VIRTUAL BRAIN (VB) SOFTWARE NOTE:

Please remember the important step of clicking on the 1st purple pad (out of 5) in the Master window each time you start the VB application so the program knows you want to be communicating with Pad 1. Do this even before you call up any presets so that all the settings for the preset (zones/notes/etc.) load properly into your pad and the preset sounds the way it was intended to sound. Each time you load a preset or change a parameter of your pad the settings that are particular to the Mandala pad itself (such as number of zones, notes, scales) are saved in your pad's internal memory so that you can use your pad as a standalone MIDI controller with other programs without having to open the VB application. If you are using multiple Mandalas then make sure to press the purple pad you want to be controlling instead of Pad 1.

SOFTWARE AND CONNECTIVITY SUPPORT:

       Because your Mandala pad circuitry is MIDI compliant its driver is a component of your computer's operating system. For this reason it is
       not necessary to reinstall your Mandala software if your Mandala pad is not showing up in your driver window.

       If your Mandala pad does not show up in the driver window of your Virtual Brain or Beauty software please do the following:

       - Make sure neither the Virtual Brain nor The Beauty application is running.
       - Disconnect the USB cable from your Mandala pad.

       - Mac users: Open Audio MIDI Setup located in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder and click on MIDI Devices. Plug the USB cable
       back into your Mandala pad and verify that it shows up in the MIDI Devices window. If not, disconnect and reconnect the pad again. Please
       refrain from pushing the cable into the pad with excessive force.

       - PC Users: Open Device Manager (get there by right clicking on My Computer and choosing Properties). Plug the USB cable back into
       your Mandala pad and verify that 'USB Audio Device' shows up under 'Video Game and Sound Controllers' in the Device Manager. If not,
       disconnect and reconnect the pad again. Please refrain from pushing the cable into the pad with excessive force.

       - Once the pad is recognized by your system please open up your Mandala applications and begin your setup.

    *** If your pad is unplugged while one of the Mandala applications is running you will need to quit the application and reconnect the pad before continuing.