Topic: EZ Bass Lower Tuning Help (Drop G)

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Replied November 6, 2020 at 10:13 #2640103
Markus Wagner
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In EzBass currently the lowest note your can play is A(0), and the highest is E(4). So G(0) is not possible.

As a workaround, inside your DAW you could have a 2nd instance of EZbass in parallel. Then you need 3 more plugins:

1.) midi filter before EzBass(2) from note G(0) to G#(0)

2.) midi note translator before EzBass(2) pitched +2.

3.) audio pitch-shifter behind EzBass(2) pitched to -2.

Result: On the 2nd EzBass instance G(0) and G#(0) will be triggered and played as A(0) and A#(0) inside EzBass(2) before it finally gets downtuned to the desired note.

EZbass version: 1.0.6
Operating system: Windows 10
- This post was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Markus Wagner.
Replied November 11, 2020 at 09:16 #2642429

Markus Wagner
Participant

Update:

Toontrack has just released EZB METAL. Only together with this library and the latest release 1.0.7 you can achieve -6 Semitones within the tuning options of EzBass.

So the lowest note you can achieve under EZB METAL is Eb on the open B-string!

The two core libraries Vintage, Modern and the EZB ClassicRock still only support -2 semitones.

Please see this viedeo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3a-yZMPuRo

EZbass version: 1.0.7
Operating system: Windows 10
Replied November 13, 2020 at 03:04 #2643213

Charles Gardner
Participant

I am extremely frustrated with this too, as my projects are all tuned to drop G as well. I purchased the metal EBX, specifically because the video said you could tune it down to Eb, and while you can tune the bass in the interface down to drop G, you cannot use anything lower than drop A in the grid editor. So it’s not working when I try to convert my guitar audio signal to bass midi. I feel like I have wasted my money…. yet again.

EZbass version: 1.0.7
Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
Replied November 13, 2020 at 11:19 #2643298

MattiasEks
Participant

Charles,

If you want to use the Audio Tracker with a guitar track that contains notes lower than A0, you could try to track your guitar audio as “Bass Audio to MIDI”, which would render all notes an octave higher than you desire. You then make your changes in the tracker until you are happy, and select “Add MIDI to Song Track”. Then go to the Grid Editor and move all notes so that the lowest one lands on A0, and then at last re-tune the bass to access the lower notes.

Mattias Ekström - Coder
Toontrack

Replied November 19, 2020 at 08:06 #2645740

Butter Buns
Participant

In the metal ebx if you tune the semitone to -4 it turns it to G standard. If you separate the grid editor tab and press the lowest B after you tune it you’ll see the bass tab say “B tuned to G”. That should cover anything you play on your guitar in drop G since G standard is lower.

EZbass version: 1.0.7
Operating system: Windows 10
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Replied August 10, 2022 at 08:42 #2961425

Kevin Wick
Participant

Hi there! I was in the same predicament myself and it was EXTREMELY frustrating. I also use Drop G and so I mapped everything out in the next octave up and then I went into ezbass and just set the octave option next to semitone to -1. Very simple fix and solved all of my problems! 😀

EZbass version: 1.1.4
Operating system: Windows 11

Replied November 17, 2022 at 04:09 #2998113

Sean D
Participant

Hi, I’ve been frustrated by this as well. I understand that you are only supporting -2 semitones in most expansions. But why wouldn’t you support -6 semitones in the progressive metal expansion, as you do in the Metal expansion? It seems to me that most players using the progressive metal pack would want that same low range.

EZbass version: 1.1.6
Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)
This post was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Sean D.

Replied November 24, 2022 at 01:40 #3004378

Mitch
Participant

Sean,

Did Toontrack tell you that the progressive metal expansion can’t be tuned down -6 semitones?

I really want to buy the Progressive metal expansion, but I’m specifically looking for drop G. It’s a complete let down if it there are no down tuned samples for a expansion labeled “progressive metal”

Replied December 7, 2022 at 18:11 #3024928

Sean D
Participant

Hi Mitch, they didn’t tell me that per se, but their website lists the range for the progressive expansion as A0 to A4. I tried going down to G# but that gives me the same note on bass that the guitar plays (G#1, I think). So yes I can re map the notes and just have notes lower than A0 go up an octave to match the guitar, but this isn’t perfect. I understand that bands like Meshuggah often play the same notes on bass and guitar when tuned this low. But I also think there are lots of prog metal bands tuning ultra low and having the bass go one octave lower. So it would be a welcome change. Unless I’m misunderstanding something.

Operating system: macOS Monterey (12)
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