The included VST Instruments
Manual by Ludvig Carlson, Anders Nordmark, Roger Wiklander Quality Control: C. Bachmann, H. Bischoff, S. Pfeifer, C. Schomburg The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media except as specifically allowed in the License Agreement.
VB-1 Bass Synth The VB-1 is a virtual bass instrument built on real-time physical modelling principles. It has the following properties: • VB-1 is polyphonic with up to 4 voices. • VB-1 receives MIDI In Omni mode (on all MIDI channels). You don’t need to select a MIDI channel to direct MIDI to the VB-1. • VB-1 responds to the following MIDI messages: MIDI Note On/Off (velocity governs volume), Volume and Pan.
VB-1 Parameters Parameter Description Pick-up To change the Pick-up position, click and drag the lower end of the Pickup. Positioning the pick-up position towards the left produces a hollow sound that emphasizes the upper harmonics of the plucked string. When placed towards the right position, the tone is fuller and warmer. Pick This determines where along the length of the string the initial pluck is made. This controls the “roundness” of the tone, just like on a real bass.
LM-7 Drum Machine Volume and Tune faders (for each drum sound). This adjusts the Pan (the position in the stereo image) for the individual drums. The setting is applied to the currently selected drum, indicated by a lit yellow LED over the Pad button. This sets the global velocity sensitivity for LM-7. Master Volume Pad (one for each drum sound). Press to audition the drum sound assigned to the Pad, or to select a sound for adjusting pan. The LM-7 is a 24-bit drum machine.
LM-7 Parameters Parameter Description Velocity This sets the global velocity sensitivity for LM-7. The higher the value, the more sensitive LM-7 will be to incoming velocity data. If set to “0”, the sounds will play back with a fixed velocity value. Volume sliders The volume sliders are used to adjust the volume for each individual drum sound. Tune sliders The tune sliders are used to tune each individual drum sound, up or down 1 octave.
MIDI note mapping The table below shows how the drum sounds are assigned to note values on your MIDI keyboard. The mapping is GM compatible: Drum sound Note Comment Bd C1 Rim C#1 Snare D1 Clap D#1 Hi-Hat F#1 O-Hi-Hat A#1 Tom 1 A1 Tom 2 B2 Tom 3 D2 Crash C#2 Ride D#2 Compressor only. Tambourine F#2 Percussion only. Cowbell G#2 Percussion only. Hi Bongo C3 Percussion only. Lo Bongo C3# Percussion only. Conga Mute D3 Percussion only. Conga Open D#3 Percussion only.
Universal Sound Module (USM) The USM is a General MIDI compatible sound module. General MIDI (GM) is a standard set up by the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) and the Japanese MIDI Standards Committee (JMSC).
This problem is solved by the Universal Sound Module! Cubase users can make sure that their music created using the USM will sound exactly the same when played back on another computer, because the sound reproduction is no longer hardware based. • The USM features over 70 MB of sampled waveforms and four stereo outputs. • The USM is polyphonic with up to 96 voices. • The USM receives MIDI in 16 channel Multi mode (simultaneous multi-timbral playback on 16 MIDI channels).
Selecting Outputs The USM features four stereo outputs, allowing for flexible routing of sounds to different effect processors etc. By default, all MIDI channels are routed to USM stereo output “1”. • To select another output, click the “Output” field below the Channel Activity indicator for the MIDI channel you wish to direct to another output. This opens a pop-up allowing you to select one of the four stereo outputs.
