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Unfortunately some cheap Chinese USB midi interface models are known to be not reliable, loosing some midi events from time to time. (Especially the black round model with the musical note on it)
I have experience with Roland and EMU midi interfaces (not selling anymore). They are rock solid.
You can search for used models too, or try another cheap model in a store that you can send back if you have problems

Just buy a Roland UM-ONE MK2 and you will not have this problem of bad midi interfaces
Other models should be good too, but I didn't try every model

Réparé par prise de main à distance

https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/
I will be back saturday night

The official vArranger version is a 1000% better with Yamaha XG or PSR keyboards
Please don't use pirated software

https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/

You also have the great NanoKontrol2

I have bought this cheap product too (great, but some buttons don't get the led feedback)
http://www.cuvave.com/product?id=smc-mixer

There is also Akai Fire or Akai APC mini 2... now with color leds (apc mini 2 leds are not very bright)

Usually it needs the montage to accept receiving on the 16 midi channel ms. Usually song mode or computer mode or something like this

Do you right click on the track, and sends to midi out 3?

Just sent. Thank for your participation

Hello Elvis,
I just sent you the procedure to get the update.
But I also sent it to you in 2025, and you never answered me.
Please check your spam folder too, to see if you have received my email.

What I always do on my computers is to go on the task manager menu options, and select "Always Visible"

Then, in any case, I press the windows key, then right click on the task bar and run the task manager, then kill process

vArranger songs only saves a link to right and left sound
So, if you want a more complex sound, you need to first save it separately
The idea behind that is that when we are creating some good sound combinations, we want to use them in many songs. For example my Piano+Strings sound. I use it on many songs. If I improve it a bit, this will profit all my songs.
Maybe I will automatise this in a future version as many people like the one button idea

It is a bug caused by the Windows update.
This is not a very important bug, if you don't use SYSEX midi messages to control vArranger, or some rare midi controllers that need sysex to light their leds
By the way, here is the link for vArranger users (who bought the software from the official vArranger website) to get the latest version : https://buy.stripe.com/28o00u4j35ooaqIdQW
(If you are not in our list, please don't pay, you will not receive anything and will not be refunded)
This open the possibility to get updates during 1 year
If you are still in the year of purchase or of the latest support paiement, then you can ask directly in the vArranger contact form for the update

You need to select 'MONTAGE' mode in vArranger in OPTIONS/MIDIPORTS, and use the Montage INS in vArranger, and link the montage INS with the Montage midi out

https://www.varranger.com/vforum/index.php?msg=29623

If you really don't like changing chords with one finger, you can add this to the vArranger2.ini file

[Custom]
Finger3=1

There is a new version of vArranger correcting this

Note that the official vArranger version is a 1000% better with Yamaha XG

I did not added the PA5X format yet, that is completely different than previous model.
However it should be added in the future

Can you try a different USB port?
Different USB cable (simple printer cable)
Plugging it directly to computer without USB hub
When it is plugged in, do you see the USB logo on the montage screen becoming blue/activated?
Can you try uninstalling Yamaha drivers? The midi audio should still work with less features, in class compliant mode.
Did you update to latest montage firmware?

Latest: montage is usb2, not usb3

Some settings in bios/UEFI may disable the usb2 'legacy' mode
Try to see there the USB settings, or update to the latest bios/uefi

Can you try it with other software?

Go in the device manager, and check if the Yamaha synth is visible, or an unknown device visible missing it's driver, or a disabled device there

You can ask to moessieurs website to add montage m ins file

Envoyé.
Pour ces demandes, il vaut mieux écrire en un mail que sur le forum

Yes pitch bend needs to enter inside vArranger, then is sent to the synths
The feature you ask is to take the pitchbend from another keyboard than the main keyboard, and send it to the synth.
This is a new feature to add. I need to do some coding for this.

Thank you.
I answered to your questions in the email you sent me.

