Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 Service Manual

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13. Ribbon Banks (1–3): Use these buttons to select any of the three banks of the ribbon controller. In
each bank, the ribbon controller can send a different type of MIDI message, enabling you to send
up to three different messages per preset. You can set the range (the values corresponding to its
minimum and maximum positions) and type of MIDI message in the software editor.
14. Sustain: Press and hold this button to sustain any notes that are playing. Release the button to
stop sustaining them.
15. Pitch Bend Wheel: Move this wheel to send MIDI pitch bend information. You can set the
direction (“polarity”) of the pitch bend wheel in the editor software.
16. Volume Slider: Move this slider to send a MIDI CC message. This control is set to volume (CC
#7) by default, but you can edit the range and number of the CC message in the editor software.
Features

Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 Specifications

General

Product color	Black, White
Volume control	Touch
Knobs color	Black
Control type	Buttons, Sensor
Number of pads	8
Backlight color	Multicolor
Backlight buttons	Yes
MIDI-keyboard number of keys	37 keys
Interface	USB
Bundled software	Hybrid 3, Loom 2, Vacuum Pro & Xpand! 2 from AIR Music Tech, TimewARP 2600 from Way Out Ware & Ableton Live Lite
Battery type	AA
Number of batteries supported	4
Minimum RAM	4000 MB
Minimum processor	Dual Core 2GHz, Intel Core i5/i7
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7