V-Studio 700 1.1.1 Update

The information in this article applies to:

• V-Studio 700 

• If you are using SONAR 8 or SONAR 8.5, please install the version 1.2 update by clicking here.
• If you are using SONAR X1, please install the version 1.3 update included in the SONAR X1b update by clicking here.

New Features in VS-700 1.1.1

• Channel Branch Mode - In this handy mode Fader 1 controls the volume of the selected track with faders 2-8 also controlling the associated sends for the selected track.  It's an effective big board mixing technique available at the push of a button
• Full featured and powerful ARX expansion board editor that emulates the graphic interface of the Fantom synthesizer
• Default ACT mappings for all synthesizer and processor plug-ins included in SONAR 8
• Navigate plug-in presets from the surface
• Finer resolution option for the rotary encoders
• Enhanced control over the I/O from the surface
• Joystick controller can now be used to move windows
• Support for 2nd Fantom VS synth when an additional VS-700R is installed

Control Surface + SONAR Issues Resolved

• Compatibility for SONAR 8.3.1
• Soloing layers now correctly displays layer mute states
• Instrument tracks can now be armed
• Pan encoders now indicated "SRRND" when routing a track to a surround bus
• Surround width control is now available from the control surface
• Surround joystick can now control panning from sends
• Improve sync between fader positions and values displayed on the LCD
• SHIFT + WHEEL now correctly fades clips
• [ARM] lights now reset properly after exiting plug-in mode
• Instrument tracks can now be frozen
• Send gain display is now properly displayed in LCD for both the Faders and the Channel Strip Control Section
• Flip did not always assign encoder parameters to faders
• Encoder assignments sometimes did not display correctly in the LCD
• After exiting layer mode, it was sometimes difficult to select tracks from the VS-700C
• Under rare circumstances, turning a pan encoder left 1 click caused the pan value to drastically pan right
• Automation now works correctly for instrument tracks

VS-700 Control Surface Plug-in Issues Resolved

• Footswitch assignments are now working correctly
• In the Direct Mix page, "Synth 2" was incorrectly labeled as "Synth 21"
• In Mic Pre page "Gain" label was missing for input 8
• Deleting the VS-700 Control Surface Plug-in sometimes caused a crash
• Mic pre-amp gain settings now accuratley reflecting actual gain of 20dB-64dB
• Presets now saving correctly when using two VS-700R units