This is the number of the sound that vArranger sends to the MIDI sound module
Not all styles will sound good with every synth
Especially recent styles are using for example some drums with special mapping not gm compatible
We have some optional soundbanks to help with this

After 30 years, Windows 11 recently updated silently the MIDI stack with the latest windows update. This is great, but some bugs has appears
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/windows-music-dev/windows-midi-services-rollout-known-issues-and-workarounds/

Maybe this is linked to your problem

Yes you can use the midi mpk keyboard to control vArranger like with the korg nano
I don't have this keyboard, so I don't know about the mpk knobs how they works
mpk pads should be ok
It seems mpk will not react to the led feeedback messages, to lights the pads like with korg nano

The pitch bend feature you ask is not available in vArranger actually, but can be added in a new version of vArranger

Yes, you can change the split point (clic on split the orange screen, and play the split note)
and do SAVE STARTUP CONFIG

It seem they have a newer version
Try installing : Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver V2.1.9 for Windows 11/10 (64-bit)
You should see the Montage MIDI on the DAW MIDI device list

Great work using Excel

He needs MONTAGE M and not MONTAGE
I don't think moessieurs website has it

Hello,

vArranger software comes with full support.
Are you sure you did plug a USB cable (USB B) from the Roland FP-30X to the computer?
If you don't have a dedicated audio card, I think, you should use the ASIO output of your FP-30X. (Not WASAPI, Not ASIO4ALL, Not your laptop audio)
This way, you can hear vArranger in the FP-30X speakers. Or maybe you prefer your computer's speakers?
But first, it needs to be in the list.
If you need more help, you can send me a private email and we can program a TeamViewer session

Regrads,

Dan

I am sorry for all people who tried to contact us in the past
The contact form was not working : https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/
The forum registration was not working
We probably did not received your messages

I hope things are corrected now.
Because of a big amount of spam trying to register on the forum, The registration will need a manual activation from our side now
If you want to register, please contact us

This is the instruments list in the biab format
vArranger uses INS sonar format

J'adore ! Quelle intrigue ! et les musiques super

SD cards are not ok for vArranger activation
One little USB hub with the korg nano and vArranger USB should be ok. They can stay always together and plug only one USB cable. Some hubs are very very small
I have no experience yet on wireless midi, if it is 100% reliable and low latency

vArranger has a MIDI learn function and can assign a function to a MIDI message
You don't need to bother with midi CC
Just select the function to assign, play your midi pedal, it should be OK

On va dire que ça a plus la pèche et plus de définition dans le son
Il y a vraiment beaucoup de modèles, il en sort plusieurs chaque année
Regarde suivant ton besoin par exemple ici : https://www.thomann.fr/usb_audio_interfaces.html

Dans OPTIONS / CONTROLLERS, il est possible de déclencher une fonction , si on joue un accord main gauche à une vélocité élevé
Remonte la au max pour la désactiver. C'est en bas à droite de l'écran

En effet. La page contact us semble ne plus fonctionner. Je vais regarder cela
As tu bien reçu la nouvelle version et tout fonctionne correctement?

 

La modification de tonalité ou vitesse n'est pas sans dégradation de qualité malheureusement.
Est ce que ça sonne juste un peu bizarre, ou bien le son crachote?
Il faudrait qu'on entende un exemple
Regarde au nveau du CPU s'il n'est pas saturé?

Daniel, je suis désolé, mais je ne reçois aucun de tes messages.
A quel adresse email les envoies tu?
Je ne verrouille par les anciennes versions des utilisateurs !
Si tu as perdu tes fichiers de vArranger mais que tu as encore ta clé USB de vArranger, tu pourras repartir avec la dernière version de vArranger pour 50€
Cordialement,

Pas reçu, peux tu renvoyer?

You can add your text lyrics and save with the song
Look at the LYRICS button

Bonsoir Daniel,
Pour les demandes personnelles, merci de me contacter plutôt par email
Le forum, c'est plutôt pour les messages qui seront utiles à tout le monde

Great.
Feel free to share the INS file to vArranger users

25 years later, you gave it a new life
It sounds great...
Thanks for your perseverance and for the creator of this great plugin

On peut dire que tu es à la première place pour le piano
Je pense qu'ils sont content de mettre en avant ceux qui mettent en valeur leur nouveaux produits

J'ai voté pour toi et 2 autres projets qui n'ont aucune chance
L'interview du compositeur est incroyable
Il manquait plus que rajouter un petit écran avec pianoteq sur le piano

Hello Silvio,
The last email I sent to you was in April 2025, and I never received any answer.
It seems, you don't receive my emails, and I don't receive yours.
=> contact@varranger.com

Will add a log in a future version
For now, you can remove half of the VST, to find faster, then half of the half etc...

