Apple Virtual Bass Amp Studio Devil user manual

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S S S ST T T TU U U UD D D DIIIIO O O O D D D DE E E EV V V VIIIIL L L L – – – – V V V VIIIIR R R RT T T TU U U UA A A AL L L L B B B BA A A AS S S SS S S S A A A AM M M MP P P P U U U US S S SE E E ER R R R’’’’S S S S G G G GU U U UIIIID D D DE E E E
(Version 1.0, November 2008)







T T T TH H H HA A A AN N N NK K K KS S S S F F F FO O O OR R R R U U U US S S SIIIIN N N NG G G G S S S ST T T TU U U UD D D DIIIIO O O O D D D DE E E EV V V

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IIN NS ST TA AL LL LIIN NG G Y YO OU UR R S ST TU UD DIIO O D DE EV VIIL L P PL LU UG G--IIN N IIN NS ST TA AL LL LIIN NG G Y YO OU UR R S ST TU UD DIIO O D DE EV VIIL L P PL LU UG G--IIN N If you purchased your Studio Devil plug-in as a download, then you will first need to open and extract the downloaded .ZIP file (for Windows users) or .DMG file (for Mac OSX users). If you purchased your Studio Devil plug-in on DVD/CD-ROM, just insert the disc into your CD/DVD drive and open

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A AC CT TIIV VA AT TIIN NG G Y YO OU UR R S ST TU UD DIIO O D DE EV VIIL L P PL LU UG G--IIN N A AC CT TIIV VA AT TIIN NG G Y YO OU UR R S ST TU UD DIIO O D DE EV VIIL L P PL LU UG G--IIN N Before you can use your Studio Devil plug-in, you need to activate it by getting a L LIIC CE EN NS SE E K KE EY Y from our web server. Only L LIIC CE EN NS SE E K KE EY Y YOU are entitled to activate your product. You are entitled to install and activate this software as many times as needed,

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3. Your Studio Devil plug-in will now display your IIIIN N N NS S S ST T T TA A A AL L L LL L L L C C C CO O O OD D D DE E E E: Write down this code or copy it to the clipboard by clicking C C C CO O O OP P P PY Y Y Y. You will need it for the next step. When you are ready, click N N N NE E E EX X X XT T T T. 4. Your Studio Devil plug-in will now display instructions on how to bring your IIN NS ST TA AL LL L C CO OD DE E to our web server for IIN NS ST TA AL LL L C CO OD DE

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8. Your Studio Devil plug-in will now ask you to enter the L L L LIIIIC C C CE E E EN N N NS S S SE E E E K K K KE E E EY Y Y Y you just obtained from our web server: Enter or P P P PA A A AS S S ST T T TE E E E your L L L LIIIIC C C CE E E EN N N NS S S SE E E E K K K KE E E EY Y Y Y in the space provided. When you are finished, click N N N NE E E EX X X XT T T T. 9. That’s it! Your Studio Devil plug-in is now activated! Click C C C CL L L LO O O OS S S SE E E E to be

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C CO ON NT TR RO OL LS S C CO ON NT TR RO OL LS S The controls of Studio Devil Virtual Bass Amp are pretty easy to understand. We designed them to be intuitive, simple, and able to let you get your tone quickly. If you’ve used a bass amplifier before, then you already know how to operate them. But just in case, here’s a description of the controls, what they do, and how to use them to sculpt your tone: P P P PR R R RE E E EA A A AM M M MP P P P C C C CO O O ON N N NT T T T

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P PO OW WE ER R A AM MP P / / L LIIM MIIT TE ER R C CO ON NT TR RO OL LS S P PO OW WE ER R A AM MP P / / L LIIM MIIT TE ER R C CO ON NT TR RO OL LS S The POWER AMP / LIMITER controls allow you to add compression and loudness to your sound while minimizing the amount of harsh distortion and audible clipping, just like when you turn up the volume on a real amp. Here’s how the controls work: D D D DR R R RIIIIV V V VE E E E C C C CO O O ON N N NT T T TR R R RO O O

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The GRAPHIC EQ comes after all the PREAMP, TONE, and POWER AMP / LIMITER processes and lets you adjust the overall tonal character of your bass sound. Why have a GRAPHIC EQ when you already have tone controls? Well, first, it has more bands and finer control than the tone controls. But more importantly, it comes after the preamp distortion and power amp compression so it allows you to control the overall tone without changing the other effects. Playing around with the subtle interplay be

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S SE ET TU UP P T TIIP PS S S SE ET TU UP P T TIIP PS S Here are a few tips about setting up your Studio Devil plug-in for the best sound… H H H HIIII----Z Z Z Z IIIIN N N NP P P PU U U UT T T T: Always use a good quality sound card/interface with a Hi-Z input. The Hi-Z input allows you to connect a guitar or bass directly with a ¼” guitar cord without degrading the instrument’s output signal. If you don’t already have a sound interface with a Hi-Z (or “Instrument”) input, inve