharp sound creations.
1.0 Getting Ready: Instructions

Vyzor uses MIDI System Exclusive messages to communicate with your G-Sharp.
This means youll need to make certain connections before you install and run the
software for the first time. Here we will explain the steps you need to take.
Although the illustrations are PC Windows XP based, these instructions also apply
to Mac OS X users.
System Requirements
Minimum requirements are a Mac G4 with 256 MB of Ram, or a Pentium III with
512 MB of RAM. As the saying goes, faster is better.
You will also need a MIDI interface. fortunately, these can be purchased for under
$50 these days.
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Getting Ready: Instructions
Your computer requires one free MIDI In port and one free MIDI Out port to run
Vyzor. Please ensure that your MIDI interface is installed correctly and that all
filtering options (especially ones that affect System Exclusive) are disabled.
Make sure your hardware instrument is properly connected to your computer. Two-
way (duplex) MIDI communication is essential to the Vyzor software's installation
& operation. You will need to connect two MIDI cables between your computers
MIDI interface and your instrument as follows:
Ok, this one is pretty obvious. Still, better safe than sorry...
Heres where you install the Vyzor software. You can download the software free of
charge from the TC Electronic Website (www.TC Electronic.com). The download
will be archived as a zip file.
Youll also need to visit http://www.psicraft.com/Support/Vyzor/TC Electronic/

G-Sharp/Register.php to register for a serial number.
When you run Vyzor G-Sharp for the first time, you will be prompted to choose the
MIDI In port that the software will use:
Click on the Yes button to open the MIDI In Ports dialog - Here you will select the
actual MIDI port that connects to your G-Sharp.
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You may have noticed that some of Vyzor G-Sharp dialogs, menu bars and icons
have the words Midi Quest and/or UniQuest in them. This is to be expected,
since Vyzor G-Sharp is built on technology developed by Sound Quest Music Soft-
ware (www.squest.com). This instrument will also available as an included instru-
ment module for users of Sound Quests Midi Quest & Midi Quest XL products in
the near future.
You should now see the following choices in the Midi In Ports Dialog:
In this illustration, there are 2 MIDI In ports to choose from - Your system will
show whatever MIDI ports it has available. For best results when you are using
other MIDI processing programs in conjunction with Vyzor, your MIDI interface
should have multi-client drivers. If you do not see any ports here, your MIDI inter-
face drivers are not correctly installed and will need correction before you can pro-
ceed. When you have selected the MIDI In you want, please click Ok to proceed.
When you run Vyzor the first time, you will also be prompted to choose the MIDI
Out port that the software will use:
Click on the Yes button to open the MIDI Out Ports dialog - Here you will select the
actual MIDI port that connects to your G-Sharp.
You should now see your connected MIDI interface ports as choices in this Dialog
(your system will have different MIDI ports available): Please select the port you
have connected to your G-Sharp MIDI in and click Ok.
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Vyzor will now open. On Windows XP you will see an Application window that
contains the Studio Window:
On Mac OS X you will see the Application menu and the Studio Window:
The studio window contains the G-Sharp instrument module: This is the main
interface used to transfer sound data between your G-Sharp and the software.
The Instrument Module (Windows XP)
The Instrument Module (Mac OS X)
Well now explore the main controls of the instrument module.

