Steinberg Studio Case VST Instruments Operation Manual

 
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Optimizing the hard disk before installation
 
The VSTi installer installs about 1 GB of data on your hard disk, and if 
your drive is quite full, or has not been defragmented recently, it’s pos-
sible that the install data will get split (fragmented) into many parts over 
the disk. This can affect the performance of some VSTis, and it can 
lead to longer loading times of library files.
Therefore we recommend that you defragment the target hard disk...

 
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Minimum system requirements (PC version)
 
•A PC with an 800 MHz Pentium or Athlon processor (2.8 GHz or faster 
recommended).
•384 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended).
•1.1 GB of hard disk space.
•Windows® XP Home or Professional.
•Windows MME compatible audio hardware (an ASIO compatible audio card 
is recommended).
•The Steinberg Key and an available USB port.
•Monitor and graphics card supporting 1024 x 768 resolution (dual monitor 
setup and 1152 x 864 resolution...

 
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About the Steinberg Key
 
Please read the following section before installing the instruments 
 
included with Studio Case.
 
New users
 
Included with the Studio Case package you will find a hardware key 
(sometimes referred to as “dongle”) that is part of the Cubase SE and 
the Virtual Bassist SE copy protection scheme. The licenses for both 
the program and the instrument are stored on that key. Cubase SE 
and Virtual Bassist SE will not run if this key...

 
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The Steinberg Key
 
The Steinberg Key is, in fact, a little computer on which your Steinberg 
software licenses are stored. All hardware-protected Steinberg prod-
ucts use the same type of key and you can store more than one license 
on a key. Licenses can also (within certain limits) be transferred be-
tween keys – which is helpful, e.g. if you want to sell a piece of software. 
• 
If you have a Windows PC and have never used a dongle on your 
computer before, the...

 
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Activating the Steinberg Key (only if you’re upgrading from a 
previous version of Cubase SE/LE)
 
•For the activation of the copy protection key, you need a working internet 
connection, as this is performed online. In case you have no connection 
to the internet on the computer on which you wish to use Studio Case, 
you can always use a different computer for activation.
 
Simply install the License Control Center separately on the internet computer,...

 
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5. 
Use the License Control Center “Wizard” function along with the ac-
tivation code supplied with Virtual Bassist SE to download the license 
to your Key. 
Simply follow the on-screen instructions. If you are uncertain about how to proceed, 
consult the help for LCC.
 
Installation
 
To install the VST instruments included in Studio Case, proceed as 
follows: 
Windows
 
1. 
Start your computer and launch Windows. 
2. 
Make sure that no Steinberg Key is connected...

 
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Removing the instruments
 
To remove the VST instruments from your computer: 
1. 
Open the “Add or Remove programs” control panel. 
2. 
Select “Steinberg VSTi Collection” and click “Add/Remove”. 
3. 
Follow the instructions on the screen. 
• 
The instruments and the respective audio content are removed from 
your computer. 
Macintosh
 
1. 
Disable any anti-virus software. Then insert the plug-in DVD into the 
computer’s DVD drive. 
2. 
Double click on the...

 
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Make sure that you have enough free hard disk space on your system 
 
partition for the installation procedure.
 
Make sure to check the DVD for “read first” or “late changes” files. 
Please read all such files before launching any of the instruments, since 
 
they may contain late information not included in this manual.
 
Removing the instruments
 
To remove the instruments from your computer, delete the respective 
files in the vstplugins folder in your system...

 
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Activating VST instruments in Cubase SE
 
This section describes how to set up any of the VSTis in Cubase SE.
Make sure Cubase SE has been correctly installed and set up to work 
with your MIDI and audio hardware (e.g. a MIDI keyboard and a sound 
card) .
We’ll show the process of setting up a VSTi instrument using HALion 
SE as an example. 
1. 
In Cubase SE, open the VST Instruments window. 
2. 
Click the “No VST Instrument” label. In the pop-up menu...

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