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STAGE EXPERT SOUNDSET
Detlef Blanke from Bremen, Germany is a professional bass
player, songwriter and arranger. He has been running his
own recording studio since 1996. Detlef was involved in
numerous live and studio projects with international line-ups.
He toured extensively around the globe and worked as a
producer and bassist for Steinbergers "Virtual Bassplayer"
and as musical director for the "virtual guitarist II".
Detlef has used the Roland VB-99 live and in the studio for
many years to expand the palette of bass sounds he can
offer. He prepared this 20 signature sounds for us. They are
all tried and proven on stage. You will also find an audio
demo to each sound.
Detlef Blanke:
These are my favorite 20 sound presets. Sounds are always a subjective and personal matter, but
be assured, they will be fabulous and functional with either a bass amplifier cab with tweeter or
played directly into the PA system.
I hardly use any other bass modeling sounds except the fretless, the double bass and the synth on
the VB-99 because I simply love the sound of my active 5-string. I'd rather add synths, guitars or
some of the great sounding effects to the natural sound of my bass.
The sound presets are programmed with my active 5-string bass. This might cause the effect level
and the synth or guitar add-ons to be a bit loud compared to the unprocessed sound if you are
using the preset with a passive bass. Please adjust each preset level to the type of bass you are
using.
Generally the preset volume is perfectly balanced with my natural bass sound if the GK-pickup
control knob is set to middle position (100). This should give you ample headroom in both
directions to adjust it to your taste (0-200).
Enjoy my universe of bass sounds!
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- Page 1 I hardly use any other bass modeling sounds except the fretless, the double bass and the synth on the VB-99 because I simply love the sound of my active 5-string. I'd rather add synths, guitars or some of the great sounding effects to the natural sound of my bass.
- Page 2 4.) BobsNightmare DB Emulation of the classic fat synth sounds of the 70ies by Bob (if you know who I mean ;) It will sound like a sequencer if you play it right. The ultra-fast attack of the VB-99 makes this possible.
- Page 3 9.) Fat Sub DB Fat, ultra-low, thick, exactly like your favorite sine wave keyboard bass. Perfect for modern styles to add the extra bottom punch. This is made for oomph tzzz oomph tzzz music! 10.) Git Hi5 LP-ST DB Hey, slinky strings, your bass mutates into an electric guitar! The tuning is exactly like the top 4 or 5 strings on a guitar copying the major third between the G and the b string.
- Page 4 20.) Pad C-C#-D / Pad D#-E-F / Pad F#-G-G# / Pad A-A#-B DB I am 2 musicians at the same time: bassist and keyboardist! The VB-99 adds a scale-based synth pad triad to your bass note. That's why it is important to choose the right key. Each preset gives you three of the 12 root notes, going up in half steps.
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