The Instrument Graphic: More than just a pretty picture, this graphic of the
G-Sharp can be single-clicked to give the instrument module focus, and can be
double-clicked to upload (or get) the currently selected data from the instrument.
The Set List: This control allows you to choose the G-Sharp data component
you wish to work with, such as Preset, User Preset Bank, or a more complex
grouping of components called a Set. On installation, the Set List will have
Default Set selected as shown above.
The Action Bar: This bar contains three mini-buttons labeled GET, NEW and
OPEN. When you click on one of the mini-buttons, it will act on the currently
selected Set List component. For example, to get the user preset bank from
your G-Sharp, select User Preset Bank in the Set List and click on the GET
mini-button within the Action Bar.
The Configuration Mini-Button: This mini-button sets the MIDI Port, SysEx
ID, MIDI Channel and other properties of the currently selected component in
the Set List. When Default Set is selected in the Set List, this button sets the
default properties of all the components.
Well get more into the instrument modules settings later on in this document. For
now, its important that you configure the module to use the correct MIDI in and out
ports (if you have selected more than one in step 5) and to configure the module to
communicate on the same MIDI and SysEx channels as your G-Sharp - If this is not
done correctly, Vyzor will not work.
When Vyzor is run for the first time, it searches for your G-Sharp and sets the cor-
rect MIDI Ports and SysX channel in the instrument module automatically. This
process is called AutoSense, and it should not take more than a few seconds if you
have selected only one or two MIDI In and Out ports (back in Step 5).
If you have selected a single MIDI in and MIDI out port, you may not see the Auto-
Sense dialog because it opens and closes too fast to you to notice. On the other hand
if you have selected 8 ins and 8 outs (from a multi-port MIDI interface for exam-
ple), AutoSense could take longer than 5 seconds to complete.
The AutoSense dialog is shown here:
If the AutoSense procedure cannot detect your instruments settings, you will need
to make sure your Midi Interface drivers are installed correctly and that all cables
are connected as per the diagram in Step 2. Make sure the output of your computer
is connected to the input of the G-Sharp (and vice-versa). Also ensure that no SysEx
filtering is enabled on your MIDI interface. If these check out correctly, you should
hold down the PRESET ON/OFF key on G-Sharps front panel until you see the
MIDI Channel flashing - Make sure this is not turned off (displaying OF)! If it is,
press the up arrow key once to set G-Sharp to MIDI Channel 1.
Although Vyzor will now have detected the correct MIDI Ports and SysX Channel
used by your G-Sharp, you still need to set the MIDI channel manually:
To open the default settings dialog for the instrument module, make sure that the
Default Set is selected in the Set List and then click on the Configuration mini-
button.
This will open the default Settings Dialog for the G-Sharp instrument module :
The Port and SysX (Comm) Channel settings will already have been set in this
dialog by the AutoSense procedure. This means that the Port In and Port Out set-
tings controls will be set to the same MIDI ports that AutoSense discovered your
G-Sharp connected to. Likewise, the Comm Ch will be set to the SysEx communi-
cation channel that your G-Sharp used to respond to the AutoSense message.
By default, the G-Sharp is configured to use Comm Ch 0 and MIDI Ch 1. Vyzor is

also configured to these values by default, so everything will be set correctly unless
you plan to use your G-Sharp on a different MIDI channel.
Viewing and setting the MIDI Channel used by your G-Sharp is done from the G-
Sharps front panel: Press and hold down the PRESET ON/OFF key until you see
the MIDI Channel flashing - This will always be one number higher than the SysEx
ID (MIDI Ch and Comm Ch in the Vyzor Settings menu, shown above), so you can
always work out your G-Sharps current MIDI Channel by adding one to the Comm
Ch detected during the AutoSense procedure. These front panel settings must match
Vyzors settings for the software to work properly, so if you change either one on
the G-Sharp, make sure that Vyzors Default Set Configuration has been updated!
Now you will find out if Vyzor is correctly configured by uploading (or getting) the
User Preset Bank from your G-Sharp. If this test is successful, youll want to save
this data to your hard drive to protect these sounds from accidents while you learn
to use your new editor software.
1. Select User Preset Bank with the Set List control...
2. Click on the Get mini-button...
3. The Preset Bank uploads from your G-Sharp in about 12 seconds.
4. The Uploaded Data Opens As A Bank Editor Window (Windows XP)
Congratulations! You have just successfully installed Vyzor G-Sharp and config-
ured the software to work with your G-Sharp.
If you wish to save the user presets from your G-Sharp, please save the User bank
you have just uploaded by selecting File : Save G-Sharp User Preset Bank from
the Vyzor application menu. Vyzor will save this data as a file on your computers
hard drive, and you are free to explore the sounds you have just transferred to Vyzor
by stepping through the bank entries and auditioning each one.
1.1 Exploring the Bank Editor Window

You can explore each of the sounds you have uploaded by clicking on an entry in
the bank window. When you do this, the sound data will be downloaded through
MIDI to the G-Sharp temporary editing buffer, allowing you to audition the current
selection. This will not overwrite any of the G-Sharp user presets, so it is com-
pletely safe.
More interestingly, you can also split the Bank Editor window to see the current
preset loaded into the preset editor. This is achieved by pressing the Bank Editor
Windows Editor-Split button, which has the icons of 3 faders and two knobs on it:
1.1.1 The Split Bank Window

Once the Bank Editor has been split, you can edit the Bank in the left side, and edit
the current preset in the right side:
If you have not yet selected a preset, nothing will be shown on the right side of the
split.
Selecting a preset by clicking on it loads the Editor into the right side of the split:
You are free to experiment as much as you like - Just remember to save the changed
bank file under a new name. Otherwise, you will overwrite the backup you just
made!
Here is an important note on how the bank window operates: As you step between
presets and make edits to them, all changes are transmitted to the G-Sharps preset
edit buffer so that you can hear what they sound like. The actual changes to the pre-
set in the Vyzor editor, however, are not saved until you step to another preset. This
is something you need to keep in mind when downloading a bank to the G-Sharp, or
saving the data to disk: Step away from the current preset before executing the com-
mand, or your latest changes to the current preset will not be saved !
In the next section we will explain how Vyzor works in greater detail, and will also
explore the Preset Editors Virtual Instrument Interface.
A Quick Tour of Vyzor G-Sharp
2.0 A Quick Tour of Vyzor G-Sharp

