USER MANUAL - Vir2 Instruments
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1. Phaser CC 71 On Off CC 72 Return Volume 73 Depth CC 74 Speed CC 75 Phase CC 76 Feedback Flanger CC 77 On Off CC 78 Return Volume CC 79 Depth CC 80 Speed CC 81 Phase CC 82 Colour CC 83 Feedback Chorus CC 84 On Off CC 85 Return Volume CC 86 Depth CC 87 Speed CC 88 Phase Reverb CC 489 On Off CC 490 Return Volume CC 91 Predelay CC 92 Size CC 93 Colour CC 94 Damping CC 95 Stereo Width 18 BASiS Delay CC 96 On Off CC 97 Return Volume CC 98 Time CC 99 Damping CC 100 Pan CC 101 Feedback Tech Support Vir2 Instruments stands behind its products and is committed to helping you get the most out of using them Please check the Support area of the www vir2 com web site if you encounter any difficulties in using the product You may also e mail support vir2 com Before getting in touch with Vir2 Instruments regarding problems with the product make sure you are running the latest versions of the library engine and Service Center We are continuously updating and improving the product so it is possible that there are more recent updates available that were released after the physical manufacturing of your installation disc Using BASIS in Kontakt 2 and 3 BASIS ships with the Kontakt Player 2 software as its playback engine Users who already own either Kontakt 2 or Kontakt 3 will be able to load all BASIS2. USER MANUAL 2 BASIS Un BASIS Contents WELCOME 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 6 INSTALLATION 7 UPDATING 7 REGISTRATION 8 INTRODUCTION 9 BASIS CONTROLS 10 EFFECTS 12 EQUALIZER 14 VIBRATO 14 HUMANIZE 14 VCURVE 14 RESTART ENGINE 14 KEYSWITCHING 15 EXTERNAL MIDI CONTROL 16 TECH SUPPORT 20 USING BASIS IN KONTAKT 2 AND 3 20 LICENSE AGREEMENT 20 CREDITS 21 m2 BASIS Welcome Master the low end with BASIS a breakthrough new virtual instrument from Vir2 Instruments Featuring a comprehensively sampled collection of electric upright fretless and synth basses BASIS offers incredible attention to detail in the depth and breadth of the basses 24 bit sampling DI and amp blending control multiple veloc ity layers seamless humanizing custom legato and vibrato tools release layers har monics hammer ons pulloffs slides slaps rakes falls and more m MACCA S HOFNER f e k BASS BASIS includes more than 7 gigabytes of the most diverse collection of basses avail able in the world of virtual instruments classics like the Jazz Bass P Bass Rickenbacker and Musicman basses are presented alongside personality and genre tributes such as a classic Motown bass a gospel bass Jaco s Fretless and Macca s Hofner One upright bass and three slap basses are also included In the synth bass category more than a hundred patches are provided ranging from thumping vin tage synth basses to techno basses and
3. esoteric fresh creations to spice up your tracks Each instrument has been meticulously mastered and programmed for max imum musicality when placed in a mix All electric basses have been sampled from both the direct input DI and an amped perspective A knob on the interface allows phase aligned blending of the two or the selection of one or the other For the upright bass the same knob allows mixing of the direct input and a phase aligned tube mic output capture of the same ses sions Other onscreen controls allow pitch bend range adjustment pick noise and fret noise controls release layer controls adjustable velocity curve and instant and detailed control over EQ A comprehensive selection of effects is included including an octaver compression saturation lo fi distortion limiter phaser flanger chorus reverb and delay m2 Performance features include an innovative legato tool designed for true finger smooth playing and a customizable vibrato engine with control over vibrato types speeds and depths Randomized pick noises release samples and fret noises add to the realism and versatility of each instrument Combining all of these innovative features into one virtual instrument the end result is a versatile varied and intuitively playable library of the finest low end instruments in the world BASIS is powered by the popular Kontakt Player 2 engine offering total integration into all major sequencers via its Audi
4. If you do not plan to use the plug in versions or only need certain plug in versions you can use the Custom Install option in the installer However it is generally recommended to use the Easy Install option Updating After installation please make sure that you are fully updated to the most recent versions of the three components that make up the BASIS package the library which contains all the patch information and programming the engine which is powered by Kontakt Player 2 and the authorizer Service Center It is possible that any of these components may have a more recent version than shipped in your physical package so you should check for updates to each of these three You can do this by visiting the www vir2 com web site and checking the Support area Registration After you ve installed BASIS your computer will begin a 30 day demo period of the library The library will work fully during the demo period To permanently author ize your computer you must register the software Registration is handled by the Native Instruments Service Center application If you are a Mac user this will be located in your Applications folder If you are a Windows user this will be in Program Files Launch the Native Instruments Service Center You will be prompted to enter your e mail address and password that make up your Native Instruments account or will be given an option to create an Native Instruments account if you don t alr