Then, you can put back every vst3 file, until you find the one that is doing problems

Bravo pour ta jolie attention ! Ca a du lui faire plaisir. Et surtout le faire marrer de découvrir l'IA à 92 ans.
Nous lui souhaitons encore de belles années de musique et un joyeux anniversaire.
Bonne année à tous

You can try to move all the vst3 files from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3  folder

And see if it works

I see on the MODX M manual
There is a lot of options in the MODX M midi page
MODX M can send what you play in midi channel 1, and receive 16 midi channels on the USB port, but you need to find the correct option
I don't have a modxm here to help you more
Let us know

Bonjour, Jacques et bienvenue.
Vous avez dû recevoir le logiciel.

Bonjour,
Les emails ont été envoyés à l'adresse email qui a fait le paiement : josefa-...@...
Pourrais tu vérifier?

Some software has pages and pages of settings, but for vArranger, I try to keep it simple so the user just plugs the keyboard sits and plays music

99% of midi keyboards are sending on midi channel 1 when you plug them the first time, or has option for channel 1

If the midi channel selection was added, you can be sure that at least 30 users per year will change it, and will ask here why it is not working

I have here a Arturia Keylab MkII and I will work soon to add compatibility for this keyboard in vArranger
It seems to have a lot of possibilities.
The form factor, layout is nice. Not sure about the touch
Unfortunately they have now released the mkIII version that seems to have less buttons.
I tend to prefer Fatar keybeds with some external midi controllers.
I also bought a cheap M-VAVE SMC-Mixer, I will work on that too

Faders are sending midi cc from value 0 to 127. They are not suitable to control the full range of the tempo and are not enough precise to control safely features other than volumes, reverb etc...

By the way, I will work on it and you will be able to change the tempo with the 8 infinite knobs of the Keylab mkII

It will be more easy to change and adapt a bit your project on the Cubase side, than on vArranger (adding a midi software in between)

This can be done only if you have infinite knobs
Finite knobs and faders are not OK to control tempo
TEMPO ENCODER function is available in vArranger for some midi controllers
Transpose is always buttons on every keyboard, as it need to be precise

This is because you have assigned the T key in the OPTIONS / CONTROLLERS window
If you did this by mistake, simply remove it

This can be adjusted with 2 buttons
The tempo can be changed with an infinite knob on some midi keyboards

Je ne penses pas. Uniquement les fichiers de styles.

vArranger is reading on midi channel 1 and no split on the keyboard.
The split is done inside vArranger

It may work, or not.
The main purpose of vArranger is to play styles inside vArranger

Hello Moshe, just sent you the software

Are you waiting for a feature that you need ?

Yes.
Right click on any track (Right 1 / 2 ...) and select SOUND EDIT
There, you can change the Keyboard Range and Velocity Range of each zone
Then SAVE RIGHT SOUND to save your nice preset

Nice idea, thanks for sharing

Just sent you an email

Nice but strange because one big button seems to type many pc keys together

-When you right click on a track and do SOUND EDIT, you can see the midi channel associated to the track
-I think they are the same as the midi channels you can see in the SOUND EDIT screen

SAVE RIGHT SOUND or SAVE LEFT SOUND can create new custom sound preset, that can be recalled on the RIGHT/LEFT track close to the master volume fader

When you SAVE SONG, you can check the box to recall the preset sound on LEFT and RIGHT track

Hello,
More recent vArranger version can play MP3+CDG files

Très sympa ! Beaucoup de talent, de travail et du plaisir. Bien mixé aussi !

