Steinberg Virtual Guitarist 2 User Manual
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Operation Manual
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Virtual Guitarist 2 English The information in this documentation is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technolo- gies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. All product and...
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ENGLISH Virtual Guitarist English 3 Table of Contents 4Congratulations! 5Virtual Guitarist 2 - What’s The Deal? 6Register Your Software ! 7The Steinberg Key 8Minimum System Requirements (PC version) 9Installing Virtual Guitarist 2 (PC version) 9Minimum System Requirements (Mac version) 10Installing Virtual Guitarist 2 (Mac version) 11Activating the Steinberg Key 12Preparations 17Using a MIDI Keyboard 19First Test 19How to Play Virtual Guitarist 2 20Virtual Guitarist 2 Terminology 22Chord...
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Virtual Guitarist 4 English Congratulations! Virtual Guitarist 2 is the new all-round rhythm guitar specialist for your computer based studio. Delivering 87 Styles that cover every genre in the history of guitar music you can think of, Virtual Guitarist 2 is a per- fectionist in every way: perfect sound, perfect timing, and the ability to flexibly adapt to your music. Virtual Guitarist 2 will add professional rhythm guitar tracks to your songs, without the need for a real player. You will get a...
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ENGLISH Virtual Guitarist English 5 Virtual Guitarist 2 - What’s The Deal? Virtual Guitarist 2 is a multi-format plug-in instrument providing a va- riety of rhythm guitar Styles. Each Style is ready-to-go with the correct guitar, microphone and amp, and a selection of phrasing controls. In the figurative sense, Virtual Guitarist 2 comes to your studio, brings a truck full of guitars, amps and FX and plays whatever you tell it to play, perfectly and without complaining. All you have to do is...
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Virtual Guitarist 6English Despite all of these advantages, it is important to remember that Vir- tual Guitarist is a computer program and will inevitably have some dis- advantages when compared to a real player. It would be impossible for Virtual Guitarist to provide everything a real guitarist might theore- tically be able to offer. Register Your Software ! Before getting carried away with the software, which we’re sure you will be, please take a moment to complete and return the registration...
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ENGLISH Virtual Guitarist English 7 The Steinberg Key Please read this section before installing the Virtual Guitarist software. Included with the Virtual Guitarist 2 package, you will find an activation code for the Steinberg Key (sometimes referred to as a “dongle”), a hardware copy protection device that is part of the Virtual Guitarist copy protection scheme. Virtual Guitarist 2 will not run if there is no Steinberg Key and if this key hasn’t been properly activated. You can ei- ther...
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Virtual Guitarist 8 English The Steinberg Key must not be plugged in before or during the installa- tion of Virtual Guitarist. Otherwise the operating system of your com- puter will register it as new USB hardware and try to find drivers that won’t be present before Virtual Guitarist 2 installation. If you already own a Steinberg Key (e.g. for Cubase or Nuendo), you can load your Virtual Guitarist license onto that one, using the activation code supplied with Virtual Guitarist. This way you...
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ENGLISH Virtual Guitarist English 9 Installing Virtual Guitarist 2 (PC version) 1. Make sure the Steinberg Key is NOT plugged in. 2. Insert the Virtual Guitarist 2 DVD and – if this doesn’t happen auto- matically – open the DVD window. 3. Locate the Virtual Guitarist 2 Installer, launch it and follow the instruc- tions on the screen. 4. After you have completed the installation successfully, plug in the Steinberg Key and follow the instructions of the driver installer. 5. Next, you’ll...
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Virtual Guitarist 10 English • A working internet connection for the activation of the Steinberg Key. • Please also observe the system requirements of your host application. Please note that some features may not be supported in some host ap- plications. Installing Virtual Guitarist 2 (Mac version) 1. Switch on your computer and insert the Virtual Guitarist 2 DVD. 2. If the DVD window doesn’t open automatically, double-click on the Virtual Guitarist 2 DVD icon on your desktop. 3....