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=== Thank you for your new purchase ===
After  ordering  on  the  website:http://www.varranger.com/Buy_Now.php You  will  receive  the
installation instructions within 24 hours, and the vArranger software download email.
You can choose between two modes of installation:
- Installation on your computer (requires no USB, but only works on a single computer)
- Installation on your USB brand (Kingston, Sandisk...), so you can use the software on any
computer by plugging the USB key before launching vArranger.
This choice is final.
Default vA2 starts  in  full  screen,  double  click  on  the  bottom  of  its  main  window  allows  the
dimension at will and a right click opens a popup window  for [[File: save as.jpg]]
recording the starting position of the main window


After ordering on the '''official vArranger Website''' : https://www.varranger.com  (Buy Now),
<br>you should receive the installation instructions and the vArranger2 software will be delivered (within 24 hours) via email download(s).
<br>Response to a new purchase is 'Manual' and not automated, so '''be reassured''' if you don't receive the software immediately.
<br>
<br>


[[File:Fig1Interfaceva.jpg]]
=== Activation Key Installation ===
                                            '''Fig1: Interface vA2'''
The software will be definitively linked to one of your USB Flash Drive that will act as a Dongle.
<br>This will allow you to install the vArranger2 software separately on any computer.
<br>First, you decide the USB Flash Drive to '''activate''' ('''good brand required''' ''Kingston, Sandisk, Sony, Lexar, Corsair, Verbatim, PNY, Toshiba, Transcend, etc''.  not working with SD Cards.).
<br>''The size of the USB disk is not important, as the software will still run from the computer internal hard drive, and not from the USB stick.''
<br>'''You will always need to plug in the USB Flash Drive (Dongle) before launching vArranger2. It will not start without it.'''
<br>'''Be careful !''' Never lose or throw the vArranger USB stick, even if it is damaged, keep it well and [https://www.varranger.com/contact-us/ contact us for any activation questions.]
<br>
<br>


=== vArranger installation ===
Next, you will receive the vArranger software files. This is the actual program.
<br><br>'''Recommended Installation:'''
<br>Unzip the vArranger2.zip file (right-click to select Extract All, and then follow the instructions.) and copy the '''vArranger2.exe''' program icon and the '''vArrangerData''' folder directly into your Windows desktop (Or into your main hard drive C:\, or any other place you like).
<br>'''vArranger2 is a 'Portable' software'''. It may run from the directory/location of choice, without need to use an installer program. 
<br>'''All your configuration setup, styles, sounds etc... are placed in the vArrangerData folder, relative to the vArranger2.exe icon close to it.'''
<br>Copying the couple of vArranger2.exe icon AND the vArrangerData folder '''close to it''' on a new computer, will result in a complete replication of your setup.
<br><br>
'''NOTES:''' <br>
''- It is recommended to save those 2 elements  frequently is a separate USB stick, so you can recover and start again with all your data included in case of computer crash.''
<br>''- It is recommended to copy and run the vArranger files from your fastest hard drive as the vArranger location. Mostly your main SSD hard drive. It is not recommended to run vArranger from an USB stick, because it is slower.''
<br><br>The installation of the provided audio plugin ('''vArrangerSynth.exe''') will add all the audio features to vArranger : the vArranger Software Synthesizer, the VST instruments support, the MP3 player and recorder, Soundfonts support, low latency ASIO and WASAPI...
<br>
Additional configuration of MIDI In/Out settings and Audio In/Out settings is the next step to select your hardware setup in the vArranger2 software, available anytime in 'OPTIONS' / 'MIDI PORTS' menu.
<br><br>


=== Join the Community ===
For Assistance, information and get access to the huge content download area,
<br>create a User Account at the vArranger2 Forum at: <br>https://www.varranger.com/vforum/index.php
<br>and say Hello on the forum as a new user, or provide your Username to the vArranger team
<br>You will then have access to the full forum content download, as a registered vArranger user
<br>
<br>


=== WINDOW PROGRAM ===
=== Download troubleshootings and Antivirus information ===
 
As for any software download, if the downloaded file are blocked by Windows, 'right click' on the downloaded file and go to "Properties" at the bottom of the list and 'unblock' the file.
[[File:Fig2.jpg]]
<br>
 
<br>Some (rare) AntiVirus may scan and alert/quarantine/remove the vArranger2 file download.
 