Getting the most from Vyzor requires a few adjustments in how you relate to your
hardware instrument. In the past you have no doubt worked entirely "in-place"
within the confines of your instrument's internal memory, which means perma-
nently overwriting an existing sound before being allowed to listen to another.
In typical hardware instruments, the presets are organized into banks which are
stored in permanent memory which is either battery powered (in older instru-
ments) or Flash RAM (in modern instruments). Simply put, this kind of memory is
rewritable but does not get erased if you unplug the instrument. Typical hardware
instruments also have an editing buffer where the currently selected preset is
loaded for editing and auditioning. This memory is temporary - It depends on the
instrument remaining powered up. If you turn off the power, the editing buffer will
be cleared (or erased).
When you load a preset, you are actually copying it to the editing buffer. Similarly,
When you save a preset, you are saving the contents of the editing buffer back to the
preset bank - The destination location is up to you. This mechanism allows you to
move presets around in the bank by shuffling them through the editing buffer, but it
has a number of drawbacks. Firstly, there is only a limited amount of space in the
bank so moving presets always means overwriting others. Secondly, its a tedious
and difficult procedure to move blocks of presets around this way, and most impor-
tantly, there is a large possibility for confusion and mistakes, which could cause you
to lose the sound data you are trying to manage and protect! Vyzor eliminates these
problems, as we will now see.
With Vyzor, you upload your G-Sharp preset bank to your computer, where it can be
safely backed up to your hard drive. Then you are free to edit, audition, step
between sounds, reorganize your banks and create searchable sound libraries with
complete security and ease. You are never forced to erase useful sounds to make
room for new ones with Vyzor.
Once you have Gotten the User Preset Bank from your G-Sharp, you can save it to
your computers hard drive and thats it - Your entire bank of user presets is now
backed up.
Each time you click on a preset inside the currently open bank editor window, the
preset is loaded for editing on your computer while a copy of the presets data is
sent to the G-Sharps editing buffer so you can hear the sound change as you edit the
presets parameters.
Unlike a hardware instrument, when you step to the next preset, the changes you
made in the editor are stored in the bank window - They are not lost. This lets you
step through your bank editing presets as you go. You can also swap entries by drag-
and-drop operations and can copy and paste presets between different bank editor
windows and no permanent memory location on your G-Sharp will be changed.
The only time Vyzor will change the User Preset Bank that resides in your G-
Sharps permanent memory, is when you Put the current bank you are editing
back into the G-Sharp. Then, the G-Sharps user preset bank will become a copy of
the bank editor window.
2.1 Working with Single Presets
If you only want to edit a single preset, Vyzor G-Sharp has a component designed
for this task: Preset :
When the Preset component is selected within the Instrument Modules Set-List,
Vyzor will Get, New, Open or Put a single Preset depending on which mini-button
you press.
The choice of preset number within the G-Sharp user preset bank is set by pressing
the configuration mini-button. The default is (Pch# 0), which is actually the preset
editing buffer. Pch #1 to #99 correspond to actual locations in the user preset bank 1
to 50.
If Pch#0 is selected, the preset data that is currently being auditioned by the G-
Sharp in the Edit Buffer is what Vyzor will get or put. This component lets you
browse through your G-Sharp internal bank with the Up & Down arrow keys and
LOAD button on the instruments front panel and upload the current one for single
preset editing whenever you like. The revised sound can then be saved on your
computers hard drive and can also be stored back to the G-Sharp bank memory by
performing the Program Save routine on the instrument and selecting the bank loca-
tion you wish to store to.
If Pch is within the 1-99 range, however, you will be working with an actual user
preset location within the user bank. This means you will permanently overwrite an
actual user preset location when you Put the contents of this window into the G-
Sharp. On the other hand, if all you do is edit the controls without putting the data,
nothing will be overwritten except the editing buffer.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Editor Mode
As soon as you open Vyzors preset editor GUI, the software will put your G-Sharp
into Editor Mode. This mode is displayed by G-Sharp in the form of 3 horizontal
bars in each 7-segment LCD diplay. In this mode, G-Sharps front panel preset
selectors are disabled and full SysEx communications are activated to keep the G-
Sharp front panel and the editor fully in sync with each other. To exit editor mode
you must power off and reboot the G-Sharp without the editor connected.
The Preset Editor Window
Now its time to explore the Preset Editors Graphical User Interface and explain
the G-Sharp parameters found there.
3.0 The Preset Editor Window
Whenever you upload, open or create a new G-Sharp preset with Vyzor, the Preset
Editor Window will open. Likewise, whenever you are working with an G-Sharp
user preset bank and split the window, you will be accessing the Preset Editor
through the right side of the Bank Window. Every processing section of the G-Sharp
architecture is represented here, with real-time controls that let you tweak, test and
audition the final results using your G-Sharps front panel (or a connected control
surface) as a physical controller. All edits made from this window are instantly
downloaded to the G-Sharp' editing buffer (temporary memory).
3.1 Preset Editor Overview

