2 of 75    2 2 1. Table of Contents 1. Table of Contents ..................................................................................................2 2. BRAINSPAWN Software License Agreement.........................................................5 3. Technology Acknowledgements............................................................................7 4. Introduction ...........................................................................................................7 System Requirements..................................................................................................................................11 Technical Support .........................................................................................................................................11 Registration.....................................................................................................................................................11 Installation.......................................................................................................................................................11 File Compatibility...........................................................................................................................................12 5. Working with forte ...............................................................................................13 Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................13 Output Busses.......................................................................................................15 Instrument Modules ...............................................................................................16 6. Creating and Maintaining Racks ..........................................................................17 Adding, Deleting, and Copying Instrument Modules...........................................................................17 Adding an Instrument Module .................................................................................17 Deleting an Instrument Module ...............................................................................17 Copying an Instrument Module ...............................................................................17 Adding, Deleting, and Copying Output Busses ....................................................................................19 Adding an Output Buss ..........................................................................................19 Deleting an Output Buss.........................................................................................19 Copying an Output Buss.........................................................................................20 Trimming Racks.............................................................................................................................................21 Automatic Backups.......................................................................................................................................21 7. Working with Instrument Modules .......................................................................22 Volume .................................................................................................................22 MIDI Activity ..........................................................................................................22 Module Name........................................................................................................22 Mute and Solo .......................................................................................................22 Output Buss Assignment ........................................................................................22 Instrument Console.......................................................................................................................................23 Docking and Floating the Instrument Console ..........................................................23 Preset Manager ..............................................................................................................................................24 Selecting a Preset..................................................................................................24 Recently Used Presets...........................................................................................24 Favorite Presets ....................................................................................................25 Preview Presets.....................................................................................................25 Creating a new User Preset....................................................................................25 Deleting a User Preset ...........................................................................................26 Assigning MIDI Presets to Specific Channels...........................................................26 FXP/FXB Load/Save for VST Plugins......................................................................26