<br>It is a safety precaution procedure typical of AntiVirus, known as False Positive Alert.
==== OPTIONS ====
<br>This does not imply that the file download is unacceptable. '''vArranger files downloaded from vArranger official website are 100% safe''', but some antivirus algorithms are very 'aggressive' against exe programs downloaded from email/internet.
This window shows the available options for the vA2. It allows to configure midi ports, controllers, song chords,Master, Arabic scale. The effects is only available in the yamaha mode.  
<br>Note that vArranger program is signed with an 'Extended Validation Certificate' that certifies that vArranger program has not been tampered by a malicious person
[[File:Fig3.jpg]]
<br>Don't download vArranger program from any other locations than the official vArranger website
 
<br><br>''In case of Antivirus alert, you may disable the antivirus one minute, to be able to download the file,''
===== MIDI PORTS =====
<br>''then open your AntiVirus Main Control Panel and go to the settings, and add an exclusion to the vArranger files and/or the vArranger folder location.''
This  window  allows  you to choose  or  MIDI  interfaces that  will  be active  in  IN  and OUT from
<br>''You may search on google how to do it with terms i.e. for Norton Antivirus : "NORTON ADD EXCLUSION"''
those connected to the computer.
<br>''If you want, you can also search "NORTON FALSE POSITIVE REPORT", to report the false alert to your antivirus provider company. They often update their white-list to add your vArranger files within 24 hours.''
vA2 can be controlled by one, two or up to three MIDI inputs with the following features:
 
[[File:Tabelle1.jpg]]
 
* Provided that the MIDI interface is provided with several MIDI IN input.  
KEYBOARD MODE: By default vA2 KEYBOARD MODE is configured on the MIDI CHANNEL
1 (Fig. 4)


[[File:Fig4.jpg]]
== See Also ==
ACCORDION MODE: This mode is activated by selectingMIDI ACCORDION, it is then possible
to set the MIDI channel for the right hand (Right),the MIDI channel for the left hand (Left) and
the MIDI channel for Bass (Bass).


[[Main Page|MAIN PAGE]]


[[File:Fig5.jpg]]
[[5._FUNCTIONS_vA2|5. FUNCTIONS vA2]]
 
Now, only the MIDI ports used are displayed
This window also enables a second and a third MIDI input (MIDI pedal for example)<br><br>
'''MIDI LED FEEDBACK'''
Some MIDI controllers such as the KORG nanoKONTROL2have buttons that can illuminate,
these lights can beings controlled via MIDI.<br><br>
'''VIDEO:'''  http://youtu.be/otV1oLeaLRE
This option gives you a visual acknowledgment without having to look at the computer screen.
For example, we assign 4 buttons variations ABCD arranger, button change during turns.
This option is active in OPTIONS / MIDI PORTS.
In the figure below is selected in the MIDI controller MIDI IN 2nd by checking the LED feedback
box this MIDI (Fig. 6) entrance, you can choose theMIDI port to accept control LED (fig. 7)
<br><br>
[[File:Fig6.jpg]]
<br><br><br>
[[File:Fig7.jpg]]
<br><br>
Note: To accept the control of LEDs, MIDI controller may require adjustments. For example, for
the  KORG  nanoKONTROL2  the  KORG  Kontrol  Editor  program  (available  on  the  website
KORG) and select is used:<br>
- CONTROL MODE = CC <br>
- LED MODE = EXTERNAL
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 11 April 2024

Thank you for your new purchase

After ordering on the official vArranger Website : https://www.varranger.com (Buy Now),
you should receive the installation instructions and the vArranger2 software will be delivered (within 24 hours) via email download(s).
Response to a new purchase is 'Manual' and not automated, so be reassured if you don't receive the software immediately.

