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EZBass
Adding bass to your songs has never been easier
An essential part of any composition, bass is often the trickiest instrument to get right. Melodic and percussive at the same time, bass is the glue that holds down your beat and the voice that enhances your vocal, keys or guitar melodies. The concept of EZBass is to make creating professional bass sounds and performances accessible to players, composers, producers and engineers of all ability levels, without the complicated learning curve.
With EZbass, there are multiple ways of adding bass to an already written song. Simply click the ‘Add Groove’ button to get a basic rhythm going, use the drum or keyboard MIDI in your song to have EZbass automatically create amatching bassline, tap in the rhythm you want your bass to play using the ’Tap2Find’ feature and then have EZbass list all matching variations, use a previously recorded guitar, bass or rhythm performance and then have EZbass convert the audio to MIDI or perform the bassline yourself using a MIDI controller. No matter what kind of musician you are, EZBass provides you with a streamlined interface to ensure your creative vision can be realised to the fullest.
Professionally-performed MIDI at your fingertips
At the forefront of EZBass is creativity. Songwriting and composing is put at the heart and soul of the software, allowing musicians and producers to create exciting and professional songs faster than ever. With this in mind, in addition to the sound library, EZBass comes loaded with an expansive MIDI library, containing files spanning a myriad of genres and playing styles.
Providing you with the broadest palette of options, you will find everything from funk, metal, disco, country, blues and much more onboard, all performed by professional bassists to give life and realism to your productions. Housed in Toontrack's famed library, searching for the right file is incredibly simple through the filtering options from style, genre, playing style and tempo.
In addition to advanced filtering options, EZBass contains the Tap2Find function, allowing you to tap rhythmic elements of your desired bass line, with EZBass then searching the built-in MIDI library for similar files to load into your song arrangement.
Take control over your performance with Grid Editor
Altering your MIDI performance is made simple and easy with the onboard Grid Editor, allowing you to dive into the minutia of your playing to more accurately match your compositon. Whether you're creating a MIDI bass track from scratch, using one of the built-in files from your MIDI library or using Audio Tracker to match an existing audio file, Grid Editor offers comprehensive editing tools. Going far beyond the standard piano-roll you may be familiar with from your DAW, Grid Editor lets you fine-tune everything from timing, velocities, arcitulations per-note, add hammer-ons and pull-offs and slides all within one intuitive window.
Adding, slicing, removing and quantizing notes can all be performed within the Grid Editor, ensuring you don't need to leave the software for any kind of edits you may need to do to match your MIDI to your track more accurately. EZBass's Grid Editor also lets you create musical groupings for simultaneous edits to alter the swing, note length, randomization or nudge notes by a set value by selecting a range of notes based on a specific parameter.
The smart bandmate
Create matching basslines from your existing keyboard or drum audio and MIDI files instantly using the Drums and Keys tab - just like a real bandmate at rehearsals! As simple as dragging your file into EZBass and letting the intelligent engine do the work for you, you will be able to unlock the perfect starting groove for your tracks quickly and easily. Providing you with a range of options, you can choose to have your bass parts follow the kick drum of your drum MIDI or fill in the gaps with ghost/percussive notes to complement your drum pattern. Once selected, you can then navigate through your MIDI library for similar results to import full melodic performances into your production instantly.
Turn any melodic audio file into a bass with Audio Tracker
Powered by the same engine as Superior Drummer 3, EZBass's flexible Audio Tracker lets you convert virtually any audio file into MIDI. Ideal for converting poorly recorded bass, rough guitar ideas, synth bass or even basic vocal melodies to production-ready bass guitar, the Audio Tracker takes the stress away from manually programming in your ideas. Designed to handle monophonic tracks, the Audio Tracker's intelligent processing allows you to convert percussive material to plot the rhythmic groove of your bass. You can even record your bass, synth, vocal or guitar directly into EZBass and have your audio converted automatically!
The sound of a professional bassist, in the palm of your hands
For any producer, musician or mixing engineer, EZBass provides you with a full range of tones spanning everything from vintage to modern through the inclusion of two sampled instruments. Chosen specifically to complement each other and provide you with the best-in-class sounds, the two bass instruments are fundamentally unique from each other to offer everything from classic bite and growl to clean and pristine tones. Sampled in painstaking detail from standard concert tuning to notes ranging A0, EZBass is the best alternative to a world-class musician in your studio.
The Modern bass features a high-end, American custom-made instrument that's labelled by many as the pinnacle of bass instrument engineering and design. Sampled with an extensive range of articulations including slap, pick and fingers, there's nothing this instrument can't do. Unique from most basses within the market, the Modern bass features single-coil pickups with active hum-cancelling coils to deliver the precise, clean and focused sound of single-coil pickups without the typically associated noise. Both bridge and neck pickups were sampled separately, allowing you to use each pickup separately or seamlessly blend between them. In other words, it’s literally like having two basses in one.
