On hand positioning

[christine Jaeggi]

Loving this thing, real punk bass sound.

But what if I want to just play higher up, on the A string let’s say, instead of changing to a higher string?

Is that possible? Got the Waves Bass Fingers for a friend the other day, and there you can do that.

Also, I have nothing that uses as much cpu as EZ bass, with just a midi drum track & ez bass, I’m up in the 80’s %??

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[Don]

Hi, finger positioning is not functionality that EZB offers unfortunately, it will simply switch strings. There have a been a number of requests for it if you want to have a scan through the forum to see the discussions and TT feedback.

Not sure why your CPU usage might be so high, I use EZB on 2X different laptops (i5 & i7) without significant issue. Might be worth posting your specs so the TT guys can offer some advice?

Best

EZbass version: 1.0.7
Operating system: Windows 10

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[christine Jaeggi]

Thanks for your reply

Hmm, to change strings like that is a little non-rock n roll. There’s a guy in Denmark who actually builds 2 string basses, the bassplayer in DAD used to use them.

i7 here too, 16 gig RAM, mac mini 2018, Cubase 10.5.20, think I’ll reinstall and see.

Best to ya’ : )

[christine Jaeggi]

Hi Don & everyone

Didn’t know there was a thanks button, did not mean to ignore your help

I don’t do “social” media, likes, thumbs etc.

Never have, never will, although it seems they got me with this one, and it seems I have been rude, so I must appologize.

More of a letter writer I guess.

To see now that this tracking is going on here too makes me re-think Toontrack alltogether.

I know everyone is feeding the future AI, so more people can lose their jobs, but really…in music, in rock n roll? Hmmph, dunno about that… : /

Anyway, thanks very much man (oops, that’s not pc either, genderism)

If it should come to me helping someone, no thanks needed from people nor animals, that’s just human decency : )

We’re all working with things that will never work right anyway, it’s been 20 years of this for me, updates, upgrades, new OS’s every 5 mins etc etc.

 

Best to everyone, you & yours, and happy holidays/new year.

CJ

 

EZbass version: 1.0.7
Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

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[Alexander Lazarev]

+1 to hand position

EZbass version: 1.0.8
Operating system: Windows 10

[James]

Daily comment on a post which complains that the virtual instrument which has great sounds, articulations and midi to give you a great scratch bass line to add to your tracks to make a demo which would go on iTunes and Spotify and fool 90% of the population it was real – isn’t real.

I don’t play bass too much but pretty sure all the strings are wound, right?

So on my 8 string guitar, the G played at 3rd fret of the wound, low E string sounds the same as the G at the 8th fret of the wound low B string; and the E played at 5th fret of low B string sounds near as dammit the same as the E at the 10th fret of the low F# string. On a real guitar. So why do you need a 2 string virtual bass which does the same thing?

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: macOS Big Sur (11)

[Alexander Lazarev]

It’s not the same. Sounds on higher frets more mellow than same notes on lesser frets but thinner strings. Multi-scale instruments might shadow this effect but it present anyway on real guitar. And not guitar only.

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: Windows 10

[James]

Alexander Lazarev wrote:

It’s not the same. Sounds on higher frets more mellow than same notes on lesser frets but thinner strings. Multi-scale instruments might shadow this effect but it present anyway on real guitar. And not guitar only.

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: Windows 10

Sorry mate not on any of mine – unless you count going from the D (wound) string up to the G (unwound) which of course makes a massive difference in timbre – but not going lower on wound strings

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: macOS Big Sur (11)

[James]

Sorry, you don’t like discussions in – hang on, is it really – OMG yes! It’s a discussion forum.

How to spot a troll – started no topics and only comments in single figures on the same kinds of threads…

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: macOS Big Sur (11)

[Alexander Lazarev]

Oh my… Now I see. Need to feed him more 🙂

James, just listen C0 (16hz) lowest piano key. Oh no, human can’t hear so low sound… but how you can do this? 🙁 In fact is same kind of things – each instrument grants it own resonances.

“Aghr… Why did you make me do this? You’re fighting so you can watch everyone around you die. Think, James!”

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: Windows 10

[James]

Alexander Lazarev wrote:

Oh my… Now I see. Need to feed him more 🙂

James, just listen C0 (16hz) lowest piano key. Oh no, human can’t hear so low sound… but how you can do this? 🙁 In fact is same kind of things – each instrument grants it own resonances.

“Aghr… Why did you make me do this? You’re fighting so you can watch everyone around you die. Think, James!”

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: Windows 10

I think the Mitchells failed and the machines have taken over the world…

[Alexander Lazarev]

Ye, I saw many fantastic movies about. But they’re still dream of their authors.

I’m professional bass player and told you: it’s really important to have different sounds of same note, using different strings/frets.

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: Windows 10

[James]

So if you’re a professional bass player why are you so bothered that your virtual buddy isn’t taking gigs off you?

That’s not a tongue in cheek barb or snarky comment – serious question – if you can lay the bass parts down you want why so bothered that EZBass can’t?

I play the guitar much more than bass so I do know that none of my guitars has a massive change in timbre on the lower 3, 4 or 5 strings which are all wound – as I said above. Given the 8 strings do have a few bass strings on them that’s what I’m basing my comments on. But the point is I don’t have any virtual guitar programs – if Toontrack made EZGuitar I wouldn’t buy it – it couldn’t do half the things I want to play after being a student of guitar for 35 years and I certainly wouldn’t complain that EZGuitar didn’t sound as good as me and my gunslinger colleagues and buddies.

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[Alexander Lazarev]

Coz my music production flow starting from writing notes and it’s much more easier to use nice sounding and featured bass plugin instead of learn tons of songs. Also my sound engineering skills not always allows me to make perfect bass mix with real instrument. It’s easy to put acoustic or electric guitar in mix, together with voice, piano etc, but bass sometimes wants much more attention to glue without conflicts.

Anyway you’ve moved topic far to offtop, so let’s stop it. If you don’t need it, please leave us.

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: Windows 10

[James]

Alexander Lazarev wrote:

Coz my music production flow starting from writing notes and it’s much more easier to use nice sounding and featured bass plugin instead of learn tons of songs. Also my sound engineering skills not always allows me to make perfect bass mix with real instrument. It’s easy to put acoustic or electric guitar in mix, together with voice, piano etc, but bass sometimes wants much more attention to glue without conflicts.

Anyway you’ve moved topic far to offtop, so let’s stop it. If you don’t need it, please leave us.

EZbass version: 1.0.9
Operating system: Windows 10

Okay – well, what more can I say to such sage advice and insight? I never knew it was so easy to mix a full band minus the bass…

Enjoy your music production and I hope you find happiness in these troubled times.

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