VSTIZER BASIC VIRTUAL RTP-MIDI PORT - Kiss-Box
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1. Enter the new address you want for the Box do not keep the default address for the Box otherwise you would not be able to configure new Boxes since only one Box per address is allowed If you want your Box to use a DHCP or ZeroConf address Plug amp Play mode simply enter 0 0 0 0 for the Box IP address Click Upload to set the new address in the Box and click Reset to activate new setup Your RTP MIDI interface is now ready to be used with the VSTizer plugins Page 6 of 10 6 Using VSTizer Basic plugin The VSTizer Basic plugin is extremely easy to use since it acts mainly as a virtual MIDI port between your VST host and a physical MIDI interface Most of the work is done in your VST host the sequencer in which you will have to define all desired MIDI events like for any classical MIDI connected synthesizer The control panel is used mainly for the configuration process The configuration is stored automatically by your VST host so when you reload the project you do not need to repeat the configuration process of course VSTizer KissBox virtual RTP MIDI port Instance name RTP MIDI target Scan RTP Connect g 192 168 0 101 5006 Connected Bank MSB Disabled 6 1 1 RTP MIDI setup The RTP MIDI setup is performed using the RTP MIDI target edition box the Scan RTP button and the Connect button These buttons allow you to perform either a completely manual setup in case2. 4 Software installation 4 1 Mac installation An installation package compatible with OSX versions 10 4 10 5 and 10 6 is provided Double click on the installation package file and follow the instructions given on the different screens The installer will copy the modules in the computer s VST directory along with the other installed plugins We highly recommend that you do not change the destination folder since all VST compatible applications will look in this folder to find installed plugins Placing the VSTizer modules in a different folder may make them unreachable from your VST hosts 4 2 Windows installation We provide an installer application compatible with any 32 bits version of Windows from XP This application also run in 32 bits mode if you have a 64 bits version of Windows Start the setup application and follow the instructions given in the different screens Note that there is not really a standard folder for VST plug ins on the Windows platform Most applications look for Program Files steinberg vstplugins folder by default However this default folder can be changed at any moment so it is possible that the plug ins are located in a different folder on some computers The installer offers you to install the VSTizer plugin in that folder by default but you can change it during installation if necessary The installer also create the necessary key in the registry base to allow the VS
3. for the selected program You can then create configurations in which Program 1 will be sent without MIDI bank indication and Program is sent with Bank 16 1 request for example In order to define which Bank with MSB and LSB codes you want for given Program activate the program using your VST host refer to your host user s manual When the program is selected use the two selection lists named Bank MSB and Bank LSB on the plugin user interface When the selection displays Disabled the corresponding MIDI code is not transmitted to the RTP MIDI hardware interface When the selection list displays a value the corresponding code is transmitted to the RTP MIDI interface before the Program Change command For example if you set Bank MSB to 64 and Bank LSB to 1 the VSTizer will transmit the following sequence to the MIDI port when you will select a Program from the VST host let s say Program 12 for example Bank Select 64 Bank Select 1 e Program Change 12 The VSTizer Basic uses Bank numbers 1 to 128 Do not forget that some synthesizers especially Yamaha s ones use a numbering system starting from 0 in their documentation In that case you need to add 1 to the value given in the synthesizer documentation For example if the documentation says that you need to load bank 15 0 Page 8 of 10 to access a given program you will need to select Bank MSB 16 and Bank LSB 1 in the VSTizer Basic 6 1 4 Tra
