Cubasis VST 4.0 – Manual - School of Computing, Engineering and ...

Long chordsEasy Guitar can also be used to play long chords. You can insertthese in intros or outros or any other suitable part.• To play a long chord, press the sustain pedal and play the notes.There are two different types of long chords, triggered by different velocities:• Low velocity: slowly strummed chord• High velocity: heavy chordIn case you do not have a sustain pedal, you can also simulate itsfunction using the F#1 key in the MIDI keyboard section used for remotecontrol of Easy Guitar. For more information see page 319.Sustain pedalThe sustain pedal is controlled by the status of the Latch On/Off option.Try out the following functions to understand how to use the sustainpedal (or the F#1 remote control key):Latch on Stop function When you press the sustain pedal during playback,Easy Guitar will stop.Long chords mode When you press the sustain pedal and pressnote keys, Easy Guitar will play long chords(see page 318).Latch off Sustain pedal When releasing note keys while the sustainpedal is pressed, Easy Guitar will not stop butcontinue playing.Long chords mode See Latch on.ShuffleUse this dial to adapt the swing feel of Easy Guitar to that of yoursong. This option moves the off beats back a little. When you set thedial to 100 %, phrasing will be in exact triplets.CUBASIS VST16 – 318 Using VST Instruments