More interesting   

You don't even know how much time such a feature will take to me to create          Hey, this is my job   

Even if you don't seem to be interested in finding a different solution that what you have asked
It is interesting to know that we can use 2 pc keyboards on the same PC
It is possible for exemple to buy a separate Bluetooth pc keyboard that will be used for controlling vArranger, and labelled as wanted
They are pretty cheap today

btw vArranger is not down ...

This is a good idea, but I think usually, it is better to stick a label on the PC keyboard..... It is more intuitive

I just answered your post, but it seems you have found a solution...

The MIDI 2 with PLAY NOTES option will play the notes of the LEFT parts.
The idea behind this was, for people who wants to play with 2 keyboards, to "steal" the left voices that are often not very important when playing with an arranger, and to offer them to a second keyboard

https://www.varranger.com/wiki/index.php?title=SF2

If you want to play a melody with a different midi instrument than the MIDI IN 1, you should set it on MIDI IN 2 and not MIDI IN 3, and check PLAY NOTES of MIDI IN 2. You can use the MIDI IN 3 for midi controllers
Then the LEFT track will be reserved for this MIDI IN 2 melodies

Using same audio with 2 pro software is usually not possible, unless the audio interface driver has this possibility (multiclient)

Non c'est étrange, je ne reçois pas tes emails, et tu ne reçois pas les miens.
Peux tu m'en écrire un autre?

Actually, not

Rudolf, You are welcome
You can now download everything on the forum
It seems that with the P-225, you can select the AUDIO OUT (ASIO/WASAPI) and then be able to play audio from vArranger (mp3 or virtual instruments) with the P225 speakers

Uncheck the LINK button, on top left of the MY SOUNDS section

Hello,

I can see on the picture that you are trying to play original Ketron styles. They often use LIVE DRUMS sound in their percussion tracks. Those are not standard and often sound bad with a basic GM drumkit
To play such tracks, you can use a Ketron sound module, or if you like our software synth, buy our optional soundbank to improve compatibility with such styles
https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/

Not yet, I don't have a Genos 2
I have a PA5X

Even in a good democracy, it not very nice to enter into a restaurant and declare to people sitting there that there is another better restaurant elsewhere.
I tried to explain.
Maybe you can understand, maybe not ? 
Again, we are here in the official forum of vArranger.

magali, content de te revoir parmi nous.
Contacte moi stp, je dois te parler des nouveautés du synthé de vArranger
https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/

I have worked 15 years to create a good vArranger software, and I am not happy when someone is using my software without buying it from me. This is even not legal.
We will not help such users here

Please buy vArranger and don't use not legal software
The new version is a lot better and without latency with the internal synth

Sorry for the late reply, I just answered to your first email

Just sent it to you

Yes

Yes ! Then it need a Sonar INS file of modx+ to work correctly, and assign it to the midi out :
https://www.varranger.com/vforum/index.php?msg=29623

I already sent you an answer that your link with the styles is not valid 

Bonjour,
Je ne pense pas que le Ketron Audya permet de brancher un clavier ou autre accessoire midi sur ses ports USB

Just sent you the instructions

Korg bank is a nice addition to play Korg styles and is compatible with other banks without conflicts
You can post some styles, and I will send you MP3 of how it sound

Please use this link to contact me https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/
Then I will answer to your email

Just sent you the links

Bonjour,
J'avais pas mal travaillé sur les styles Technics, mais pas complètement finalisé à cause d'un petit détail sur les Intros, mais c'est sensé déjà sonner
Vous pouvez m'envoyer quelques styles, et je les essayerai, et je vous dirais si ils fonctionnent

Ensuite, vous pourrez noter des accords sur une grille, puis exporter la chanson en midifile que vous pourrez importer dans Cubase

Oui c'est possible

That's what we are trying to do with our soundbank. However, it is impossible to get exactly a Genos

Bienvenu Patrick en ce jour ensoleillé j'imagine dans le sud de la France

Bienvenue !

Oui !