4. T hosts to find the plugins in the standard directory Advanced users should note that the default directory created for VST plug ins is defined in the following registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software VST If you experience problems to load VST plug ins within your host please check if this registry key has not been modified by another audio software or plug in installer using regedit utility Page 4 of 10 5 Hardware installation Remember that the DUAL MIDI the DUAL RTP MIDI and the VSTizer interfaces have two RTP MIDI endpoints This means that you can connect two synthesizers on the same RTP MIDI interface Of course they can be different synthesizers being controlled by different programs since the two endpoints within these interfaces are fully independent 5 1 MIDI connections The VSTizer plugins requires a MIDI IN MIDI OUT pair of cables between the MIDI interface and the synthesizer such a pair is called a session endpoint in RTP MIDI terminology If you have installed a RTP X module within your synthesizer there is nothing special to do since all connections are already made you can go to the next chapter If you are using a MIDI interface or a RTP MIDI interface like Kiss Box DUAL MIDI DUAL RTP MIDI or VSTizer interfaces you have to connect the two MIDI cables between the interface and the synthesizer Take care to connect the two MIDI cable on the same MIDI endpoint on the inter
5. VSTIZER BASIC VIRTUAL RTP MIDI PORT User s MANUAL VSTizer KissBox virtual RTP MIDI port Instance name RTP MIDI target Scan OTE manne K Connected Bank MSB Bank LSB DUAL MIDI 1 COPYRIGHT 2013 Kiss Box BEB DIGITAL AUDIO DOCUMENT REVISION 1 0 Page 1 of 10 Contents 1 IntroductiOM REESE RI 3 e e KE 3 3 System requirements for VSTizer Basic plugin nere A 4 S5oftware installatiQli isa auus EMME M MESE EE a RSEN ERN RM NR Var DNE x SD 4 A Mac icis zi OM RR 4 4 2 Windows inStallation c ccccecceccescuccuecuccusauecuseuseueauseusaueaueaueaueauesuususeueaueausuesuneesaes 4 5 Hardware ihti sakinin zena simi anilan al EE EN ERE ne n aa el elan 5 5 1 MIDI CONNEC Sesiinae an nna a EAEE EE 5 5 2 RTP MIDI configuration S c 5 5 2 1 Kiss Box RTP MIDI V3 VSTizer RTP X configuration 6 6 Using VSTizer Basic plugin e eeeeoeer eese nenne nne nnne nnne nun nhanh annua 7 6 1 I RTIP MIDI Setup excsess usd vent ka edu ia KAKA ki na aa a 2 nd a 7 6 1 1 1 RTP MIDI manual SetUp s sssssssssns1snnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn 7 6 1 1 2 RTP MIDI plug amp play setup eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeei senes nnn rua d naut 7 6 1 2 MIDI events transmitted from host 1 eere rennen n n n 8 6 1 3 Changing pr
6. enter the Data port number the session can not be opened e the computer network card is correctly configured Note that the entered address is stored in the plugin configuration file Each time the plugin is loaded in the VST host it will then automatically reconnect to the RTP MIDI interface 6 1 1 2 RTP MIDI plug amp play setup If you have configured your RTP MIDI interface in DHCP or ZeroConf mode Plug amp Play mode you can not enter the target IP address in the edition box since the address is dynamically attributed Since the VSTizers Page 7 of 10 supports mDNS also known as Bonjour protocol it can locate very easily any RTP MIDI interface in Plug amp Play mode Click first on Scan RTP button The LCD display on bottom will then indicate Scanning RTP MIDI network while the LED on the Scan RTP button remains active After a few seconds the button will deactivate and the LCD display indicates Network scan is finished Click then on the box under the Scan RTP button You will then see a list of all RTP MIDI devices available on your network the names displayed here are the one given in the Kiss Box Editor as Session name That s why we recommend to choose meaningful names when configuring the Kiss Box RTP MIDI devices Choose the RTP MIDI device to which your synthesizer is connected it will be displayed in the box and click on Connect button The VSTizer will then open a se
7. face as show in the following diagram Do not connect the two cables on connectors coming from different endpoints 1 Connect a cable between the synthesizer MIDI OUT connector and the MIDI IN connector of your MIDI or RTP MIDI interface 2 Connect a cable between the synthesizer MIDI IN connector and the MIDI OUT connector of your MIDI or RTP MIDI RTP MIDI interface DUAL MIDI DUAL RTP MIDI VSTizer interface gt O e N Y Endpoint 1 Endpoint 2 5 2 RTP MIDI configuration Since RTP MIDI uses standard networking components it is necessary to configure them a first time you do not have to configure everything each time of course Basically you need to configure two things your computer network card and the RTP MIDI interface The only major point to check is the use of the same subnet network We recommend you to use a subnet located at 192 168 0 xx since this is the default setup of Kiss Box products Kiss Box default address is 192 168 0 253 But any other subnet can be used of course Please refer to your computer s operating manual to know how to configure your Ethernet network card You will need to download the Kiss Box Editor from Kiss Box website available for free and run it to configure the RTP MIDI interface Page 5 of 10 5 2 1 Kiss Box MIDI2TR V3 VSTizer RTP X configuration The new Kiss Box products are based on a completely new CPU board named V3 The VSTize
