Steinberg Virtual Bassist Operation Manual

 
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System requirements (PC version)
 
To run Virtual Bassist you’ll need: 
•A PC with an 800 MHz Pentium or Athlon processor (1.4 GHz or faster 
recommended).
•256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended).
•500 MB of hard disk space.
•Windows® XP Home or Professional.
•Windows MME compatible audio hardware (an ASIO compatible audio card 
is recommended).
•If you want to use Virtual Bassist as a plug-in, you’ll need Cubase or Nuendo 
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System requirements (Mac version)
 
To run Virtual Bassist you’ll need: 
•A Power Mac G4 867 MHz computer (Power Mac G4 Dual and 1.25 GHz or 
faster recommended).
•256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended).
•500 MB of hard disk space.
•Mac OS X version 10.3 or higher.
•CoreAudio compatible audio hardware.
•If you want to use Virtual Bassist as a plug-in, you’ll need Cubase or Nuendo 
(version 1.5 or higher) or another VST 2.0, AU or ReWire compatible host 
application.
 
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5. 
After installing the plug-in copy the folder “Virtual Bassist Content” to 
your system hard drive in the folder “Library/Application Support/ 
Steinberg/”. 
If you copy the content to another directory on your hard drive you will 
have to run the “Set VB Content Location” application in the “Virtual Bass-
 
ist Content” folder on your hard drive, otherwise VB will not find its data!
 
Activating the Steinberg Key
 
Whether you purchased a new key with Virtual Bassist,...

 
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5. 
Use the License Control Center “Wizard” function along with the ac-
tivation code supplied with Virtual Bassist 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.
 
When the activation process is completed you are ready to launch 
Virtual Bassist! 
Setting up Virtual Bassist as a VST Instrument 
in your host application
 
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Setting up Virtual Bassist as a DXi2 instrument
 
The information in this section refers to using Virtual Bassist within Cake-
walk SONAR. We assume that you have correctly set up both SONAR and 
your available MIDI and audio hardware. Should you wish to use Virtual 
Bassist within another DXi2 compatible host application, please refer to 
 
its documentation.
 
Proceed as follows to activate Virtual Bassist: 
1. 
Make sure that SONAR is receiving MIDI data generated by...

 
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Using Virtual Bassist in an AU compatible 
application
 
You can use Virtual Bassist in any AU host application (e.g. Logic). 
The Virtual Bassist AU version is installed in the folder “Library/Audio/
Plug-ins/Components” and lets Virtual Bassist work in an AU environ-
ment – without any performance loss or incompatibilities.
For Logic Pro 7 proceed as follows: 
1. 
Open the Track Mixer and choose the desired Instrument channel. 
2. 
[Command]-click the I/O field and, in the pop-up...

 
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Now, launch Virtual Bassist as a stand-alone application. You can launch the program 
just like any other application on your computer through the Start menu or desktop icon 
(Windows) or by double-clicking the application symbol in the Applications folder (Mac). 
You can also double-click the Virtual Bassist program file in the installation folder.
 
2. 
Now when playing a Style with Virtual Bassist, the sound is streamed via 
ReWire to the assigned mixer channels in your...

 
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The first test
 
At this point, you’re probably itching to get your hands on Virtual 
Bassist, so let’s get started: 
1. 
Activate Virtual Bassist (as described in the previous section). Virtual 
Bassist automatically loads a showcase Style. The “Latch” button on 
the Play page will be activated. 
2. 
Press the D1 key on your MIDI keyboard (to select a Part) and play a 
chord or note in the two octaves between C3 and B4 (the Pitch 
Range). Virtual Bassist will play a basic groove....

 
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Playing Virtual Bassist
 
There are several ways to play Virtual Bassist: 
•You can play chords and notes and vary the expression using keyboard velo-
city, MIDI controllers and sustain pedal.
•If you don’t have a MIDI keyboard you can enter notes and other MIDI events 
using a MIDI editor provided by your host application. 
•Virtual Bassist can be used to replace tracks of existing projects and MIDI 
files to improve the way they sound. 
•You can use several instances of...

 
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The Pitch Range 
 
The keyrange between C3 to B4 on your MIDI keyboard is called the 
Pitch Range and controls the pitch of the played Parts, Fills or Single 
Notes. In this range you can play notes or chords and Virtual Bassist 
will intelligently follow your playing. Playing any note in the Pitch Range 
with a high velocity (>125) produces an eighth or a quarter bass note, 
depending on the Style. This Accent is handy for varying your 
basslines in real-time. 
The Remote Range...