With Your Daw Only; With External Midi Equipment (Without A Computer); Display And Navigation - Alesis VX 49 Quick Start Manual

With Your DAW Only

You can use VX49 as a standard USB MIDI controller for your music creation software. We've created
presets for several popular DAWs so you can use VX49 with your projects in the most logical and intuitive
way possible. You can use VX49's MIDI Mode to control your DAW (see the
information).

With External MIDI Equipment (Without a Computer)

You can connect an external MIDI device (synth, drum machine, etc.) to VX49's MIDI Out, letting you use
VX49 to control it, whether or not you're connected to a computer. If you aren't connected to a computer,
though, remember to power VX49 externally (see
VX49's MIDI Mode to control your DAW (see the

Display and Navigation

VX49's display shows information
about its current
operations. You can navigate its
different modes, pages, etc. by
using the following controls:
• Data Dial: Use this dial to
change a selected parameter
values, settings, etc. in the
display. Press the dial to
enter or confirm a command
or setting.
• Cursors: Use these buttons to navigate through the menus and options in the current page in the
display.
• Page Left/Right: Use these buttons to move between the available pages in the display. When there is a
page available to the left or right of the current one, the corresponding button will light up.
• Mode Buttons: Press one of these buttons to enter its primary mode (labeled above the button). Press
and hold Shift and then press one of these buttons to its secondary mode (labeled under the button).
The display contains the essential information you'll need during performance, recording, or production.
When using VIP, though, the VIP software window on your computer may contain additional information,
depending on the current mode. Keep this in mind while exploring the different modes in VIP (see the
following Modes section for more information).
mode and
Mode
Buttons
MIDI Mode
Features > Rear Panel > Power
Modes section for more information)
Data
Dial
Cursors
Page Left/Right
Modes section for more
Digital Audio
Workstation (DAW)
Input). You can use
Display
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