Activation Key Installation

The software will be definitively linked to one of your USB Flash Drive that will act as a Dongle.
This will allow you to install the vArranger2 software separately on any computer.
First, you decide the USB Flash Drive to activate (good brand required Kingston, Sandisk, Sony, Lexar, Corsair, Verbatim, PNY, Toshiba, Transcend, etc. not working with SD Cards.).
The size of the USB disk is not important, as the software will still run from the computer internal hard drive, and not from the USB stick.
You will always need to plug in the USB Flash Drive (Dongle) before launching vArranger2. It will not start without it.
Be careful ! Never lose or throw the vArranger USB stick, even if it is damaged, keep it well and contact us for any activation questions.

vArranger installation

Next, you will receive the vArranger software files. This is the actual program.

Recommended Installation:
Unzip the vArranger2.zip file (right-click to select Extract All, and then follow the instructions.) and copy the vArranger2.exe program icon and the vArrangerData folder directly into your Windows desktop (Or into your main hard drive C:\, or any other place you like).
vArranger2 is a 'Portable' software. It may run from the directory/location of choice, without need to use an installer program.
All your configuration setup, styles, sounds etc... are placed in the vArrangerData folder, relative to the vArranger2.exe icon close to it.
Copying the couple of vArranger2.exe icon AND the vArrangerData folder close to it on a new computer, will result in a complete replication of your setup.

NOTES:
- It is recommended to save those 2 elements frequently is a separate USB stick, so you can recover and start again with all your data included in case of computer crash.
- It is recommended to copy and run the vArranger files from your fastest hard drive as the vArranger location. Mostly your main SSD hard drive. It is not recommended to run vArranger from an USB stick, because it is slower.

The installation of the provided audio plugin (vArrangerSynth.exe) will add all the audio features to vArranger : the vArranger Software Synthesizer, the VST instruments support, the MP3 player and recorder, Soundfonts support, low latency ASIO and WASAPI...
Additional configuration of MIDI In/Out settings and Audio In/Out settings is the next step to select your hardware setup in the vArranger2 software, available anytime in 'OPTIONS' / 'MIDI PORTS' menu.

Join the Community

For Assistance, information and get access to the huge content download area,
create a User Account at the vArranger2 Forum at:
https://www.varranger.com/vforum/index.php
and say Hello on the forum as a new user, or provide your Username to the vArranger team
You will then have access to the full forum content download, as a registered vArranger user

Download troubleshootings and Antivirus information

As for any software download, if the downloaded file are blocked by Windows, 'right click' on the downloaded file and go to "Properties" at the bottom of the list and 'unblock' the file.

Some (rare) AntiVirus may scan and alert/quarantine/remove the vArranger2 file download.
It is a safety precaution procedure typical of AntiVirus, known as False Positive Alert.
This does not imply that the file download is unacceptable. vArranger files downloaded from vArranger official website are 100% safe, but some antivirus algorithms are very 'aggressive' against exe programs downloaded from email/internet.
Note that vArranger program is signed with an 'Extended Validation Certificate' that certifies that vArranger program has not been tampered by a malicious person
Don't download vArranger program from any other locations than the official vArranger website

In case of Antivirus alert, you may disable the antivirus one minute, to be able to download the file,
then open your AntiVirus Main Control Panel and go to the settings, and add an exclusion to the vArranger files and/or the vArranger folder location.
You may search on google how to do it with terms i.e. for Norton Antivirus : "NORTON ADD EXCLUSION"
If you want, you can also search "NORTON FALSE POSITIVE REPORT", to report the false alert to your antivirus provider company. They often update their white-list to add your vArranger files within 24 hours.

See Also

MAIN PAGE

5. FUNCTIONS vA2

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