5. are available to adjust the input gain CC 61 release time CC 62 output level CC 60 and master on off switch CC 59 We recommend that the output gain not go any higher than OdB because that will virtually guarantee signal overload Send Levels control the amount of signal that are sent to the final five effects Phaser Flanger Chorus Delay and Reverb While they default to OdB their effects are not heard until you switch the individual effect on It is also possible to bypass all send effects at once by deactivating the Active button on the Send Levels page or by moving CC 65 to a value lower than 64 Individual send levels can be adjust ed via MIDI CC s Phaser CC 66 Flanger CC 67 Chorus CC 68 Delay CC 69 and Reverb CC 70 The Phaser is an effect that continuously changes the phase relationships of the bass around an all pass filter resulting in a comb filtering effect Individual controls are available to adjust the depth CC 73 speed CC 74 phase CC 75 feedback CC 76 return level CC 72 and master on off switch CC 71 The Flanger is a similar effect to the Phaser It splits the instrument s signal then delays one version in relation to the other by a tiny amount of time By recombining the two splits the Flanger outputs a classic flanged sound Individual controls are available for depth CC 79 speed CC 80 phase CC 81 color CC 82 feedback CC 83 return level CC 78 and master on off sw
6. choose one or the other or blend the two This can be adjusted in real time and can also be remotely controlled via MIDI CC 24 This knob is not available for the Synth Basses The P Bend knob allows you to adjust the pitch bend sweep range It defaults to 2 in other words if you move the pitch bend wheel to its maximum position it will stretch the sample up by 2 half steps and if you move the wheel to its mini mum position it will stretch the sample down by 2 half steps The maximum range of this knob is 24 It can be remotely controlled via MIDI CC 23 Pick Ns allows you to add an additional amount of attack to the bass guitar Additional samples of the pick striking the strings were used to create this effect This subtle effect can be useful for more percussive and rhythmic playing Note that moving this knob to 0 does not remove all pick noise from the sample because there is still some attack that exists in the regular samples This knob can be remotely controlled via MIDI CC 25 This knob is not available for the Synth Basses Fret Ns adds a bit of fret noise inserted randomly between notes to increase real ism Its volume can be adjusted from 0 to 100 and can be remotely controlled via MIDI CC 26 This knob is not available for the Synth Basses The Releases knob controls the volume of the release layers that is the sound that the bass makes as a MIDI key is released or as the real bass player lifted their finger off the str
7. d 32 adjusts the higher octave volume Compressor allows you to compress the bass s signal resulting in more even play ing Louder notes will be reduced in volume slightly and the entire signal can be boosted resulting in a more tightly controlled compressed dynamic range Individual controls are available to adjust the threshold MIDI CC 42 ratio CC 43 attack CC 44 release CC 45 output CC 41 and master on off switch CC 40 Saturation emulates a tube and imparts a warmer thicker quality to the sound Individual controls are available to adjust the saturation level CC 48 output level CC 47 and master on off switch CC 46 Lo Fi is an artificial effect that reduces the sample rate or sample format of the bass Additional noise can also be added This effect is useful for grungy special effects Individual controls are available to adjust the bit rate CC 51 sample rate CC 52 noise level CC 53 noise color CC 54 output volume CC 50 and master on off switch CC 49 m2 The Distortion effect allows you to simulate an overdriven amplifier Individual con trols are available to adjust the drive amount CC 57 damping amount CC 58 output volume CC 56 and master on off switch CC 55 The Limiter is enabled on all instruments by default and protects the master output level from exceeding OdB A limiter is essentially a compressor which is compressing at a ratio of infinity to one Individual controls
8. eady have one Once inside the Native Instruments Service Center it will give you a list of all the Native Instruments and Nl powered products on your hard drive and give you the option to activate them You are allowed to install and use BASIS on up to two computers simultaneously You can manage your two authorizations on the Native Instruments web site C8 BASIS cmo Introduction The BASIS library is organized into four master instrument folders Electric Basses Fretlesses and Upright Slap Basses and Synth Basses Within each folder are a number of instrument patches NKI files that can be loaded To load an instrument you can use the triangle to the right of the instruments but ton to navigate through the library then simply click on the instrument you would like to load Instruments Multis Alternatively you can click on the instruments button which will display the struc ture Double click to enter a folder or click to go up a level Double click any instrument or drag it from the Browser left to the Rack right to load it Once an instrument has been loaded you will see the interface appear on the right side of the interface Most of the BASIS instruments have the same interface except for the Synth Basses which differ slightly m MRCCR S HOFNER ON x BINS SS Under the instrument name are a variety of control options audio output MIDI channel selector polyphony settings a m
