Steinberg Studio Case VST Instruments Operation Manual

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Remote Keys
Remote Keys are special functions assigned in the Remote Range that 
influence the performance of Virtual Bassist SE. These keys include: 
Single Note Mode (C1), Stop (C#1), End (D#1), 4/5 String Mode 
(C#2) and Chord/Note Mode (D#2).
Single Note Mode
Single Note Mode is activated by pressing C1 on your MIDI keyboard. 
Once Single Note Mode is activated all MIDI keys played in the Pitch 
Range will trigger single bass notes allowing you to...

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Loading and saving Styles
On the right side of the Virtual Bassist SE panel is a Browser listing 
the available Styles.
Load
To load a Style you can either: 
•Double-click its name in the list or …
•Click the Load button on the bottom right of the Browser and use the 
standard load dialog to locate and open the Style. 
Save
To save a Style click Save (the left button at the bottom of the 
Browser section) and use the standard Save dialog to enter a name 
and...

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Auditioning styles
Each Factory Style comes with an audio preview. The previews were 
made using Virtual Bassist SE with Steinberg’s Virtual Guitarist and 
Groove Agent to give you an example of how the Style might sound 
with guitar and drums.
There are two ways of previewing:
Listen
In the Style Browser, click on a style (it becomes highlighted). Click 
Listen and Virtual Bassist SE will play a preview for as long as you 
hold the mouse button.
Auto...

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Virtual Bassist SE controls
Four or five string
Use this switch to choose between a standard four string or five string 
bass (which has an additional low B string). In 5 string mode Virtual 
Bassist SE will play licks including notes on the low B string, whenever 
possible.
•You can switch between 4-string or 5-string mode using the MIDI 
remote key C#2.
MIDI In
The MIDI In LED lights up red to indicate that Virtual Bassist SE re-
ceives MIDI data from your host...

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Latch mode
With latch mode On, Virtual Bassist SE will play Parts continuously 
from the moment you play the first key until you press the stop button 
of your sequencer or play the C#1 Stop or D#1 End remote keys.
If you only want to play a lick here and there, set latch mode to Off and 
Virtual Bassist SE will only play while the keys on your MIDI keyboard 
are held.
Using the sustain pedal in Latch mode
Latch mode is turned On or Off for the duration...

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If you don’t have a sustain pedal you can assign Latch to a different MIDI 
controller. To do this right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) on the Latch 
parameter and assign a MIDI controller from the drop-down list or right-
click (Win) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac) and choose MIDI Learn, move the MIDI 
controller of your choice and this controller will be detected and used by 
Virtual Bassist SE.
Retrigger mode
With Retrigger mode activated, every time a Part key is...

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Speed
Virtual Bassist SE automatically follows the tempo of your project, in-
cluding all tempo changes. The Speed parameter in Virtual Bassist 
SE allows you to change the playback speed to half, normal or double 
the speed of your project tempo. This can be useful for example if you 
happen to be working on a track that is 80 BPM but are running your 
host application at 160 BPM. It might also be quite interesting cre-
atively to have your bass playing...

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Variance
The timing and feel of Virtual Bassist SE are always perfect and reliable. 
However, given that these two words are rarely used to describe the 
timing of a musician, Virtual Bassist SE also allows you to adjust how 
accurately the player will play. Variance adds timing and sound varia-
tions so every note sounds slightly different.
A setting of 0 % produces a very accurate performance, while at a value 
of 100 % the performance is loose and uneven....

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Bass Selector
This seamless selector allows you to change the basic sound of the 
bass guitar being played. You can choose between the sound of a 
modern bass guitar with active pickups, a classic model as used in 
70’s rock and pop or a vintage bass with flatwound strings for that 
legendary Motown sound. Just move the silver sphere on the circle to 
the sound of your choice, or experiment with in-between positions.
Fret Buzz
Depending on the setup of...

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Compression, Drive, Master
The Compression control varies the Amount of Virtual Bassist SE’s 
compressor. Drive raises the gain of the preamp and Master the mas-
ter volume of the amplifier’s output.
The bass sound lock
Activating the bass sound lock (by clicking on the lock symbol at the 
bottom right of the bass) will lock all settings that influence your bass 
sound, e. g. the knobs on the bass guitar and the bass selector. It will 
keep these settings even...