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Studio Devil Virtual Bass Amp – User’s Guide, Page 9 of 9

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SETUP TIPS

Here are a few tips about setting up your Studio Devil plug-in for the best sound…

HI

HI----Z INPUT

Z INPUT

Z INPUT: 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, invest in one…you’ll need it!

SETTING A GOOD LEVEL

SETTING A GOOD LEVEL

SETTING A GOOD LEVEL: The idea here is to get the highest possible input signal without clipping your sound interface.
This insures that you get all the nice tube-like distortion from your Studio Devil plug-in, and none of the nasty digital clips
from your sound interface.  At first, turn all the volume and tone knobs on your guitar or bass all the way up for the
strongest signal.  You may even want to switch to the “Neck” pickup (if your instrument has one) which typically has a
higher output as well, but this isn’t necessary.  Then, once you’re setup and plugged in, start strumming or plucking the
guitar or bass a little harder than you think you’ll be playing normally.  While strumming hard, adjust the input trim control
on your sound interface so that you get the highest signal possible without any clips.  Once it starts to clip, back off the
sound interface’s input level just a touch.  If you still get too many clips, turn the input level down on your interface a little
bit more, but don’t turn the level down too much, or you won’t get the best sound out of your amp modeling plug-in.  This is
the same basic technique for recording any other traditional tracks, but some extra care is needed here, where the
distortion and tone from Studio Devil’s dynamic amp modeling shouldn’t be clouded by harsh digital clips or lost by poor
utilization of the dynamic range of the sound interface.

LATENCY

LATENCY

LATENCY:  Try to use a sound interface that has low-latency drivers and hardware.  That way you can record though your
Studio Devil plug-in in real-time!  Studio Devil plug-ins have been designed to keep the processing demand on the CPU as
low as possible, to allow even slower hosts to run our amp models in real-time…but if your driver is slow, you’ll still hear a
lag.  Try ASIO drivers, too…they’re sometimes faster!

REVERB & DELAY

REVERB & DELAY

REVERB & DELAY:  We decided not to throw in a couple of no-frills reverbs and delays, since your host should come with
some of the best ones out there anyway…plus, we figured why re-invent the wheel when we can spend our time inventing
something better: great tone with digital vacuum tubes!  But, you’ll find that adding a little touch of your favorite ambiance
reverb or delay is really going to fatten up your tone…try it!

There’s not much else too it…except to pick up your favorite bass and start laying down the best directly recorded tracks of
your life!  Remember, when you sound good…we all sound good!

SPECIFICATIONS

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Compatible with VST, Audio Units, and RTAS audio hosts (Mac/PC)

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4x Up-Sampling Multi-Rate Processing Engine

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64-bit Internal Floating-Point Precision

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44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, and 192kHz sampling rate support

VISIT US

Remember…we’re dedicated to getting the best digital guitar and bass amp tones. If you dig the tone you’re getting from
your bass with Studio Devil VBA, then be sure to check out our guitar amp modeling plug-ins, Virtual Guitar Amp and British
Valve Custom. We have a lot of great stuff in the works, so come visit us on the web for the latest info:

www.studiodevil.com

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