8. nslation of VST parameters The VSTizer Basic have 256 VST parameters which can be edited and automated directly in your VST host The first 128 parameters are translated into MIDI Control Change messages The 128 other parameters are ON OFF switches to enable disable transmission of the first 128 parameters when the VST host sends automation data for these parameters The VSTizer Basic does not offer a user interface to edit these parameters so you have to use your host s natural capabilities to do that Note that VST parameters are expressed in values ranging from 0 0 to 1 0 These values are translated automatically in MIDI values from 0 to 127 Do not forget that MIDI CC 121 to 128 are reserved for specific usages by MIDI specification like polyphony control all notes off etc Modifying related VST parameters may have unsuspected effects on your synthesizer so use them carefully Page 9 of 10 7 Document revisions Date Author Version Description 27 03 2013 B Bouchez 1 0 First released version 8 Copyrights Trademarks VST Plugin Technology is a trademark of Steinberg Media Gmbh Page 10 of 10
9. ograms from VST host eese eese nennen nnne nnn nan nnns 8 6 1 4 Translation of VST parameters 1 e eese seen serene nenne enne nna 9 7 Document FevISIODS aasusu nnkKxGKxcEnHx END MUS URNEUEUE MM RM nn ENUUN UE DUM UNADENNEUEUE EN manadaki 10 8 Copyrights TrademarKs ieussassanua casz s ux SODA S NA B N 10 Page 2 of 10 1 Introduction The VSTizers Basic is a member of the VSTizer plugin family designed to simplify integration of hardware synthesizers within your favorite Digital Audio Wokstation or sequencer software environment The VSTizer is not designed to control a specific model of hardware it acts as VSTi MIDI interface the plugin present itself as virtual instrument to the VST host It can receive MIDI events like any other VSTi and transmit them to your hardware synthesizer You do not have to deal with your system MIDI ports configuration anymore since like all the VSTizer plugins this plugin is using network based RTP MIDI communication All VSTizer plugins are VST2 4 plugins for Windows and Mac OS X platforms available in 32 and 64 bits versions They can also be used as standalone applications thanks to a specially created Max MSP patch available freely from Kiss Box website Each of these plugins have been carefully programmed and tested on real synthesizers This means that we did not create a sort of common framework to make many editor
10. r interface or a RTP X module are based on this module follow instructions in this paragraph in all cases for these models If you have a Kiss Box DUAL MIDI interface delivered in 2012 you may have a V2 or a V3 depending on the delivery date Look at the sticker on the back panel if you see Bootloader V3 xx then you have a Box with a V3 CPU and you have to follow instructions in this paragraph All these products implement the following feature Support static addressing DHCP or Zeroconf Support Bonjour Plug amp Play discovery protocol Only Pure RTP MIDI protocol support to simplify configuration Legacy protocols are now in a separate firmware file Start Kiss Box Editor Locate the MIDI interface Box on your network using the Scan or Connect buttons if you have a doubt concerning the address used by the Box press and hold the small button on front panel until the blue LED stops blinking The Box will then take back its default address 192 168 0 253 Double click on the Box in the tree display to open the Box configurator Enter the session name you want for the Box This name will be used by Bonjour protocol to display the name of the Box in the Control Panel You can ignore the port and protocol settings they are defined automatically when using RTP MIDI protocol Click Upload to activate your parameters in the Box Go back to the main Editor window Select the Box in the tree display on the left simple click
11. s as fast as possible but we program each of them on a clean basis designed and optimized for each model of synthesizer Note that this plugin does not need any driver or proxy or gateway or anything else to be installed on your system 2 What is RTP MIDI RTP MIDI is a worldwide open and completely free standard listed in RFC documents RFC4695 RFC6295 This guarantees that anybody can use RTP MIDI without needing to pay any license and ensures that no company can claim RTP MIDI to be its proprietary product It is based on the well known RTP protocol listed as RFC3550 standard which is based in turn on standard IP stack This allows any RTP MIDI product to use standard networks components RTP MIDI does not necessarily relies on Ethernet and can be used over wireless links iPad is using RTP MIDI in this way However the use of Ethernet guarantees extremely low latency over the complete network RTP MIDI benefits from all RTP advantages like clock synchronization with an accuracy of 100 microseconds detection of loss packets etc Moreover RTP MIDI provides a recovery mechanism which allows a receiver to detect missing informations due to lost packets This innovating mechanism allows to recover MIDI data without needing any retransmission RTP MIDI is natively integrated in Mac OS X since 2006 no need to install any driver on this platform and free Windows drivers are now available for all Windo