The separate process that loads the VST instruments of vArranger is called vASynth.exe
We provide 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the synth
Check if you have the 64 bit version in the task manager. It should be able to load 64 bit plugins

I did not get your emails
I just sent you a message with the instructions
You can contact here : https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/

Welcome to you Patrizio, it's never too late
Thanks for the positive feedback

DjTony, I hope to find some time soon to first explain some of the good things inside vArranger that you own but don't actually know

Hello Patrizio,

As you sent me many emails, I will answer all of them now

And the forum is missing the Thank you emoji

Just sent you an answer to your private email today on Sunday
This is a real website and a real software with content since 15 years

Hello,

Sorry for my late answer. I usually receive the email notifications of new forum posts, but recently there are sometimes big delays until I receive the forum notifications
The easiest way to contact me, is with the vArranger contact form
https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/
I will check your private message

v.muller thank you very much for your accurate answer

Very nice work
Thanks for the planet 

We can see the right 2 track is empty with no sound inside, so it will not sound
Try to select any sound before, so it will not be blank, then select your VST

You write a lot, but I am still not sure to understand your problem
Maybe you can create a video for us?

For guitar players, I suggest the FULL KEYBOARD mode, and in this mode you need to play at least 3 notes so the chord will change. With this you will not have wrong recognitions

I don't think it is a virus, but you have linked the space bar with a vArranger function (OPTIONS / CONTROLLERS).
So every time you hit the space bar, it will run the vArranger function.
Look at the MINIMIZE section here, to help you in that :
https://www.varranger.com/wiki/index.php/5.1._WINDOWS_PROGRAM#MINIMIZE_AND_CLOSE_ICONS

https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/

Très bonne musique! Bravo Lylo
Sine Qua Non, c'est un plaisir d'entendre des vrais musiciens avec une super basse ! et tous les musiciens au top

Pour les morceaux Lounge, on tombe parfois sur des longues vidéos comme ça sans prétention et seul les musiciens savent que derrière il y a un sacré boulot

You should update your vArranger

It should work with the jamorigin guitar 2!
Can you check the FULL KEYBOARD button is well activated?
If the recognition is too much sensitive with wrong chords when you move a bit your fingers, you can try to raise a bit the CHORD RECOGNITION VELOCITY THRESHOLD
https://www.varranger.com/wiki/index.php?title=5.1._WINDOWS_PROGRAM#MASTER
But not too much ! then the recognition will be wrong if you don't play the chords enough strong

Can you explain more what do you want to do?
What note do you play, and what chord should be recognized?
What is GUITAR2?

You can always play chords with one note (in split mode), but they will be major chords
To play minor chords, you need to play 2 notes
The SINGLE FINGER CHORD option, is a recognition mode like on Yamaha keyboard, but is not very interesting to play this way

Bonne année Lylo !!

I am not sure to understand, but it seems that you can load the Wersi HyperOEM.dll as VST, and you will see the sounds in the INS screen

https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/

Yes, this was a lot demanded, as in Yamaha keyboards registrations.
I thought it was better to have our sounds in a separate section, to create your favorite sounds and be able to use them on many songs.
But I can understand that some sounds are used only for one song style.

The only way to save upper sounds is to do SAVE RIGHT SOUND

It is actually loading your last preset, or last preset associated to the last song loaded
You can do SAVE RIGHT SOUND to save the actual preset
I am not sure I understand it well, so you can send a video to explain

If you want to use voices from VST and vAsynth together, you should use for example RIGHT 1 for VST and RIGHT 2 for vAsynth, then save right sound.

Non, pas nécessaire

C'est toujours possible, mais ne pas oublier d'installer la licence reg également sur chaque ordinateur

Vous devez acheter la version officielle de vArranger

 

Hello Michael,

Very nice pictures.
In vArranger OPTIONS / MIDI PORTS, you can select the MIDI ORGAN mode, and select the midi input channel for the lower / upper and pedalboard

Then in vArranger, you can see that the lower keyboard will play the LEFT 1 / LEFT 2 / LEFT 3 tracks

You can play the 3 sounds together, or split them

You can right click on any track, and do SOUND EDIT, or double click on the track

This will show you the sound edit screen, when you can change many parameters on each layer, and you can split there, and even change some of the velocity options.

