Native Instruments B4 II - Manual (Page 29)

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B4 II as Instrument Plug-in
Plug-ins come in two forms, virtual instruments and audio effects. Most of
you will use B4 II as a virtual instrument, but that shouldn't discourage you
from also using it as an effect. Just plug B4 II into any audio track to use
the various cabinets and speakers for signal processing. The instructions in
the following section can be used to get started with B4 II instrument and
your host.
VST 2.0 Plug-In
Using the B4 II in Cubase SX 3
• Launch Cubase, go to the Devices menu option and select the VST
Instruments menu option or press F11 on your keyboard.
• A window showing the instrument rack appears. Click on an empty slot
and choose B4 II from the available list of instrument plug-ins.
• The plug-in will now appear in your list and automatically be turned on.
It will also create a set of audio channels in your VST mixer that will be
used for mixdown within your project. This will allow you to mix, pan,
and process B4 II's output just like any other existing audio track in
your Cubase song.
• Click on the Edit button to call up the B4 II interface. Here you can
control and edit all the features and functions that B4 II has to offer.
• Now go to the "Project" page and add a MIDI track (if you do not have
one already created).
• Go to the Output parameter section for this MIDI Track and click on
the field. This will create a list of available MIDI out ports to assign to
this MIDI track. Choose
B4 II from the list.
Note: If a product does not appear in the list of available VST instru-
ments inside Cubase then you may need to enable it manually via the
then you may need to enable it manually via the
Devices/plug-in information window. If the product does not show up