12. ssion with the remote device When the session is opened the Connected LED will become active Note that the selected device name is recorded in the VSTizer configuration file The plugin will then automatically try to reconnect to the selected device the next it is loaded in the VST host 6 1 2 MIDI events transmitted from host The VSTizer Basic acts exactly like any other virtual instruments it takes the MIDI events you have created in your host and forwards them without any processing to the remote synthesizer connected to the RTP MIDI interface That means that the tracks in your sequencer are programmed in the same exact way than the tracks using for the other VST plugins Note that the VSTizer Basic supports the 16 MIDI channels but most VST hosts transmit MIDI data on channel 1 by default 6 1 3 Changing programs from VST host The VSTizer Basic recognizes the MIDI Program Change command if it comes from the sequencer track Such a command is transmitted immediately to the RTP MIDI interface like any other MIDI command However the VSTizer Basic also supports VST Program Change and it adds a specific Bank management system The plugin supports 128 programs each of them with its own MIDI bank configuration When you choose a program from the list in your VST host the program number is transmitted to the RTP MIDI interface but the VSTizer Basic is able also to transmit a Bank MSB LSB request message automatically
13. ws platforms from XP to Seven in 32 and 64 bits versions Note that the drivers are needed only to emulate MIDI ports from system point of view Since RTP MIDI is running on the top of open mature standards IP UDP RTP an application can also perfectly run directly an RTP MIDI engine without needing any complex driver to install RTP MIDI are also compatible with any existing router or network device since it does not use any reserved proprietary communication code There are some funny urban legends concerning RTP MIDI like the one claiming that it is very complex to configure and requires a lot of networking knowledge This is of course completely false since the only required knowledge is exactly the same you need to connect your computer to Internet Note also that the KissBox solution requires a configuration tool exactly like solutions sold to be without configuration Page 3 of 10 3 System requirements for VSTizer Basic plugin The VSTizer Basic requires a 32 bits VST2 4 host or a 64 bits VST2 4 host The host must run under Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 or Mac OS X minimum version 10 4 The plugin requires a Kiss Box RTP MIDI hardware interface to be connected to your computer via the Ethernet network This version can be used with the following products from Kiss Box Dual RTP MIDI V3 e VSTizer MIDI interface e RTP X installed directly inside the synthesizer
14. you like to control everything by yourself or a fully plug amp play setup RTP MIDI has the great advantage to let you decide what is the best approach for your setup compared to other solutions supposed to do everything by magic but finally you do not control anything and when it does not work you never know why 6 1 1 1 RTP MIDI manual setup If you have configured your RTP MIDI interface in manual mode static IP address you can directly enter the interface IP address in the RTP MIDI target edition box If you use a Kiss Box RTP MIDI product Kiss Box DUAL RTP MIDI VSTizer MIDI RTP X you do not have to deal with the RTP ports being used the VSTizer knows what to do In case your RTP MIDI interface use a different port allocation scheme like the older V1 or V2 Kiss Box CPUs you just need to enter the RTP MIDI Control Port number after the IP address with a semicolon between the two parameters For example if your RTP MIDI interface is located at address 192 168 0 20 and uses ports 2000 and 2001 for RTP MIDI protocol just enter 192 168 0 20 2000 in the RTP MIDI Target edition box Once the destination address has been entered the VSTizer will try to open a session with the remote device When the session is opened the Connected LED will be active If the LED remains off check the following points e IP address is the correct one port number if entered is the RTP MIDI control port If you
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