Steinberg Studio Case VST Instruments Operation Manual
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The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not rep- resent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The soft- ware described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Steinberg Media Technologies...
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ENGLISH Table of Contents
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VST Instruments 4Table of Contents 7Introduction 8About this manual 9What are VST instruments? 9About the instruments included in Studio Case 11Optimizing the hard disk before installation 12Minimum system require- ments (PC version) 12Minimum system require- ments (Mac version) 13About the Steinberg Key 16Installation 18Register your software ! 19Activating VST instruments in Cubase SE 21Virtual Guitarist Electric Edition SE 22About Virtual Guitarist Electric Edition SE 23How do I use...
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VST Instruments Table of Contents 5 ENGLISH 81Using the automation in Cu- base SE 81Controlling Groove Agent SE from a MIDI keyboard 83The Grand SE 84Introduction 85Playing The Grand SE 86Opening the Edit window 86Sound Character 87Global 89D’cota SE 90Introduction 90Overview 93The synthesis section 94Creating a synth sound with PWM – a brief tutorial 96Analog parameters 106The modulation and output section 107The Controller strip 113Using external MIDI controllers 113LFO section 115The...
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VST Instruments 6Table of Contents
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ENGLISH 1 Introduction
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VST Instruments 1 – 8 Introduction About this manual Steinberg Studio Case consists of two main parts: •Cubase SE software – the recording studio •A set of 6 software instruments – the band This manual describes the instruments included in Studio Case. They complement Cubase SE with a backing band that offers you sounds and instruments for a vast range of musical styles. Key command conventions Many of the key commands in Cubase SE use modifier keys, some of which are different depending...
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VST Instruments Introduction 1 – 9 ENGLISH What are VST instruments? With computers becoming more powerful and a more integral part of home and professional studios all over the world, instruments that used to be hardware move into the computer. VST instruments (short: VSTis) are software instruments which run un- der any VST compatible host, such as Cubase SE. They are plugged into the host software, which means that you set up and play them from within the host. This offers many advantages...
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VST Instruments 1 – 10 Introduction The six instruments complement each other perfectly, representing a comprehensive collection of sounds for any musical style: •HALion SE is a powerful software sampler. A composer set from Wizoo is al- ready included, providing you with important sounds like basses, guitars, strings or even drumloops. It imports all HALion-compatible libraries (sepa- rately available) and even imports AIF/WAV and Soundfont files, so it can pro- duce a vast range of instruments,...