9. emory meter to let you know how much memory the instrument is using and a purge menu and indicator Each of these functions are discussed in more detail in the Kontakt Player 2 manual MACCA S HOFNER To the right of the instrument name are two arrow buttons which allow you to scroll to adjacent instruments within the same folder C M and S buttons allow you to mute and solo the instrument respectively Tune pan and volume controls are available in all instruments Pan is the horizontal control on the left which defaults to the center position volume is the horizontal control on the right which can be swept from minimum to maximum Control click ing PC or command clicking Mac on either control resets the slider to its default setting d Tune Below the instrument panel is the custom engine built into each instrument of BASIS which will be discussed below BASIS Controls The custom engine programmed into BASIS allows for extensive tweaking and customizing of the sound and performance of each instrument Um 2 MASS The DI Amp knob DI Mic for the Upright Bass allows you to create a blend of the two signals that were recorded in the original bass guitar sessions The DI direct input signal is the raw recording from the bass guitar s output The Amp signal has been passed through a bass amp Each sample from both sources has been painstakingly matched and phase aligned allowing the user to
10. ing Releases add a tremendous amount of realism to a sampled bass part This knob is not available for the Synth Basses The L Glide legato glide knob appears only in the Synth Bass instruments It m2 allows for gliding during monophonic playing The glide time is dependent upon the speed of the playing and upon the distance of the interval being played This knob responds to MIDI CC 25 Below the Fret Ns and Releases knob is a display area that shows the current active mode s This will be explained in more detail below in the Keyswitching section Effects Edit Effects is a submenu that leads to several pages of optional effects that can be added to the bass When each effect is selected the interface is replaced by the effect s interface and each parameter of the effect as well as its master Active but ton that switches it on and off is accessible Click the Back button on any effect page to return to the original interface Each effect will be discussed separately below All effects except for the Limiter are bypassed switched off by default in all basses Octaver adds an adjustable amount of sub and super octave tone to the original bass The volume level of the lower and higher octave is independently adjustable Note that this effect is primarily optimized for regular sustain and harmonics play ing The octaver is controlled by three MIDI CC s 30 switches the octaver on and off 31 adjusts the lower octave volume an
11. itch CC 77 The Chorus provides a thickening effect achieved by doubling the instrument then detuning the copy slightly Individual controls are available for depth CC 86 speed CC 87 phase CC 88 return level CC 85 and master on off switch CC 84 Reverb simulates a real acoustic space and places the instrument inside a virtual room complete with reflections and spaciousness Individual controls are available for predelay CC 91 size CC 92 color CC 93 damping CC 94 stereo width CC 95 return level CC 90 and master on off switch CC 89 Delay provides an echo to the sound at a constant time measured in milliseconds m2 Individual controls are available for delay time CC 98 damping CC 99 pan or stereo width CC 100 feedback CC 101 return level CC 97 and master on off control CC 96 Equalizer Clicking the Edit Equalizer button on the main page leads to a dedicated EQ page that allows you to adjust the frequency gain and bandwidth of three different bands of EQ Each knob can be controlled by external MIDI CC s see the External MIDI Control section below Vibrato Clicking the Edit Vibrato button on the main page leads to a dedicated page that allows you to adjust the type of vibrato that is engaged when the mod wheel CC 1 is raised A completely custom vibrato engine is included in BASIS allowing for real istic human vibrato to be added to the bass Individual controls are available fo
12. led from an external MIDI source such as a knob or slider on a controller keyboard The chart below details a comprehensive list of which MIDI continuous controller CC controls which BASIS parameter For controls which are on off toggles sending a value from 0 to 63 sends the off signal while sending a value from 64 to 127 sends the on signal Instrument CC 1 Vibrato Strength CC 20 Vibrato Speed CC 21 Vibrato Type CC 22 Velocity Scaling CC 23 Pitchbend Range CC 24 DI Amp Morphing CC 25 Pick Noise Volume Glide 96 for Synth Basses CC 26 Fret Noise Volume CC 27 Release Noise Volume CC 28 0 to 63 Humanize off 64 to 127 Humanize on CC 29 0 to 63 No action 64 to 127 Restart Engine Octaver CC 30 gt 63 Octaver on 63 Octaver off CC 31 Lower octave volume CC 32 Higher octave volume Compressor CC 40 On Off CC 41 Output CC 42 Threshold CC 43 Ratio CC 44 Attack CC 45 Release 16 55 9 m2 Saturation CC 46 On Off CC 47 Output CC 48 Saturation Lo Fi CC 49 On Off CC 50 Output CC 51 Bits CC 52 Sample Rate CC 53 Noise CC 54 Noise Color Distortion CC 55 On Off CC 56 Output CC 57 Drive CC 58 Damping Limiter CC 59 On Off CC 60 Output CC 61 Gain CC 62 Release Send Levels CC 65 On Off CC 66 Level Phaser CC 67 Level Flanger CC 68 Level Chorus CC 69 Level Delay CC 70 Level Reverb
