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Tone
The Tone knob is also just like the tone control on a bass guitar. Turning 
the Tone knob to the left will cut high frequencies and soften the sound.
Attack
Bass players can change the sound of their playing by choosing to 
play with their fingers or a pick. Playing with the fingers produces a 
softer sound while playing with a pick produces more of an attacking 
sound. The Attack knob in Virtual Bassist SE adjusts the strength of 
the attack...

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Pickup position
The sound spectrum a bass guitar produces depends on the position 
of the pick-up. A cool thing about Virtual Bassist SE is that it allows 
you to adjust the position of the pick-up. Moving the slider downwards 
from the neutral mid position increases the bite, while moving it up pro-
duces a warmer sound with more bass.
MIDI Controller assignments
To help you get the most out of Virtual Bassist SE in a recording or 
performance situation we have...

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In Cubase SE (and other Steinberg hosts), you can automate the dials 
and switches in Virtual Bassist SE using the automation features of the 
host application instead of MIDI controller numbers.
Assigning MIDI controllers in Virtual Bassist SE
As well as the preassigned MIDI controllers listed above, you can as-
sign many of the features of Virtual Bassist SE to MIDI controllers for 
automation or real-time control, e. g. via the knobs of your MIDI key-...

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Chord recognition
Virtual Bassist SE contains an intelligent chord recognition system, it 
always plays the correct bass line for the chords it receives from the 
MIDI input of your sequencer or keyboard, although for some chord 
types the bass line may not significantly change. The MIDI input can 
consist of a complete chord or simple one-finger notes – you don’t 
need to make any special settings because Virtual Bassist SE will al-
ways know what to do.
Playing...

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One-finger chords
For the chord types major, 7, minor, and m7, you don’t actually need 
to play all the notes in the chord. Although playing a single note al-
ways indicates a major chord, you can indicate a different chord type 
by playing an additional key.
Chord display
The chord display at the top of the instrument panel shows the cur-
rently playing chord. Virtual Bassist SE will always play a fitting bass 
line to any chord although for some chord...

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Groove Agent SE 

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What is Groove Agent SE?
Technically speaking, Groove Agent SE uses thousands of custom 
designed MIDI patterns. These patterns trigger samples especially 
recorded for this instrument. That's basically it!
•The Timeline slider allows you to choose a musical style and its associated 
drum kit. Some of the kits are acoustic, others are electronic. 
•The Complexity slider provides you with increasing degrees of advanced play. 
For each level there's an...

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Groove Agent SE terminology
LCD window – The big, yellow window tells you, at all times, what's go-
ing on inside Groove Agent SE. This is your main source of information.
Style – A certain musical style, normally linked to a unique drum and 
percussion kit.
Complexity – The level of advancement in a style. In Groove Agent SE 
the complexity levels go from left (simple) to right (advanced). Music 
in general benefits from variations in a song, and in...

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Using Groove Agent SE
Choose what style you want to use with the upper slider. Make sure 
the lower slider is somewhere in the middle third of its total range and 
that the tempo is inside the tempo range of the chosen style. Start 
your sequencer, and when you want the drums to start playing, hit 
Run in Groove Agent SE.
For really easy living, activate Auto Fill. Move the Complexity slider to 
the left for easier/gentler playing and to the right for a more...