Steinberg Cubase LE VST Instruments Manual

 
The included VST Instruments 

 
Manual by Ludvig Carlson, Anders Nordmark, Roger Wiklander
Quality Control: C. Bachmann, H. Bischoff, S. Pfeifer, C. Schomburg
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VB-1 Bass Synth
 
The VB-1 is a virtual bass instrument built on real-time physical model-
ling principles. It has the following properties:  
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VB-1 is polyphonic with up to 4 voices.   
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VB-1 receives MIDI In Omni mode (on all MIDI channels). 
You don’t need to select a MIDI channel to direct MIDI to the VB-1.
 
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VB-1 responds to the following MIDI messages:  
MIDI Note On/Off (velocity governs volume), Volume and Pan. 

 
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VB-1 Parameters
 
Parameter Description  
Pick-up To change the Pick-up position, click and drag the lower end of the Pick-
up. Positioning the pick-up position towards the left produces a hollow 
sound that emphasizes the upper harmonics of the plucked string. 
When placed towards the right position, the tone is fuller and warmer. 
Pick This determines where along the length of the string the initial pluck is 
made. This controls the “roundness” of the tone,...

 
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LM-7 Drum Machine
 
The LM-7 is a 24-bit drum machine. It has the following properties:  
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LM-7 is polyphonic with up to 12 voices.  
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LM-7 receives MIDI in Omni mode (on all MIDI channels). 
You don’t need to select a MIDI channel to direct MIDI to LM-7.
 
•  
LM-7 responds to the following MIDI messages:  
MIDI Note On/Off (velocity governs volume).
Volume and Tune faders 
(for each drum sound).This adjusts the Pan (the position in the stereo image)...

 
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LM-7 Parameters
Drum sounds
 
LM-7 comes with six sets of drum sounds. “Compressor”, “909” and 
“Percussion” are loaded as the default sets when launching LM-7. 
“Modulation”, “Fusion” and “DrumNbass” can be loaded by selecting 
“Load Bank” from the File menu and opening the lm7_second_set.fxb 
file (which is located in the Vstplugins/Drums subfolder).   
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You switch between the three loaded sets by using the pop-up menu 
(just like you switch between...

 
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MIDI note mapping
 
The table below shows how the drum sounds are assigned to note 
values on your MIDI keyboard. The mapping is GM compatible: 
Drum sound Note  Comment  
Bd C1
Rim C#1 Compressor only.
Snare D1
Clap D#1 909 only.
Hi-Hat F#1
O-Hi-Hat A#1
Tom 1 A1
Tom 2 B2
Tom 3 D2
Crash C#2
Ride D#2 Compressor only.
Tambourine F#2 Percussion only.
Cowbell G#2 Percussion only.
Hi Bongo C3 Percussion only.
Lo Bongo C3# Percussion only.
Conga Mute D3 Percussion...

 
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Universal Sound Module (USM)
 
The USM is a General MIDI compatible sound module. General MIDI 
(GM) is a standard set up by the MIDI Manufacturers Association 
(MMA) and the Japanese MIDI Standards Committee (JMSC).
It defines a standardized group of sounds and the minimum require-
ments for General MIDI compatible synthesizers or sound modules, 
so that a specially prepared sequence or MIDI file that is sent to the 
instrument via MIDI will play back the...

 
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This problem is solved by the Universal Sound Module! Cubase users 
can make sure that their music created using the USM will sound   
ex-
actly  
 the same when played back on another computer, because the 
sound reproduction is no longer hardware based.   
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The USM features over 70 MB of sampled waveforms and four stereo 
outputs.   
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The USM is polyphonic with up to 96 voices.   
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The USM receives MIDI in 16 channel Multi mode (simultaneous...

 
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Selecting Outputs
 
The USM features four stereo outputs, allowing for flexible routing of 
sounds to different effect processors etc. By default, all MIDI channels 
are routed to USM stereo output “1”. 
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To select another output, click the “Output” field below the Channel 
Activity indicator for the MIDI channel you wish to direct to another 
output. 
This opens a pop-up allowing you to select one of the four stereo outputs.
 
USM Parameters
 
Parameter...