Virtual Bassist

Virtual Bassist
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The Steinberg Key
Please read the following section before installing the Virtual Bassist
software.
Included with the Virtual Bassist package, you will find an activation
code for the Steinberg Key (sometimes referred to as a “dongle”), a
hardware copy protection device that is part of the Virtual Bassist copy
protection scheme. Virtual Bassist will not run if there is no Steinberg
Key present or if this key has not been properly activated. You can ei-
ther separately purchase a new Steinberg Key for use with Virtual Bass-
ist, or use a key previously bought for use with a Steinberg application.
If you have a Windows PC and have never used a dongle on your com-
puter before, the installation routine may initiate a restart of Windows after
installation of the key drivers. After the restart, the key must be plugged
into the USB port for the installation routine to continue.
If you already own software that requires a Steinberg Key, it should be
plugged into the computer’s USB port after installing Virtual Bassist and
restarting the computer! When the key is plugged into the USB port, Win-
dows will automatically recognize it as a new hardware device and will
attempt to find drivers for it – these necessary drivers won’t be present
until Virtual Bassist has been installed and the computer restarted.
The Steinberg Key
The Steinberg Key is, in fact, a little computer on which your Steinberg
software licenses are stored. All hardware-protected Steinberg prod-
ucts use the same type of key and you can store more than one license
on a key. Licenses can also (within certain limits) be transferred be-
tween keys – which is helpful, e.g. if you want to sell a piece of software.