Virtual Bassist

Virtual Bassist
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Bonus feature: Creating your own phrasings
Although you can control Virtual Bassist via any MIDI channel, the most
common channel to use will be MIDI channel 1. However, if you send
Virtual Bassist MIDI data via MIDI channel 16, it will behave in a totally
different way. When playing on MIDI channel 16, all the components
making up a Part can be accessed individually, which allows you to
create and record your own Parts. Handling this is not very easy, but
your patience will be rewarded if you invest a little research time.
Playing individual hits
On MIDI channel 16, the keyboard is split into two halves. The keys of
the Pitch Range are used to select the Pitch, as usual, while the Re-
mote Range’s keys trigger the individual, single components of the
currently selected Part. You cannot select the Part on MIDI channel
16 but it’s no problem to trigger single components via channel 16
and select which Part via channel 1.
Example:
1. Select a Style (e.g. 80’s Brit Funk) and set the Virtual Bassist track to
MIDI channel 16.
2. Select a Part by clicking on it in the Part browser or by playing it via
MIDI channel 1.
3. Hold down a note in the keyboard’s Pitch Range and play single keys
in the Remote Range. You can play single individual components of
the Part on each key in the Remote Range.
The notes you play on channel 16 can also be recorded on a MIDI track
or entered into an editor which allows you to create your own part varia-
tions by defining the progression and timing of individual beats. You can
then save these part variations as MIDI sequences and include them in
your projects.