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2 - Proteus Architecture
This chapter contains important background information about the organization of the
various modules of the Proteus X. Although this chapter doesn't contain any hands-on
tutorials, this information is vital to your understanding of this ultra powerful
instrument. Read This!
A Modular System
You can think of the Proteus X as a collection of sound organizing modules, all
contained within the current bank. The following is a brief description of the five main
elements of the Proteus X hierarchy starting from the largest element, the Bank.
Bank
Before you can play the Proteus X, you load a Bank of presets. The bank contains all the
sounds you wish to use in a particular sequence or performance. If you need additional
sounds, they can be added by simply dragging and dropping them into the bank from
the system or library. Unneeded sounds can likewise be removed from the bank. When
loading a bank, the Proteus X only loads a small portion of the digital samples so bank
load time is greatly reduced.
Saving
The bank retains data only for as long as your computer is plugged in and turned
on. Of course, we don't expect you to leave your computer on all the time, which
brings us to the subject of saving data.
Saving the bank to a hard disk permanently stores data so that even after turning
off your computer, the disk stores a record of your work.
IF YOU DO NOT SAVE A BANK, ANY CHANGES YOU HAVE MADE WILL BE
LOST WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE COMPUTER!
Do not wait until the end of a session to save. Save your work periodically in case
of power failure or some other unforeseen circumstance that might erase the
computer's memory. Hard disks and computers are not infallible. All hard disk
banks should be backed up periodically to another hard disk or other media.
Should you improve the preset later, you can always replace the original with the
revised version. And if something goes wrong, the original will still be available
to save you the ordeal of starting from scratch.
When you choose Save, (as opposed to Save As) only the edited presets, voices and
samples will be written, saving time and memory.
When you choose "Save As" from the file menu, the entire bank—presets, voices and
samples—are re-written to the hard disk. This method, although somewhat wasteful of
memory, ensures that all your samples remain bound with your bank.
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2 - Proteus Architecture
A Modular System
Whenever you have
done enough work that
you would hate to lose it,
BACK IT UP!
Use Save As... and
rename the bank file to
avoid losing valuable
data.
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