Hey
You don't need VC at all to use the remote mode. Just hold down SHIFT + CONFIG on the TI and you enter the Remote Mode. Then you can select a template. Once this is done, make sure you have the corresponding VST track selected in your sequencer and start twisting the knobs!
If you want to manage the templates you have to load VC and look in the top right corner...You select UTILITY and then you can add new templates or edit existing ones.
Personally it's one of my fav features of the TI...I barely touch the keyboard anymore when writing music!