13. oUnit VST and RTAS plug ins as well as stand alone operation It also works perfectly within both Kontakt 2 and Kontakt 3 System Requirements In order to use BASIS you will need a computer meeting or surpassing these specifications Mac OS 10 4 x G4 1 4gHz or higher 512MB RAM OR Windows XP SP2 1 4gHz or higher 512MB RAM AND DVD drive 8 GB of available hard drive space and 1GB RAM for plug in use It s worth noting that these are minimum system requirements To get the most out of BASIS a faster processor will be beneficial and more RAM prefer ably 1 5GB or more will give you much better results m2 Installation To install BASIS simply insert the installation disc into your computer and run the BASIS installer The installer will install three separate components of the product the library which is approximately 8 GB in size and can be placed anywhere on your system the engine Kontakt Player 2 which should be installed in either the Applications folder for Mac users or the Program Files folder for PC users and the authorizer NI Service Center which like the engine should also be installed in either the Applications folder for Mac users or the Program Files folder for PC users When running the installer in its default mode it will install not only the stand alone application of the Kontakt Player 2 engine but also all plug in versions so that you can use BASIS within any major sequencer
14. patches from either of those two samplers Visit the Native Instruments web site for special offers to upgrade from Kontakt Player 2 to the full version of Kontakt 3 License Agreement The samples contained herein are licensed not sold to you the individual end user by Vir2 Instruments This non exclusive non transferable license is granted only to the individual end user who has purchased an unopened new and lawfully made copy of this product from a dealer or distributor authorized by Vir2 Instruments All samples remain the property of Vir2 Instruments and are licensed only for use in the creation of a live or recorded performance that includes the licensed samples as part of a derivative musical work created by the licensed end user This license expressly forbids resale rental loan gift or transfer of these samples in any format or via any medium except as part of a derivative musical work The samples may not be included whether unmodified or as part of a derivative work in any sample library product Any unlicensed usage will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law EME cmo Credits Produced by Vir2 Instruments Sound Design and Programming John Massey David Das Steven Bolar and Benjamin Stelzer Scripting Benjamin Stelzer Artwork Michael Hogan Manual David Das Special thanks to the beta test team who provided invaluable input to the prod uct and to the Native Instruments team especiall
15. r speed CC 20 depth CC 1 the mod wheel and type CC 21 which cycles through Standard Fast n Mellow Sweet Light n Fast Feeling Expressive and Deep n Fast Humanize The Humanize button employs several advanced techniques to add a degree of ran domness to the samples being played The advanced Humanize engine has no con trols except for on off MIDI CC 28 This engine greatly contributes to being able to play BASIS realistically from a keyboard VCurve The VCurve pulldown menu externally controllable via MIDI CC 22 allows seven different velocity curves that can be used to tailor to different styles of playing The control defaults to linear no velocity scaling but can be adjusted for louder or soft er playing and the instrument will dynamically begin to respond accordingly Restart Engine The Restart Engine button externally controllable via MIDI CC 29 can be used in extreme circumstances if the engine is behaving strangely This is included as an emergency control and is not normally needed during routine usage of BASIS m2 Keyswitching Each instrument in BASIS can be played in three different modes and with a variety IVE MODE Sustain Poly C4 of different articulations and release layers Each of these are controlled via keyswitches BASIS includes a display area in its main interface that reflects what mode or artic ulation is currently activated The three modes are the same for every ins
16. trument in BASIS sustain poly C4 sus tain mono C 4 and sustain legato D4 Hitting the C4 C 4 and D4 keys results in a silent trigger that activates these modes In polyphonic mode multiple notes can be played at once In monophonic mode only one note can be played at once In legato mode only one note can be played at once and the BASIS engine applies special custom algorithms that assist in legato smoother playing that emulate how a real bass player can play Above the D4 key are a number of additional keyswitches silent triggers that acti vate different aspects of the basses These keyswitches differ from instrument to instrument but can be easily explored by hitting those keys and looking at the onscreen display which gives a real time view of what is currently activated Some of the keyswitches that are typically included are slides harmonics mutes and falls release Some keyswitches are tagged as forced such as forced falls This means that the forced keyswitch must be held down while the real note is released and that caus es the keyswitch to activate It will instantly deactivate when the forced keyswitch is released This is most useful for falls because it s unlikely that a player would want to play many consecutive falls in a row so this is an easier approach to activate falls for only the note s that need a fall release External MIDI Control Nearly every control in the BASIS interface can be control
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