Pour les styles genos, notre soundbank est très intéressante.

Vérifier que le mode KETRON SD2 est bien activé dans le menu OPTIONS/MIDIPORTS face à MIDI OUT 1
Ensuite, pas tous les styles sonneront bien avec le Ketron SD2, étant donné qu'il n'a pas forcément tous les sons/drumkits des Korg/technics/genos, mais commence avec des styles un peu plus anciens qui étaient plutôt compatibles GM. Ensuite, vArranger essaye de rediriger quelques éléments vers le SD2
S'il y a des styles qui te tiennent à cœur, je pourrais améliorer le mapping pour ces styles et le SD2

Quel module de sons utilises tu?

Did you try the MANUAL BASS button?

Je n'ai pas l'habitude de regarder des séries, mais celle là est particulièrement réussie
Bravo l'artiste ! rdv en 2025 pour l'episode 3

Please contact us here, as we don't have a user with the name Emerson : https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/

Tu avais déjà ce problème avec la guitare en direct sans midi ox? ou c'est un nouveau problème?

C'est une belle avancée ! et ca ouvre des portes pour ajouter des sons presque en illimité

Pour les midifiles, par défaut il utilise la banque de sons de base.
Il existe beaucoup mieux et installable facilement.

Essaye par exemple d'ajouter ce SF2 dans ton dossier SAMPLES
http://www.emu-france.com/?wpfb_dl=4234

Il existe de nombreuses banques SF2 GM gratuites sur le net de différentes tailles et qualité.
C'est un monde...

Pour chaque piste, il est toujours possible manuellement de sélectionner un autre son, parmi les banques disponibles, et faire SAVE SONG

Dan

Dans la version précédente, si tu voulais utiliser 6GB de sons, il fallait charger 6GB de sons en mémoire.
Ce qui prend du temps, et surtout nécessite beaucoup de mémoire.
Avec la nouvelle version, il n'est plus nécessaire de tout charger en mémoire, mais au moment où tu joues une note, il va la charger du SSD vers la mémoire, puis la jouer immédiatement.
Cela doit se faire très vite, et parfois il y a des dizaines de sons à jouer en même temps.
S'il n'arrive pas à tout charger assez vite, ca va s'entendre...
Pour aider le système, vArranger peut pré charger une partie des sons.
Tu peux définir la quantité de sons qui va être pré-chargée en mémoire. Et la quantité de mémoire utilisée pour les samples va s'afficher sur la jauge en haut. Il faut lui laisser le temps de se stabiliser avant de commencer à jouer. Il y a aussi une jauge CPU en haut qui est intéressante pour savoir si l'ordinateur est stressé ou pas.
Par exemple, en choisissant 50ms de PRELOAD, vArranger va charger en mémoire les 50 premieres millisecondes de toutes les notes de tous les instruments, afin de sécuriser leur démarrage.
Donc si dans la banque de sons un Do au piano a été enregistré sur 6 secondes, je vais charger au demarrage de vArranger uniquement les 50 premières millisecondes, et non les 6 secondes.
Lorsque la note sera jouée, l'ordinateur aura alors 50 millisecondes pour charger la suite de la note.
En principe cela fonctionne très bien sur la plupart des ordinateurs que j'ai essayé.
Montre nous ta fenêtre OPTIONS / MIDIPORTS.
Regarde également si ton PC est bien branché et non sur batterie, et s'il est bien en mode performances maximales et non économies d'énergie.

1) oui les banques servent par défaut pour les styles et peuvent être utilisés aussi en main droite/main gauche.

2) non. il vaut mieux ajouter une banque SF2 GM généraliste dans le dossier Samples. On le fera une fois résolu le problème de lenteur. Au fait quelle est la configuration CPU de cet ordinateur? c'est une surface pro 7?

3) le preload sert à te permettre d'utiliser plus de sons que ta mémoire ne te permettrait. et à démarrer le logiciel plus rapidement. A laisser de la mémoire disponible pour windows et les autres programmes.

Essaie de descendre le preload à 50 ms, s'il y a des cliketits, monte à 100 ou 150