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The left-hand portion of the Play screen can be toggled between the Style list and, for the currently selected style, a list of the available Parts. The small padlock icon to the bottom right of this section can be used to 'lock' the bass sound, allowing the user to switch styles but retain the overall bass sound. If the five-string model is selected, all the Styles attempt to use the low 'B' string within the parts played. A switch to toggle between a four-string or five-string bass model is also included. Pickup position, volume, tone, attack and note damping can all be adjusted from here. Like Virtual Guitarist, Virtual Bassist includes a guitar graphic with some virtual controls built in. To the right of these, the Steinberg logo gives access to the Settings screen, although these are mostly of the 'set and forget' type.Р”Р‡or most general use, the Play screen is where the key controls are located.

The key controls of Virtual Bassist are split across three main screens Play, Groove Match and Amp & FX, accessed via the tabs along the top of the plug-in. Happily, the realistic styling does not get in the way - the cool looks are matched by a general ease of use. The styling is not dissimilar to that of Steinberg's Virtual Guitarist Electric Edition, with black 'amp covering' dominating the background and the majority of the controls designed to look like the knobs and switches that might be found within a typical bass rig. Jokes about the appearance of the typical bass player aside, Virtual Bassist certainly looks dark enough to deliver some low-end growl. Once a Style is selected, a list of individual Parts will be displayed in the Play page. Once installed, downloading the required licence to my Key also proved very straightforward using the usual Syncrosoft Licence Control Centre software. The latter require approximately 5.5GB of hard drive space.

Usefully, you're allowed to specify different hard drive locations for the plug-in and the sample/style library contents. A hardware Key is not included, so if you do not already own one (as an owner of Cubase SX, for example), then you will face a small additional cost (in the UK, these can be obtained through Arbiter for Р’Р€19.99).Р”Р„s with most modern music software, installation proved unproblematic.

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Also enclosed is an Activation Key Code which is required in order to download a Virtual Bassist licence for your Steinberg USB Key. VB is supplied on a single Mac/PC CD-ROM and includes a printed manual. So, with Bornemark's excellent Broomstick Bass already in the market, how does Virtual Bassist, with the more considerable weight of the Steinberg name behind it, stack up? What's In The Box? What's more, this section is also supplied as a separate VST plug-in, so it can be used to process other audio signals if required. The other major features include Groove Match (which, for example, allows the bass groove to be fine-tuned to match a drum groove) and the excellent 'Amp & FX' section, which, as its name suggests, is modelled, both in terms of its sound and its appearance, on a classic array of bass hardware. These respond to either a root note input or a chord and any melodic/riff-based Parts are automatically adjusted to fit the chosen chord. VB refers to these phrases as 'Parts' and as many as 18 are provided for each style. Each Style has a suitable preset bass sound associated with it and offers a selection of phrases or riffs.

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Whichever platform you go for, you'll need at least 512MB of RAM, 850MB of free hard disk space, a DVD drive for installation, and a VST- or AU-compatible host (the latter, obviously, only applies to Mac users).Р”Р„s with Broomstick Bass, Virtual Bassist offers a selection of musical styles (32 are provided in the initial release).

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Virtual Bassist will work under either Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.3.3 or higher, but you'll need a PC with at least an 800MHz Pentium III processor running Windows XP, or an 600MHz G3 Mac running at least Mac OS 10.3. Virtual Bassist (or VB) is compatible with any VST, DXi and AU host, and a stand-alone version can be used with Rewire. Hot on the heels of Bornemark's Broomstick Bass, which I reviewed in these pages a few months back (see SOS May 2005), comes Virtual Bassist - Steinberg's take on the bass player for a software-based band.

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Looking for a new bass player? If you'd consider a software candidate, Steinberg's Virtual Bassist is now ready for audition. Note the five-string option at the top on the left, which provides some extra low end if you want it. Virtual Bassist in action within Cubase SX.

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