Bass!!

[Ray Parkes]

I’m a bit new to posting stuff on the forum, but my question is this –
When are Toontrack going to introduce a midi bass player, because if EZDrummer, EZKeys and EZMix are anything to go by, it will be a bestseller (in my opinion).

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[Jason Staley]

There is a ton of totally free VST synths that will do just that.

http://www.vstplanet.com/Instruments/VST_Bass%20synths.htm

[Ray Parkes]

Thanks very much for the info and link Jason but I’m looking for the realism of ‘played’ grooves on a bass guitar (rather than synth lines) to match the realism of EZDrums and EZkeys.

[Bryan Block]

Currently, the best option for something like this IMO is still “Broomstick Bass” – it is outdated, and the bass sounds can leave a lot to be desired, BUT you can record the MIDI output on another track and trigger whatever VSTi you want with it. Of course, because each VSTi has different ways of triggering slides, different sounds on different velocity layers, etc. You will still have to do some MIDI editing and massaging, but it is a great idea generator.

ANother way to go about it might be to use Band in a Box. Put in your chord progression and let it generate a bassline. Export the MIDI and import that into your DAW. None of these solutions is as easy as using EZ Drummer or EZ Keys – but they can provide good results in a very short amount of time.

Creativity is a Work Ethic.

[onewayout_1]

I have to admit guys, I was crying like a baby to for a toontrack bass especially after I got Ezkeys! But this is what I found and this sounds fantastic and works great… http://amplesound.net/en/index.asp

Cheers, Jeff

[Bryan Block]

@onewayout_1 said:
I have to admit guys, I was crying like a baby to for a toontrack bass especially after I got Ezkeys! But this is what I found and this sounds fantastic and works great… http://amplesound.net/en/index.asp

Cheers, Jeff  

I have one of Amplesound’s Guitar VSTi’s and they do indeed sound excellent! I think what most people are looking for is something that generates bass patterns that follow key changes – Amplesound’s guitars actually DO have strumming patterns and a built in pattern sequencer to do this kind of thing with guitar, but I wasn’t aware that their bass instruments did that – is that what you are saying, Jeff? Do they actually generate basslines? I’m just curious, as I can see that it has a TAB reading function, but I can’t see something like what they have in the guitar instruments for patterns/sequences.

Like this:

Creativity is a Work Ethic.

[onewayout_1]

Hey Bryan,

Yeah sorry about that….NO on that one…I got what you mean…They DO NOT have grooves you can quickly add and edit ala EZD or EZKeys which is such a cool thing….But it is an AMAZING versatile vsti and you can get incredible bass feel and sound from them…

Cheers, Jeff

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