The Vintage bass features a classic American design that's been a mainstay for bassists since the '60s. Remaining as one of the worlds most iconic sounds and designs to this day, the Vintage bass delivers the unmistakable midrange growl and rolled treble of J-style basses. This bass was hot-wired to offer the same type of flexibility with the pickup options as the ‘Modern’ bass, meaning you can use each pickup separately or seamlessly blend between them.
Extensive articulations for authentic performances
Crafting realistic MIDI bass performances is made easy with EZBass's range of onboard articulations. Each bass instrument has been sampled with both finger-style picking and plectrum picking alongside other right-hand techniques from thumps, slaps and pops. Diving into the minutia of these techniques, EZBass also lets you experiment with different fingers for finger-style picking to alter the strenght of your pluck, altering the response of your bass. Additionally, both up and downstroke movements for plectrum picking allows for highly-realistic alternative picking sequences, avoiding the typical static sound associated with other libraries. These onboard articulations make it easy for EZBass to perform quintessential styles associated with genres such as pop, funk and jazz to more extreme punk and metal genres.
Alongside right-hand plucking techinques, EZBass also contains left-handed articulations via keyswitching to unlock realistic and authentic fretting hand movements. Everything from subtle grace notes in alternate picked passages to essential ghost/percussive notes in slapped bass lines are provided alongside slides, legato and natural harmonics to provide unprecidented realism and flexibility in your programming.
Dive into production-ready tones with built-in presets
Powered by the built-in processing, EZBass contains a wide range of presets which span a variety of sounds to fit virtually any style or genre you'll come across. Integrated amplifier, cabinet and FX simulations ensure you have access to production-ready tones without ever needing to leave the program and dedicated macro controls let you customise your sounds quickly and easily.
For more experienced producers and engineers with existing effects and amplifiers, both basses within EZBass include DI signals which allows you to process your sound externally.
EBX Sound Expansions
Acoustic EBX
Ideal for a singer-songwriter, acoustic pop and folk musicians, Acoustic EBX features a traditional four-stringed acoustic bass guitar. Sampled in the same meticulous detail as EZBass, Acoustic EBX features finger-style playing along with percussive articulations in tuning ranging from D1 to E4. Recorded using both internal piezo pickup as well as an external condenser microphone, Acoustic EBX provides you with the best of both tonal worlds. Capable of backing up a single acoustic guitar and vocal to cutting through dense full band mixes, Acoustic EBX ranges from dark and earthy to vibrant and bright.
Americana EBX
Although it’s had its foothold deeply rooted in the folk, gospel, blues, soul, country, jazz and rock songwriting tradition, Americana music has kept evolving and become a huge umbrella under which anything that doesn’t quite fit the commercial country music mould can thrive. This EBX was tailored to bring you a workhorse-type expansion that functions in all these scenarios – for anything from small and acoustic setups to full-on electric rock instrumentations. The Americana EBX comes with a classic American brand bass sampled in two fundamentally different ways: one by using a traditional finger playing style and the other by muting the strings with rubber foam and striking with the thumb.
Classic Rock EBX
The complete solution for all things rock bass, Classic Rock EBX features a tried and true American, P-style bass sampled in immaculate detail. Thick low-end, searing mid-range bite and softened treble all combine to create a quintessential sound of everything from punk, rock and indie, cutting through even the densest mix. A workhorse instrument, Classic Rock EBX has been sampled with both finger-style and plectrum picking options in both neck and bridge positions from A0 to E4, offering a huge tonal palette for your productions.
Fretless EBX
Unlock weightless glissando and smooth legato through Fretless EBX. A drastically unique tone to traditional fretted basses, Fretless EBX harnesses the signature thump, sustain and dark and rounded tone that comes from removing the fret wire on a bass. Immortalised by players such as Sting, Les Claypool, Pino Palladino and of course Jaco Pastorius, the fretless bass has achieved heightened, mythical status for its complex sound and playing style. The Fretless EBX comes with a handpicked instrument, sampled in extreme detail to capture all of these unique characteristics. In addition to the sounds, it also includes a broad selection of presets as well as custom content of MIDI tailored for fretless playing styles.
Gospel EBX
Ethereal and crystal clear, Gospel EBX provides the perfect platform for worship-inspired music. Sampled using a bespoke custom instrument, Gospel EBX signifies the nuanced, balanced and clear tones needed for each note to be heard in complex chord voicings typically associated with gospel music. Focused and articulate, you can follow vocal melodies, counter guitar passages and hold chords for keyboard passages easily. Sampled in extreme detail, both bridge and neck pickups have been sampled in a wide range of performance articulations from finger-style plucking to slapping and thumping.
