 Best Realistic Bass Software Instruments?, And I mean realistic, not cheapo software sounding |
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Hello everyone.
I was just wondering - does anyone have suggestions on the best (i.e. most realistic-sounding) bass software instruments? Something to stand in for rock acoustic and electric bass guitar that doesn't sound like a software instrument. I've seen the Trilogy Bass Module - is this good? Is there something better or comparable? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. And I realized that I mistyped "instruments" just as I hit "post", but I can't seem to change a thread title. Sorry about that. [Edit LPM, I edited and expanded  ]
This post has been edited by lepetitmartien: Thu 21 Dec 2006, 02:37 -------------------- 2.33 GHz MBP C2D, 3GB RAM
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Sat 23 Dec 2006, 09:49
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Thanks so far, everyone, for your opinions. Keep them coming.
It sounds like there are a lot of Trilogy fans out there. From what I've seen of all the pro reviews, and the demo sounds online, this is a great app. One concern I have, though, is that it doesn't seem to have been updated to universal binary yet, to run on Intel Macs (and it apparently isn't going to be any time soon). What does this mean for performance? I have one of the newest MacBook Pros, with the Intel Core 2 Duo. It's really fast, with plenty of RAM. But is Trilogy something that will work on my MBP, without being UB? Will it totally hog my CPU? Will it even work at all? And does anyone have any experience in comparing Steinberg's Virtual Bassist with Trilogy? Is Virtual Bassist really that realistic, or is it all synth-y and thin like most of the sounds on M-Audio's Drum & Bass Rig? Also, one of you mentioned moving on up to Kontakt 2. It turns out that I can get it with my academic discount for quite a bit less than Trilogy even. How good is this for bass - is this a solution for me, do you think? 
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rcross73 Best Realistic Bass Software Instruments? Wed 20 Dec 2006, 08:37
mortalengines You may be getting into some of the higher end sam... Thu 21 Dec 2006, 08:24 Mac Daddy rcross73...
You can't go wrong with Trilogy. ... Thu 21 Dec 2006, 13:21 DANO10 Yes. Trilogy is very good. I use it often. Also, ... Thu 21 Dec 2006, 15:28
monkeyboy23 QUOTE (DANO10 @ Thu 21 Dec 2006, 14:28) Y... Thu 21 Dec 2006, 17:40 hahaworld Spectrasonics Trilogy is really good. I bought it ... Fri 22 Dec 2006, 01:36 kie42 Hi everyone,
I lthink ... Fri 22 Dec 2006, 14:38 mortalengines One last note, if you listen to the Album "Al... Sat 23 Dec 2006, 22:12 aportman kie42
Hey man! Time flies when you are having... Sat 23 Dec 2006, 07:00 |
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