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  • Page 1 Cerberus Bass Amp User Manual...
  • Page 2 fingerstyle in any music you play, Cerberus Bass Amplifikation will provide the warmth and mellowness of tube amp, clarity and punch of solid-state power, or turn it up to destruction on the Drive amp type. For further tweaking, Cerberus Bass Amplifikation gives you tonal control through its compressor, contour control, parametric and graphic EQ, and D.I.

  • Page 3: System Requirements

    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows: Windows XP or Later (32/64 bit) Intel Pentium 4, or AMD Athlon XP or better (Core2 Duo, Athlon64, or better is recommended) with 512MB minimum RAM VST/VST3/AAX compatible host/sequencer or Propellerhead Reason 6.5 or later* Macintosh: Mac OSX 10.5 or later (32/64 bit) Intel Pentium 4, or AMD Athlon XP or better (Core2 Duo or Athlon64 recommended) with 512MB minimum RAM VST/VST3/AU/AAX compatible host/sequencer or Propellerhead Reason 6.5 or later*...
  • Page 4 VST, VST3, AU and AAX version...

  • Page 5: Installation

    : Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins  Windows XP or later Note for Windows Vista, 7, or later: We recommend installation with Administrator rights using “Run as Administrator” for both Kuassa Installer and Sequencer/Host installer. 1. For Windows Installer (.exe), double-click the installer and follow the instructions. The installer automatically point to your system's default plugins path (see below).
  • Page 6 Music Apps/Kuassa Windows XP or Later Use “Add/Remove programs” or “Programs and Features” from the Windows Control Panel. If Cerberus Bass Amp does not listed, delete the .dll file from your VST plug-in folder. And other CerberusBassAmp file resources at ~\Documents\Kuassa\*\*...
  • Page 7 1. On evaluation mode, you will see this pop-up window when you first starting Cerberus Bass Amp. 2. To start the authorization process, click the [File] button on the top-left of Cerberus Bass Amp Interface, there, you will find a selection box titled [import License].
  • Page 8 If you’re authorization is successful, either your name or your e-mail address will be shown on the About Box. You will also notice that the generated noise on the Evaluation Version is now gone. 6. That’s it! Enjoy your copy of Cerberus Bass Amp, Cheers :)

  • Page 9: Preset Management

    All presets inside these folders will be recognized by the plugin as individual presets, and sub-folders will be recognized as banks. They will thus be shown on the Cerberus Bass Amp’s preset selector. 2. To save a preset, set your plugin to the desired parameter settings, then select: •...

  • Page 10: Input Functions

    INPUT FUNCTIONS 1. INPUT CHANNEL SWITCH: Click here to switch incoming input signal channel from your soundcard. L, R, Stereo, or Sum L+R can be selected 2. INPUT LEVEL: Controls the level from your soundcard. You may turn it to the maximum without worrying of overloading the amp. 3.
  • Page 11 AMP FUNCTIONS 1. AMP TYPE 6. LO : Adjusts the low frequency, +/- 10 db 1.1. Valve: Tube flavored. Warm, mellow, slightly compressed. 7. BOOST LOW : Adds more low frequency content 1.2. FET: Solid-state powered. Thick, punchy, dynamic. 8. LO MID : Adjusts the low mid frequency, +/- 10 db 1.3.
  • Page 12 CABINET FUNCTIONS 1. CABINET ON/OFF BUTTON: Enables or disables the particular cabinet 2. PHASE BUTTON: Inverts the waveform polarity. 3. MIC ANGLE: Switches between straight or angled miking 4. MONO/STEREO SELECTOR: Use this to toggle between mono or stereo cabinet modes. 5.

  • Page 13: Output Section

    OUTPUT SECTION 1. KUASSA LOGO: Clicking on the logo will show you the About box 2. RES: Impulse Response RESAMPLE. When turned on, the loaded IRs will be matched with the host’s sample rate. 3. LOAD IR: Browse into your IR (Impulse Response) Folder 4.
  • Page 14 Rack Extension Version...

  • Page 15: Top Panel Functions

    TOP PANEL FUNCTIONS 1. PLUGIN BYPASS BUTTON: Turns on or off the whole RE. 2. INPUT LEVEL: Controls the level from your sound card. You may turn it to the maximum without worrying of overloading the amp. 3. INPUT METER: Show the level of incoming signal. For optimal result, make sure the level reaches about 70-80% just before red indicator starting to light up.
  • Page 16 AMP FUNCTIONS 6. LO : Adjusts the low frequency, +/- 10 db 1. AMP TYPE 7. BOOST LOW : Adds more low frequency content 1.1. Valve: Tube flavored. Warm, mellow, slightly compressed. 8. LO MID : Adjusts the low mid frequency, +/- 10 db 1.2.
  • Page 17 CABINET FUNCTIONS 1. DEVICE NAME 2. CABINET ON/OFF BUTTON: Enables or disables each particular cabinet, A and B 3. CABINET SELECTOR: Choose from 3 models of speaker cabinets, or D.I. for Direct signal. Please note that, when D.I. selected, “Mic Selector” and “Mic Angle” will be non-functional.

  • Page 18: Back Panel Functions

    CV Input Trim: Turn counter-clockwise for each corresponding input to trim or reduce the intensity of incoming CV message. 3. Audio input and output sockets. Please note that Cerberus Bass Amplifikation Rack Extension is an FX, and should always be added as FX device instead of instrument.
  • Page 19 MIDI CC NAMES (Rack Extension) [CC] = Parameter Name [CC] = Parameter Name [CC] = Parameter Name -- Cabinet A --Graphic EQ [128] = inputVol [146] = cabOnA [148] = geq On [147] = cabTypeA [149] = geq Level 62 -- Noise Gate [148] = micTypeA [150] = geq Level 125...
  • Page 20 CREDITS Cerberus Bass Amplifikation Created by: Arie Ardiansyah Grahadea Kusuf Adhitya S. Wibisana Muhammad Abduh Rendy Fajar Basuki Rd. Pratama Kusuma Cil Satriawan Iqbal Ansyori Bramantyo Ibrahim Edwin Yudayana Sundawan Sukmaya Audio Demos by: Lanlan Strangers (http://www.soundcloud.com/lanlanstrangers) AAX technology by Avid Technology, Inc.
  • Page 21 KUASSA BDG, WEST JAVA. INDONESIA http://www.kuassa.com © 2010-2015 Kuassa Kuassa and Cerberus Bass Amplifikation is a trademark of Kuassa, Indonesia All other commercial symbols, product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. All rights reserved.

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