Hard Rock EBX
The perfect partner for classic rock productions where the bass plays a central role, Hard Rock EBX harnesses the staple sound of an overdriven '70s bass stack. Used by bass legends from Lemmy, Cliff Burton, Roger Glover and Geddy Lee, the Hard Rock EBX features the signature gut-punching low-end, roaring midrange and balanced highs to cut through dense rock mixes. Meticulously sampled, Hard Rock EBX has been recorded from notes D1 to E4 using both mono and stereo outputs on the instrument for a flexible range of recording tones. With one preset click, Hard Rock EBX can take you from vibrant clean tones to gnarly instantly.
Heavy Metal EBX
Designed for the dark side, Heavy Metal EBX delivers the quintessential sound of molten hot metal. Comprised of a boutique, hand-picked modern-day bass that's capable of replicating the sounds throughout metal's history, from the formative British Invasion years to the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Inspired by bands from Judas Priest, Pantera and Five Finger Death Punch, Heavy Metal EBX is balanced and powerful enough to cut through the densest mix. Meticulously sampled, Heavy Metal EBX features an expanded tuning range from A0 to E4 with several playing styles built in including finger-style and plectrum picking.
Metal EBX
Combining clarity, detail and extreme power, Metal EBX cuts through dense metal mixes like butter. Offering a huge palette of tones, Metal EBX is at home in complex tech-death as it is in ambient djent thanks to the clean and defined low-end and cutting top-end. Designed for the modern age, Metal EBX is balanced and articulate, helping to make each and every note heard in the mix. Painstakingly sampled, Metal EBX features finger-style, plectrum and slap picking options to cover all the techniques and styles featured in modern metal, with the note range expanded from D#0 to A#4. No matter your skill level, production-ready tones are just a click away with presets crafted by legendary producer Forrester Savell.
The Sixties EBX
Take a trip back in time with this early 1960's violin-style electric bass. An era-defining sound, The Sixties EBX captures the vibe and sonic character that helped shape one of the biggest musical acts of all time. Delivering the quintessential 'thudding', dark and earthy tone, no other instrument sounds like The Sixties EBX. Strung with classic flatwounds and recorded with both finger-style and muted plectrum picking through a range of onboard amplifiers and effects presets, The Sixties EBX nails the classic sounds of the era. Ideal for anything from subtle and acoustic music to full-on pop and rock setups, The Sixties EBX lets you relive the golden era of British chart-toppers.
Upright EBX
A timeless instrument, Upright EBX delivers the distinguished sound of double-basses. This hand-picked instrument was selected for the earthy, slightly muffled but highly resonant tone that has been heard on countless jazz, blues, hip-hop and country records throughout music history. Deeply sampled, Upright EBX has been captured in meticulous detail from notes D1 through to E4 using both the onboard piezo pickup and five different microphone configurations to offer a full tonal palette. Including a collection of presets covering a broad range of tones for various genres, styles and microphone blends, Upright EBX is the ultimate virtual acoustic bass instrument.
Features
EZBass
- The creative powerhouse for engineers, musicians and producers to inject your productions with radio-ready bass tones
- Includes two carefully sampled instruments to cover all eras of music from vintage to modern
- Both instruments have been sampled with finger-style playing and using a pick for extra flexibility
- Range of articulations and tuning including alternate picking, ghost and percussive notes, grace notes, alternate finger picking, slap and pops, thumps slides, legato and harmonics down to A0
- Comprehensive songwriting functionality enables you to arrange, compose, edit and rearrange bass parts entirely within the software
- Tremendous range of MIDI performances which span a broad range of styles and genres which are customisable to fit your requirements
- Dive into the finer details of your performance using the built-in Grid Editor and adjust timing, velocity and micro parameters to enhance the realism
- Use drum or keyboard MIDI and have EZbass automatically create matching basslines
- Audio to MIDI conversion based on the same technology found in Superior Drummer 3 enables you to turn any melodic audio file into MIDI bass performances
- Record your instrument directly into EZBass and seamlessly convert it to MIDI without ever leaving the program
- Tap in the perfect rhythm to your track with Tap2Find and browse matching MIDI files
- Perform original basslines yourself using a MIDI controller or keyboard
- Discover production-ready tones with the wide range of sound presets onboard
- Expertly crafted tones with amp, cabinet and FX simulation onboard for internal processing without needing to use external software
- D.I (Direct Injection) signals of each instrument offer external processing capabilities
- Sub-bass parameter lets you blend synth sine tones for each preset for added low-end enhancement
Specifications
- Operating system:
- Mac: macOS 10.10 or higher, Intel or Apple silicon processor
- Windows: 64-bit Windows 7 or newer
- Format:
- Mac: VST, VST3, AU or AAX and Standalone
- Windows: VST, VST3 or AAX and Standalone
- RAM: 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or more recommended)
- Disk space: 5GB
- Product code: TT080