There are two main modes to the preset editor: Preset and MIDI CH mode.
Preset mode is where all the real editing takes place, with animated controls that
respond to your mouse clicks and also any knob twisting you perform on the G-
Sharps physical front panel controls.
In selecting the Delay and Reverb types, you have several options open to you:
You can drag on the large animated knobs in a circular motion,
You can click on the labels around the knobs to cause the knob to snap to your
current selection,
You can right (ctrl on Mac) click on the LCD display controls to get a pop-up
menu selection of the various effect and reverb types.
Clicking on the Preset Name opens a dialog box that allows you to type in a new 20
character preset name. Please note that you cannot select a new preset by clicking
on the preset number however - This control is only for display purposes. To load
another preset for editing, simply click in that presets entry within the bank view.
MIDI CH Mode
Clicking on the MIDI CH button within the preset editors Control Panel puts the
editor into MIDI Channel Mode.
In this mode, the control panel displays the G-Sharps current MIDI Channel setting
as well as its current firmware level: Vyzor G-Sharp currently supports firmware
level 1.3 of the instrument. This mode is also where you can set up a Continuous
Controller (CC) map within the editor software so that any connected control sur-
faces can be used to drive the editor in addition to the G-Sharps front panel.
Each editor control that can be adjusted with CC messages is shown in MIDI Ch
mode as a green LCD number. These numbers can be set to Off, or 0-127, which
correspond to the CC message numbers available to you.
To set a control simply click and drag on it to scroll through the range of values, or
right (ctrl on mac) click over the number to launch a pop-up menu. You are free to
map the same controller number to multiple controls, but be careful - Too many of
these at once will make the editor respond quite slowly to your knob twists.
CC Learn Function
Since remembering which CC numbers are currently mapped to your control

surfaces front panel knobs and faders can be a hassle, Vyzor G-Sharp also comes
with a CC Learn Function.
Simply click once on the Learning Mode: OFF text in the control panel display to
enable the learning mode. Once activated, you can hover or click your mouse on
any of the controller numbers while working the CC control you wish to map to the
desired parameter - You will see the number update to match and this control is now
mapped. Using this feature you can quickly map the entire Vyzor Editor GUI to
whatever CC generating devices you have connected to the editor.
To resume normal operation, simply toggle off the CC Learn mode function by
clicking on it again and then press the PRESET button to the left of the Control
Panel display in the editor. If you step between entries in the bank editor you will
find that Vyzor will do this automatically for you, ending the CC Learn mode in the
process (although your map will be saved every time you make a change).
3.2 The Editor Controls in Closer Detail

Each of the Preset editor panels is made up of various controls such as toggle
switches, knobs and sliders. These are now explored in greater detail.
Knob
Vyzors knobs are rotary entry controls that are edited whenever the mouse is
clicked and dragged in a circular motion around the knobs center. You can change
every knobs entry mode to standard linear drag entry in Vyzors Preferences dia-
log, under the Patch Edit tab.
Knobs have real-time edit pop-up text and a direct entry mode, both of which are
covered below.
Pop-Up Menu Control
Vyzors pop-up menu controls are string displays that launch a pop-up whenever the
mouse is clicked on them. Not all pop-up menus display the triangular pop-up icon
shown to the left: In Vyzor G-Sharp, practically every parameter value control
(including the knobs) also operates as a pop-up menu control for maximum editing
flexibility.
When a parameter has an exceptionally large data range, the pop-up launched by
these controls switches from the standard form used by the host operating system to
a custom dialog specially designed to handle large lists:
This dialog allows you to select a new entry easily. You can even enter text to look
for in the Filter control to jump to the first entry that contains the filter text.
Edit Key Short-Cuts for All Controls
Every control in the editor (except the text control) can be edited with the following
Key combinations when the control has been selected with the mouse for editing:
Decrement Parameter -1: < or , key

