Vir2 BASiS User Manual

USER MANUAL

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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

BASIS IN KONTAKT 2 AND 3 20

USING
LICENSE AGREEMENT 20
CREDITS 21

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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 veloc­ity layers, seamless humanizing, custom legato and vibrato tools, release layers, har­monics, hammer-ons, pulloffs,slides, slaps,rakes, falls, and more.

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 vin­tage synth basses to techno basses and esoteric fresh creations to spice up your
tracks. Each instrument has been meticulously mastered and programmed for max­imum 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 ses­sions. 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.

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Performance features include an innovative legato tool designed for true finger­smooth 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 AudioUnit,VST,and RTAS plug-ins, as well as stand­alone operation. It also works perfectly within both Kontakt 2 and Kontakt 3.

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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
ably 1.5GB or more) will give you much

BASiS, a faster processor will be beneficial,and more RAM (prefer-

better results.

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Installation

To i nst all 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 stand­alone application of the Kontakt Player 2 engine, but also all plug-in versions so
that you can use BASiS within any major sequencer. 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 visi ting th e www.vi r2.co m web si te an d checki ng th e
Support area.

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