Steinberg Electric Bass Instruction Manual
Matthias Klag, Michael Ruf
Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Lillie Harris, Christina Kaboth, Insa Mingers, Matthias Obrecht, Sabine Pfeifer,
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Table of Contents
4 Electric Bass
4 Parameter Section
8 Key switches
10 Effects Section
17 Fretboard Section
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Electric Bass
With Electric Bass, you can easily hand pick exactly the right bass sound that you need for your
song.
From soulful ’70s jams to classic jazz vibes to that big bass sound that can cut through every mix,
you can combine your bass sound with the included bass amp, a range of effects, and different
playing styles.
The window is divided into three sections: the parameter section on the left, the effects on the
right, and the fretboard in the lower part of the panel.
Parameter Section
This section provides parameters that allow you to shape the sound and control the playing
behavior of the bass. You can choose a pickup conguration, select a player, adjust Level and
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Electric Bass
Parameter Section
Tone. Here, you can dene how your playing on a keyboard is best translated into bass
articulations such as legato and slide, for example.
DI–Amp/FX
Allows you to set up the mix between the two busses that are used: DI and Amp/FX.
The DI bus delivers the pure dry signal of the bass.
The Amp/FX bus hosts the effects and bass ampliers.
Pickup
Allows you to select a pickup conguration. Electric Bass comes with a single coil
neck and a Humbucker bridge pickup that can also be used as separate single coil
pickups. This exible setup allows you to emulate the pickup congurations that can
be found on well-known classic electric bass models, but also delivers further
combinations to expand the sonic possibilities.
● J-Bass uses two single coil pickups, one in bridge and one in neck position.
● P-Bass uses one single coil pickup in neck position.
● MM-Bass uses one Humbucker pickup in bridge position.
● All Pickup uses all pickups combined.
● Neck Only uses one single coil pickup in neck position.
Compared to P-Bass, the behavior of the Tone control is slightly different.
● Bridge Only uses one single coil in bridge position.
● StereoRick uses two single coil pickups spread one to the left and one to the
right in the stereo signal.
Articulation
Electric Bass provides seven different articulations.
Articulations are saved in the program, that is, if you load a new program, the
Articulation setting can change.
● If the Sustain articulation is selected, the strings are played with ngers.
● If the Slap articulation is selected, the strings are slapped.
● If the Sustain Pick articulation is selected, the strings are played with a pick.
● If the Slap-Pull articulation is selected, the three lower strings (B, E, A) are
slapped and the upper two strings (D, G) are pulled.
● If the Mute articulation is selected, the strings are muted and played with
ngers.
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Electric Bass
Parameter Section
Player
● If the Articial Harmonics articulation is selected, harmonics are played on
pressed strings.
● If the Natural Harmonics articulation is selected, harmonics are played on
open strings.
NOTE
All harmonics of one string are mapped to the corresponding MIDI note and
distributed over the velocity range.
Allows you to select a bass player. The available players differ mainly in the strategies
used to determine on which string and in which fret position a note is played, either
to minimize hand movement across the fret board or to create a more varied playing
style.
● The default Standard player moves to the nearest and best reachable position
on the fretboard for the next note.
● Avoid Open Strings is based on the same algorithm, however, this player
avoids playing open strings.
In addition, the following players are available:
● Blues
● Country
● Funk
● Jazz
● Metal
● Octaves
● Pop
● Rock
● R&B
● Walking Bass
These players are based on musical styles and the playing techniques used by
famous bass players of the genre.
Level
Adjusts the output level of the bass.
Tone
Allows you to shape the tone of the bass.
NOTE
The behavior of the Tone control depends on the Pickup parameter setting.
Ghost Notes
Activate this option to trigger ghost notes for lower velocities. The value eld on the
right allows you to specify the threshold for the ghost notes.
NOTE
Ghost notes are not available for the Mute, Natural Harmonics, and Articial
Harmonics articulations.
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