Increment Parameter +1: > or . key.
Decrement Parameter -10: [ or { key

Increment Parameter +10: ] or } key.
Reset Default Value: Ctrl-Space (Windows XP)

Space (Mac OS X)
Note: The reset default value requires that the editor window is in focus (is the top-
most or active window on your desktop) - If you find that this function does not
work, simply click the mouse in the editor window anywhere free of controls to
activate, reposition your mouse over the control you wish to reset to default value,
and then try the reset operation again.
Pop-Up Text for Knobs
Whenever you edit a knob, the current value will be shown in a pop-up text string.
If the parameter has been edited since its inital load you will also see an asterisk (*)
after the text.
Direct Entry Mode for Knobs
Direct entry mode is activated for knobs when you right-click or double-click on
the control in Windows. On the Mac, direct entry mode is activated with a Ctrl-
Click on the desired control.
3.3 The Preset Bank Windows
Whenever you get, open or create a new Patch Bank in Vyzor, a Bank Window will
open.
The entire memory space of an G-Sharp Preset Bank is represented in this window,
and the dynamic tab control ensures you'll never have to scroll around to find the
patch you want.
Presets can be dragged and dropped to reorganize the bank, and any selected preset
is instantly downloaded to the G-Sharp editing buffer (temporary memory) so you
can audition it in real-time. To transfer the entire bank to your G-Sharp flash mem-
ory, simply click on the button.
Clicking on the button will split the Bank Window so that the right-most
pane contains the preset editor covered in the previous section of this document.
This lets you step between each preset in the bank and edit the current selection in
real-time.
3.3.1 Exporting Banks to Text & Other Formats

In addition to operating as a plug-in for Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) soft-
ware, Vyzor G-Sharp features some very powerful preset export functions for use
with DAW programs and for sharing your G-Sharp presets with others who are not
Vyzor users. These functions are accessed from within the Bank Editor Window by
performing a right-click (Windows) or Alt-Click (Mac) over the bank editing area
as follows:
On selecting Export... many useful formats besides native .Bnk may be exported
to. These are categorized as SysX As exports and Bank Names As exports:
SysX As (System Exclusive based file formats)
MIDI File: Exports a standard MIDI File (SMF) that can be played with any
sequencer to dump the bank back to any connected G-Sharp.
MIDIX: Exports a standard MIDIX file that can be dumped to any G-Sharp with
any MIDI utility program supporting this format.
Text: Exports a plain text document that contains the SysEx bytes of the bank in
Hexadecimal... Fun to read if you like that sort of thing.
Bank Names As (DAW Bank Name based file formats)
Bank Names as Text: Exports either a tab delimited (for import to spreadsheets and
databases) or as a multi-line text file (for import to word processing programs).
Bank Names as Cakewalk 2.0 ini: Exports to Cakewalk name formats for older
versions of Cakewalk and Sonar. To import these into your specific version, please
consult the owners manual for this DAW.
Bank Names as Sonar/Cakewalk INS: Exports to Cakewalk name formats for all
newer versions of Cakewalk and Sonar. To import these into your specific version,
please consult the owners manual for this DAW.
Cubase Script: Exports to Cubase name format. To import these into your specific
version, please consult the owners manual for this DAW.
3.4 Automatic Patch Generation Tools
Vyzor also features four very powerful tools for creating new G-Sharp presets auto-
matically. Simply select 2 or more existing presets in your current bank and click on
one of the following buttons:
The Mix button creates a new Bank of Presets by randomly picking param-
eters from 2 or more selected presets. The probability of the parameter coming from
each of the selected presets is equal. Each new preset is a random combination of
the selected presets.
The Blend button works exactly the same as Mix except that it combines
larger chunks of data from each preset thus maintaining more of their overall aural
characteristics.
The Morph button creates a new bank of presets from 2 source presets by
incrementally transposing the settings of the first preset through to the second pre-
set's settings. This function is ideal if you are trying to find a sound that is some-
where between two given presets.
NOTE: This function is currently not supported in Vyzor G-Sharp.
The Gen4 button opens the Patch Generator 4 Dialog, and is active only
when you select 4 presets at the same time. The Patch Generator 4 Dialog creates a
bank of new presets by mixing the parameters of the four selected presets. The per-
centage of each preset is determined by the location of each of your mouse clicks, as
shown here:
In each case, an entirely new bank of presets is generated from the selected source
presets. You can quickly try out these new presets in your music by auditioning tThe
Set Window
Components like Presets, and User Preset Banks do not have to be edited in separate
windows: Vyzor also lets you upload, open or create a combined data file called a
Set.
The entire memory space of your G-Sharp is represented in the Default Set, which
includes a single user preset bank. Within the set window, you can step between
each component in the tree-view and perform edits with a press of the but-
ton. As with the bank window, presets can also be individually edited by pressing
the Editor Split button within the patch bank pane of the window:
It is important to note that the Set functionality of Vyzor is not neccessary when
working with the G-Sharp, since this instrument does not have a global settings edi-
tor or multiple preset banks. If G-Sharp did have such a complicated internal mem-
ory structure, the set would be essential to proper sound management. As it is, you
will likely find that the User Preset Bank component is all you need to use when
backing up and editing sounds on your G-Sharp.
3.5 Transferring Presets Between Windows

