Alesis Vortex Wireless 2 User Manual

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Touch Ribbon
Click the Touch Ribbon tab to set the MIDI assignments for Vortex Wireless 2's ribbon controller.
Touch Ribbon Settings
Default Bank: Click this menu to set the Default Bank when the preset is selected. Select Bank 1, Bank 2, or Bank
3.
Release Mode: Click this menu to select one of the following options.
• Latch: The ribbon controller will not send additional MIDI messages when you release it, which is useful for
changing modulation parameters.
• Return: The ribbon controller will send the default MIDI message for the controller when you release it, which is
useful for changing parameters like pitch bend.
Bank 1/2/3
Type: Click this menu and select one of the following options.
• CC: The ribbon controller will send Control Change MIDI messages.
• Pitch Bend: The ribbon controller will send Pitch Bend MIDI messages.
MIDI Channel: The ribbon controller will send its MIDI messages over this channel. Click this menu and select
Channel 1 – Channel 16.
CC #: When Type is set to CC, the ribbon controller will send its MIDI messages using this CC number. Click it and
enter a number (0–127).
Min: This will be the lowest value that the ribbon controller can send. Click it and enter a number (0–127).
Max: This will be the highest value that the ribbon controller can send. Click it and enter a number (0–127).

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