Steinberg Studio Case VST Instruments Operation Manual

VST Instruments
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Using the automation in Cubase SE
1.Open Groove Agent SE in your VST instruments rack. From Groove 
Agent SE's panel, activate the Write button (W). Look in the Cubase 
project window, and you'll notice that a new track called VST Instru-
ment Automation, plus another track below it, have been created. For 
most situations, the auto quantize function in your sequencer should 
be turned OFF. You're now ready to start recording your drum track....

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•MIDI note A#3 (70) doubles as the Accent button. It also kills drum-
ming for as long as it's held; play a syncope and hold this key for one 
quarter note for very realistic behavior. Please note that this key has 
better timing than the Accent button on screen.
•MIDI note B3 (71) stops Groove Agent SE when it's running.
•Moving the modulation wheel or using CC 66 triggers a fill.
•When controlling Groove Agent SE on an odd number channel, MIDI 
notes C4-C5...

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The Grand SE 

VST Instruments
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Introduction
The Grand SE is just what it looks like – an acoustic grand piano in a 
lean, easy software instrument. It is derived from its famous brother 
The Grand, which has become a music industry standard and is used 
world-wide by pianists, composers and bands, but is based on a 
scaled-down sample model that uses only 85 MB RAM and does not 
involve disk-streaming.
You’ll love its authentic sound and great playing feel.
Survey of key features:
•based on a...

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Playing The Grand SE
We take it that you want to play a piano in the conventional manner 
rather than program it as you would a synthesizer.
In this case, no further adjustments are necessary once you’ve opened 
the lid – that is, launched the VSTi. A genuine grand piano stands be-
fore you waiting to be played.
That you can do by striking the 88 keys in a sequence and with an in-
tensity of your choosing. For reasons beyond the scope of this manual, 
we won’t...

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Opening the Edit window
Some basic settings for The Grand SE are hidden away in a separate 
Edit window. If you want to edit settings, simply open the Edit window 
by clicking the Edit button.
Sound Character
The Sound Character section’s four sophisticated presets let you ad-
just the piano to suit your musical style or technique in terms of both 
volume and tone.
Natural
•As the name suggest, here no adjustment to sonic properties is made – 
it plays and sounds just...

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VST Instruments
The Grand SE 5 – 87
Bright
•Full volume range, brighter tonal response. As is the case with the 
Soft variant, the dynamic range remains unchanged in terms of vol-
ume, but the tone is brighter, with added punch. You’ll hear the differ-
ence even when you play with a light touch.
Good for solo/melody lines and for playing along with electric/electronic instruments.
Hard
•Compressed volume range; brighter tone. The dynamic response of 
the instrument is limited to the extent that...

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D’cota SE 

VST Instruments6 – 90 D’cota SE
Introduction
D’cota SE is a powerful advanced analog synthesizer. It features a vast 
range of synth basses, leads, pads and other typical analog sounds, as 
well as basic FM sounds.
Each instance of D’cota SE that you load adds a high-quality synthe-
sizer with up to 16 voices to your host application.
These are D’cota SE’s most prominent features:
•Advanced analog synthesis.
•Aliasing-free synthesizers provide superb sound quality.
•Stereo output.
•Advanced, yet simple...