It is easy to transfer presets between any open editor window in Vyzor. In most
cases where the source is a bank window, you need only drag and drop the entry to
a new location such as another bank window, a library window (of the same type), a
collection window, or an open preset editor window.
When the source is an open preset editor window, a simple drag and drop operation
will not work, however. In this case, you must hold down the Alt key while clicking
(Alt-Click) the mouse on the open preset editor window. You may then release the
Alt key and continue to drag and drop the preset data to the destination as before.
3.6 The Update Patch on Activate Option

When Vyzor G-Sharp is first installed, the Update Patch on Activate option is ena-
bled. This preference controls how the program communicates with your G-Sharp
when multiple editor windows are open.
If there are four open windows, and each one contains a different preset for editing,
you might wonder how you can be sure which preset you are currently auditioning
on your G-Sharp. Certainly whatever window currently has focus (is selected for
editing), should be loaded into the G-Sharp editing buffer so that you could hear
your sound edits as you work.
With Update Patch on Activate enabled, you can switch between each of these
four open windows and always be sure that the current windows data is loaded into
the G-Sharp because Vyzor will put the data to the instrument every time you switch
to a new window.
Since single preset data is quickly transferred between Vyzor and your G-Sharp, the
Update Patch on Activate preference is best left enabled.
3.7 The MIDI Thru Feature

By default, Vyzors MIDI Thru feature is turned on. This allows you to route MIDI
data from a controller keyboard into your G-Sharp.
Using an External Keyboard & Second MIDI Port with MIDI Thru
One use of Vyzors MIDI Thru feature is when you have an external Keyboard that
is already connected to your computer with a MIDI interface. Here is how the
G-Sharp, the computer and the external synth or sampler will need to be connected
for this application:
Please note that your external synth or sampler may have a USB Midi feature
included, in which case you can simply connect the instrument to your computer
with a USB cable and install the MIDI drivers that came with the instrument on
your computer.
Using an Controller Keyboard / MIDI Interface with MIDI Thru
Another increasingly common studio tool is a MIDI controller keyboard that has a
built-in MIDI interface for controlling external gear such as synths and samplers.
Vyzors MIDI thru feature allows you to use such a controller keyboard as the key-
board for your G-Sharp while it also serves as the G-Sharps MIDI interface.
Your controller keyboard requires BOTH an external MIDI in and MIDI out port to
work in the following configuration. All M-Audio controller keyboards prior to the
Axiom line are MIDI out only, and unsuitable for this configuration, for example.
If your controller keyboard is MIDI Out only, simply use the configuration shown
above, substituting your controller keyboard for the External Synth.
In this configuration the controller keyboard acts as the MIDI interface for G-Sharp.
Youll notice that the USB cable is actually carrying two MIDI streams in this
example: The external MIDI ports IN and OUT data is one stream, and the data
generated by the controllers knobs, sliders and keyboard are the other stream.
In this configuration, you set up Vyzor to use both USB In ports (The external and
the keyboards) and the single USB Out port (The external). Then, you set up
Vyzors Soft Thru feature to echo the data from the Keyboard MIDI port back out to
the G-Sharp through the controllers External MIDI Out.
If you notice that your keyboard controller can pass CC messages to the G-Sharp
without Vyzor running, then the keyboard is performing its own Soft Thru function:
If you wish to use the keyboards Soft Thru, DISABLE Vyzors soft Thru before
using the software, or there will be trouble with doubled notes, and program lock-
ups caused by MIDI feedback loops! The other alternative is to make sure your
controllers soft-thru is turned off - Please consult your controllers user manual for
how to do this.
Once you have connected your gear accordingly, you will need to make sure that
Vyzor for G-Sharp is configured to use the MIDI port the external device is con-
nected to: Open the MIDI->MIDI in Ports... and MIDI->Midi Out Ports.. dialogs
respectively and select these ports in addition to the ones already connected to the
G-Sharp.
Next, open the Vyzor Preferences dialog (Vyzor G-Sharp->Preferences on Mac, or

