{"id":678,"date":"2023-12-12T09:11:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T09:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/?page_id=678"},"modified":"2023-12-20T07:57:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T07:57:59","slug":"qin-engine-v3-user-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/qin-engine-v3-user-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"User Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">User Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-dark-bg-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Installation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76a81b31 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 1: Install QinEngineV3<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You need to download QinEngineV3_Installer on either Windows<em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chineekong.com\/downloads\/QEV3\/QinEngineV3_English_Installer.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chineekong.com\/downloads\/QEV3\/QinEngineV3_Traditional_Chinese_Installer.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587<\/a>)<\/em> or macOS<em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chineekong.com\/downloads\/QEV3\/QinEngineV3_English_Installer.dmg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chineekong.com\/downloads\/QEV3\/QinEngineV3_Traditional_Chinese_Installer.dmg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587<\/a>)<\/em>. After going through the installing process (default installation recommended), you will find standalone application, VST3, AAX and AU (macOS only) plugins on your system. Note on macOS, you may need to allow third-party app to be installed in &#8220;System Settings => &#8220;Privacy &amp; Security&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 2: Install Your Soundbank<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You need to download all your soundbank installers on either Windows or macOS. Check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">product<\/a><\/strong> page for soundbank links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Note that on Windows, you can install soundbank anywhere on your computer or external drive in the installation process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">On macOS, you will have to install to default directory (<strong><em>~\/Documents\/Kong Audio Soundbank<\/em><\/strong>). Then feel free to move the soundbank files anywhere on your computer or external drive with setting the right sound bank directory in QinEngineV3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 3: Scan QinEngineV3 Plugin in Your DAW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">FYI, these are the default plugin installation directories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Windows VST3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\VST3\\Kong Audio<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Windows AAX<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Avid\\Audio\\Plug-Ins<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mac VST3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Macintosh HD\/Library\/Audio\/Plug-Ins\/VST3<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mac AAX<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Macintosh HD\/Library\/Application Support\/Avid\/Audio\/Plug-Ins<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mac AU<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Macintosh HD\/Library\/Audio\/Plug-Ins\/Components<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Please scan your customized plugin directory if you installed them somewhere else.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-neve-text-color-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Activation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 1: Fill In Your Account Info<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-1-1.png 948w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-1-1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-1-1-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-1-1-600x474.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Open QinEngineV3 application or plugin in your DAW, navigate to &#8220;<strong><em>SETTING<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Fill in your <strong><em>username<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>email<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Important<\/strong>: If you purchased our product with PayPal, your username and email should be the same as in PayPal. If you changed your username or email with our customer service members, please remember those since they are the key to get license file. If you forget your account info, please contact us via <a href=\"mailto:info@chineekong.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@chineekong.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 2: Get Your License<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Click &#8220;<strong><em>GET<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; button. QinEngineV3 should give you a notification regarding your account status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You are expected to find an email with your license file in txt format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 3: Import Your License<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Download your license file to your local system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Click &#8220;<strong><em>IMPORT<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; button, locate your license file, and import it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 4: Get Success Notification<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-2.png 948w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-2-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-2-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-2-600x474.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You should be able to see a success notification as above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Now restart QinEngineV3 program or plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 5: Account Hidden For Privacy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-3.png 948w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-3-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-3-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/activation-3-600x474.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Once your program or plugin runs correctly, the account information detail is hidden for privacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-dark-bg-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Usage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 1: Make Sure Your Sound Bank Location Is Correct<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.29.33.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.29.33.png 948w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.29.33-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.29.33-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.29.33-600x474.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you moved soundbank files else, please click &#8220;<strong>PATH<\/strong>&#8221; and redirect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 2: Set Global Parameters<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You can change global tune frequency, maximum polyphonic voices, tuning type, display ratio, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 3: Find The Add Button<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.09.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.09.png 948w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.09-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.09-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.09-600x474.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It is the only entry point to add a instrument preset to QinEngineV3 list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 4: Add A Preset<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Once you clicked the &#8220;Add Button&#8221;, the instrument library should show up. Simply navigate to your desired preset through folding menus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 5: Set Your Channels<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.37.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.37.png 948w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.37-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.37-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.30.37-600x474.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You can configure your midi input channel and audio output channel here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 6: Preset Parameters<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">QinEngineV3 gives you freedom to change <strong>Volume<\/strong>, <strong>Tone<\/strong>, <strong>FX AUX<\/strong> and <strong>Balance<\/strong> for your sound design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 7: Quick Preset Change<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you are not satisfied with this preset, QinEngineV3 provides you with quick preset change by left\/right arrow buttons. Or click on the preset name, the instrument library will show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Step 8: Change or Delete Preset<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.57.28-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.57.28-1.png 948w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.57.28-1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.57.28-1-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-13-at-13.57.28-1-600x474.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Simply <strong><em>Right Click<\/em><\/strong> on a preset, a popup menu will show up for you to change or delete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>User Guide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-678","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":881,"href":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678\/revisions\/881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chineekong.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}