Steinberg Virtual Guitarist 2 User Manual

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You can also trigger a fill by pressing the F# key on the remote octave 
of your MIDI keyboard. In the Part list on the Riff Page, Fills are marked 
with an asterisk (*).
A Fill will repeat as long as the Modwheel is held up or the F# key is 
held. If, e. g., you want a Fill to play over three bars, hold the Fill key or 
the Modwheel up for three bars.
If you want to trigger Fills by another MIDI controller, go to the Setup 
Page and select one from the Fill Trigger...

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Remote Keys
Remote Keys are special functions assigned in the Key Remote Oc-
tave that influence the performance of Virtual Guitarist 2. These keys 
include: Slide Noise (C#), Stop Noise (D#), Fill trigger (F#), Sustain 
(G#) and Latch On/Off (A#).
Aftertouch Vibrato
Applying aftertouch will automatically produce vibrato in Virtual Gui-
tarist 2. To set the Vibrato rate, depth and delay adjust the knobs on 
the Setup Page.
Chord recognition
Virtual Guitarist 2 features an...

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Chord inversions
In most cases, it doesn’t matter what inversion of a chord you play. 
However, there are some exceptions where the bass note has to be 
the root or tonic note:
• m7: For example, in Am7 the A must be the bass note because Virtual Guitar-
ist would otherwise interpret the chord as a sixth (C6, in this case)—although 
the chord uses the same notes on the keyboard, it sounds totally different on 
the guitar.
• dim chords (for example, Adim uses the same...

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Chord display
The chord display shows the currently playing or pre-selected chord. 
If the chord you play can’t be found or is missing in the current chord 
set, Virtual Guitarist will automatically choose the most appropriate 
replacement chord (indicated in the chord display). This will also be 
the case when the chord isn’t available because you’ve selected the 
MID or ECO chord set.
Styles and Chords
You’ll soon discover that the selection of available chords depends on...

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Try experimenting with the functions described in the table below to 
get an understanding of how you can use the sustain pedal.
Latch Mode OnWhile Virtual Gui-
tarist 2 is runningVirtual Guitarist 2 will stop playing if you press 
the sustain pedal during playback. Latch mode 
is disabled for the time the sustain pedal is 
pressed. While the sustain pedal is held any 
notes or chords played in the Pitch Region will 
produce sustained chords. Virtual Guitarist 2 
will...

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The Play Page
The Play Page is the main interface in Virtual Guitarist. Here you can set 
all of the general playing parameters of the instrument, load and save 
Styles and Parts, and modify its general sound and rhythmic behavior.  

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Loading and Saving Styles
On the right hand side of the Play Page of Virtual Guitarist 2, you find 
a blue browser, listing the available Styles. 
Load
There are three ways to load a Style: 
•Double-click its name in the list. 
•Select the desired Style and click the Load button on the bottom left 
of the Browser.
•Right-click (Win)/[Ctrl]-click (Mac) the Load button and select the de-
sired Style from the Load Style dialog.
Save
To save a Style click Save in the...

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Auditioning Styles
Each Factory Style comes with an audio preview. There are two ways 
of previewing:
Listen
Click a Style from the Style Browser (it becomes highlighted). Click 
Listen and Virtual Guitarist 2 will play a preview for as long as you hold 
the mouse button.
Auto
Clicking Auto activates the automatic preview mode. With Auto active 
a Style preview will play any time you click a Style in the Browser. The 
preview will play for as long as you hold the mouse button.  

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The Parts Browser
Clicking on the Parts button in the Play Page Browser displays the 
key assignments of all Parts and remote keys used in the selected 
Style. All Parts in the key remote range can be renamed. The assign-
ments of certain keys to certain Parts or remote functions cannot be 
changed.
When a Part, Fill or Remote Key is played it will become highlighted in 
the Parts Browser.  

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The Play Page Controls
Speed
You can set Virtual Guitarist to play at half-, normal- or double-speed, 
independently from the tempo of the current song, by clicking on the 
buttons in the tempo section:
Volume
The Volume knob controls the output volume of Virtual Guitarist 2. 
Decay
The Decay dial sets the decay time of the individual beats, which en-
ables the guitar track to sound more “staccato” with shorter delay 
times, or more fluid and “legato” with longer decay...