Options->Preferences on Windows). Now select the MIDI Tab of the dialog:
Turn on MIDI Thru and then select the MIDI Port Out to route the MIDI Thru sig-
nals to. This selection must be the port to which the external synth or sampler is
connected.
Do NOT select the same port that the G-Sharp is already using. This will create a
MIDI Feedback loop and cause program lockups!
If you are not using an external controller with Vyzor, turn the MIDI Thru feature
OFF, or you may experience this problem by default.
If the correct output port is not shown in the Midi Port Out control, the external
devices MIDI Port may not be selected for use with Vyzor (see above for instruc-
tions) or the ports drivers may not be correctly installed. Please refer to your MIDI
interface or external device (if equipped with USB MIDI) installation instructions
to correctly install these drivers and try again.
When properly configured, the following MIDI control flow will occur:
CC MIDI performance data performed on the controller keyboard enter the
editor where it will be displayed as it is passed through to the the G-Sharp.
All edits performed within the software GUI will generate MIDI SysEx data which
will be passed to the G-Sharp only.
3.8 Transferring Data Files Between Different Computers

There are a few facts to keep in mind when transporting Preset, Bank and Set data
created by Vyzor between different computers. If you plan to email these files or
move them between Mac and PC computers, you should be aware of the following
facts.
On Windows 2000 & XP, file extensions are used to indicate the data contained
within the file and to cue the operating system which application should be
launched when the file is double-clicked or otherwise interacted with.
Vyzor G-Sharp uses the following extensions:

.Prs - Individual Preset (from internal Bank),
.Bnk - Preset Bank,
.SQS - Set File, and
The file extensions listed here are also used by the Mac OS X version of Vyzor, but
this is not the whole picture, as will now be explained.
Mac OS X relies on File Type and File Creator properties embedded within the file
to provide the information required when the file is double-clicked or interacted
with.
Vyzor G-Sharp uses the following file Type and Creator properties:
DATA TYPE CREATOR

Individual Preset SQDA SQUQ
Preset Bank SQDA SQUQ
Set File SQST SQUQ
If you create any of the above data files with the PC version of Vyzor, they will
not have these properties set (Windows does not support them). As a result, Mac
versions of Vyzor will not be able to open the files - They will appear gray and
transparent in the file open dialog.
Likewise, if you email any of the above data files as raw attachments, their Type
and Creator properties will be stripped off - Even if they were created on the
Mac!
The solution to the email problem is simple: Simply remember to archive any Mac
Vyzor data as a zip or binhex archive prior to attaching them, and always ensure you
decompress the archive on a Mac running OS X. Both Mac and Windows comput-
ers will be able to load them if transferred this way.
Converting Vyzor data files created on PC for use with the Mac version is more dif-
ficult: Currently, the Mac OS X Get Info program does not show or set these file
attributes. If your Mac is equipped with OSX Tiger, there is a way to do this with
Automator: Otherwise, you may need to use a third-party shareware utility to do the
conversion.
The next paragraphs will explain how to use OSX Tigers Automator application to
convert files from PC or email to the correct file Type and Creator properties.
Mac OSXs Automator utility can be applied to the task of converting Vyzor files
from the PC version relatively easily. You will need:
Mac OSX Tiger (which includes Automator)
The Change File Type and Creator Action from
www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/changefiletypeandcrea-
tor.html.
If this URL has been changed, you should search for Change File Type and
Creator on the www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/ web page to
access the download.
The workflow files installed to your Macintosh HD : Documents : Sound
Quest :Vyzor G-Sharp : Automator Actions folder.
The first step is to install the Change File Type and Creator Action into
Automator. Actions are like audio plug-ins: They extend Automator do do specific
tasks.
Next, explore the two workflow files: Set PC Preset and Bank, and Set PC Set.
When each file is opened with Automator, you will be ready to convert the
appropriate data file so that the file Type and Creator attributes are set correctly.
3.9 Hey! Where are the Demo Data Files?
All of the data files1 supplied with Vyzor G-Sharp are intended to be installed in a
convenient place. Unfortunately, disconnects between the Windows way of doing
things and the Mac way of doing things have created a few complications, which
well now explain:
ON WINDOWS 2000/XP
If you selected your C: drive for installation, Vyzor G-Sharp will be installed in the
C:/Program Files/Sound Quest/UniQuest Editors/TC Electronic/Vyzor G-
Sharp
directory.
All Vyzor data files are located in a subdirectory called MQData, organized by type
into the Vyzor G-Sharp and Collections subdirectories.
General data files are stored in the Vyzor G-SharpG-Sharp directory, Collection
files are stored in the Collections directory, while Set and Library files are stored in
the main MQData directory. Whenever you choose a data type in the Studio Win-
dows Set List, and click the Open Mini-button, youll see that Vyzor opens the
file selection dialog to the appropriate directory for the data you are after.
ON MAC OS X
Logically, the demo files should be installed in your user accounts Documents:
Sound Quest: Vyzor G-Sharp folder, especially since this is the location Vyzor uses to
search for any files that you wish to open for editing.
Unfortunately...
The nature of the Mac OS X Installer makes it impossible for these files to be automatically
placed in the current users document tree on installation. Instead, the files are installed in the
Macintosh HD: Documents: Sound Quest: Vyzor G-Sharp folder. For smooth use of your
1. Please note these are NOT factory presets. G-Sharp does not include a factory bank.
Conclusion
software, you should manually copy the demo files to your user account Documents folder.
We apologize for the inconvenience - Were waiting for the next version of the Apple
Packagemaker application to address this issue.
3.10 Installing the VST plug-in
Windows 2000 & XP
If you selected your C: drive for installation, Vyzor G-Sharp will be installed in the
C:/Program Files/Sound Quest/UniQuest Editors/TC ElectronicTC Electronic/
Vyzor G-Sharp
directory.
In this directory you will find: Vyzor G-Sharp.dll
Create a directory within your VST Plugins directory called Vyzor G-Sharp and
copy or move the Vyzor G-Sharp.dll file to the new directory. Next, have your host
rescan for plug-ins. Vyzor G-Sharp should now be available as a VSTi.
Mac OS X
The Vyzor G-Sharp VST plug-in file should be automatically installed into your
Macintosh HD: Library: Audio: Plug-Ins : VST folder. Unless your VST folder has been
relocated, there is no need to move this file from the default location.
4.0 Conclusion
This concludes the Vyzor G-Sharp Quick Start & Users Guide. You are encouraged
to read through the complete PDF owners manual for Midi Quest XL (also
installed in the same location as this guide) to master Vyzors deeper capabilities.
We hope your music is enriched and enhanced by this innovative and unique music
software, and also would like to thank you for reading the entire document. This
knowledge will serve you well.

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Thank you and congratulations on your choice of the TC Electronic G-Sharp.

1.0 Getting Ready: Instructions

Youll also need to visit http://www.psicraft.com/Support/Vyzor/TC Electronic/

The Instrument Module (Windows XP)

The Instrument Module (Mac OS X)

Well now explore the main controls of the instrument module.

The AutoSense dialog is shown here:

By default, the G-Sharp is configured to use Comm Ch 0 and MIDI Ch 1. Vyzor is

1. Select User Preset Bank with the Set List control...

2. Click on the Get mini-button...

3. The Preset Bank uploads from your G-Sharp in about 12 seconds.

4. The Uploaded Data Opens As A Bank Editor Window (Windows XP)

1.1 Exploring the Bank Editor Window

1.1.1 The Split Bank Window

2.0 A Quick Tour of Vyzor G-Sharp

2.1 Working with Single Presets

IMPORTANT NOTE: Editor Mode

3.0 The Preset Editor Window

3.1 Preset Editor Overview

Since remembering which CC numbers are currently mapped to your control

3.2 The Editor Controls in Closer Detail

Pop-Up Menu Control

Edit Key Short-Cuts for All Controls

Decrement Parameter -1: < or , key

Decrement Parameter -10: [ or { key

Reset Default Value: Ctrl-Space (Windows XP)

Pop-Up Text for Knobs

Direct Entry Mode for Knobs

3.3 The Preset Bank Windows

3.3.1 Exporting Banks to Text & Other Formats

SysX As (System Exclusive based file formats)

Bank Names As (DAW Bank Name based file formats)

3.4 Automatic Patch Generation Tools

3.5 Transferring Presets Between Windows

3.6 The Update Patch on Activate Option

3.7 The MIDI Thru Feature

Using an Controller Keyboard / MIDI Interface with MIDI Thru

Next, open the Vyzor Preferences dialog (Vyzor G-Sharp->Preferences on Mac, or

3.8 Transferring Data Files Between Different Computers

Vyzor G-Sharp uses the following extensions:

DATA TYPE CREATOR

3.9 Hey! Where are the Demo Data Files?

3.10 Installing the VST plug-in

Windows 2000 & XP

In this directory you will find: Vyzor G-Sharp.dll

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