Toontrack's EZBass, probably the best bass plugin yet?
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Toontrack's EZBass, probably the best bass plugin yet?
the market’s first bass software of its kind. One that goes above and beyond a traditional sample library to deliver not only pristine sound but also fundamental features that effortlessly let you to add bass to your songs.
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Thanks for a great preview. I love how you used the same bass line flipping through the different bass sounds this software offers. I think I might buy this.
Thank you for watching my video and for your comment(s). Why not download the demo to see if it’s gonna be good for you/your sound. I’m not sponsored by Toontracks so feel free to purchase the product if you like it. Glad the video has been helpful to you. 👍🏾 Please feel free to sub to the channel.
@@SoundkandyStudio I looked for a demo but didn't see one. Please reply with a link. Thanks!!!
@@soulinspiration1 You’re correct, the demo has been removed. My apologies bro.
Loving the sound at 5:46 -5:50
I think I like most, if not all the sounds, I guess it’s dependant on the genre or particular sound you’re looking for. Not sure if a disco track really shows of the capabilities but it’s what I went with.. Thanks for your comment bro..
Yeah I’ve guessed why you’ve said that, it’s because the sound suites the track, it’s almost a perfect funk/disco sound 😀
Well it’s also very realistic too and a lovely warm sound. As you say it does suit the track also. It’s sold it for me anyway bro 👍🏻💫
@@petercutler3136 I’m glad you like it. Thanks for watching the video, much appreciated bro. 👍🏽
Cool video and track. EZ Baaasssss sounds so killer. Incredible. A nearly perfect consistent bass player in the box. How awesome that is :)
This combined with softtube Amproom and you're in analog bass haven.
Yeah, It’s great. I really love it. Some people have criticised it saying it isn’t that good however I really do like it, it sounds fab. 😎 Thanks for the comment, please feel free to sub 👍🏽
@@SoundkandyStudio Can't imagine what people can criticize seriously ;)
@@nichttuntun3364 Lol, you know some people are just haters lol 😊
Great music and demo 🎧
Great product. Thanks for the demo.
My pleasure, appreciate it.
Best thing is the Audio to Midi skill..
Yeah, I totally agree….
Persona 5 vibes 😍😍♥️
What's the name of the track and artist? I like it very much.
Thanks for your comment bro, much appreciated. It’s not a completed track, it’s just something I made to demo this product lol…
This is the coolest shit since slice bread! It can drop a baseline in no time flat, just play a few bars on your guitar to record in audio in and it'll kik out bass runs, a few adjustments bam! Good to go.
Glad you like it bro, I really do too. It’s a great product and I can only see it getting better, there are so many features it’s difficult to try to fit them all into a short video. If you find any additional features or tips please do feel free to share them with us. Thanks for your comment bro, feel free to sub.
You very welcome thank you! One question, in studio one 5 how do I drag a drum midi file from Ez drummer 2 or superior drummer to drum midi in on Ez bass I can only see one window at a time if I grab a file from ezdrummer and go to drag it to Ezbass it goes to the ezdrummer 2 window I can't get both Toontracks products to show at the same time only in stand alone mode but not if I open both up in Studio one 5. Is there something I'm missing?
Hi, yeah, I think you’ve missed the “pin” icon. In the upper most right hand corner of your plugin you will see an “X” and a pin icon, simply click on the pin to keep multiple plugins open. 😎👍🏽 Hope that helps bro.
You mentioned you have a few NI basses.. I've got the scarbee pre bass. Guessing this beats the scarbee hands down? Lots more articulations etc.
Personally I think EZbass is a better product, I think, and this is just my opinion it sounds better and once Toontracks irons out all the initial bugs and issues it will be a great product. I don’t think all the added feature found in EZbass are gimmicks which is why I think pound for pound it’s a good start from Toontracks. No, I don’t think it’s a world class product but I can’t think of a product in its class that is better. However, as I’ve said IMHO I think its very good. If you’ve tried them both I’d love to hear what you think.
@@SoundkandyStudio ok thanks I'll try it out. I was weighing up ez bass Vs Modo bass
Good demo. IM SOLD.
Wow, ok. Great, glad you like the product as do I. Thanks for your comment and for taking the time to watch the video.👍🏽
Great video! Well I love classic disco funk and I prefer the vintage bass. If I'm not mistaken, it was an Ernie Ball Music Man on "Good Times" and I love the gool ol' Fender Jazz bass for this style. I was unable to find out which bass was used for Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now", but it looks like some Fender Precision-ish model. Anywho, the EZBass sounds fantastic! P.S. how well does it perform slides?
Thanks for your comment(s), you clearly know your stuff. Yes, it was indeed Ernie Ball, 10 points to you 😎
With regards to slides I haven’t quite got the hang of it/them. There's lots of key switches one can undertake to make EZBass even more life-like/realistic.
I totally agree with you WRT the sound(s) of EZBass, one can only imagine where we’ll be, in say 10 years. Musicians will once again have to develop new skills. Digital music is being transformed and many of the traditional “musical” skills are being re-designed, much like what we witnessed in the early 80’s with the introduction of digital media.
It’s a great time to be alive 😀
@@SoundkandyStudio Thanks. Well I'm a musician since forever and with time one picks up some stuff here and there ;) I did a ton of MIDI programming/sequencing since around 1991, starting with Cubase and a humble Atari 1040ST. As you know, contemporary musicians always come up with new skills, revealed through super transparent and punchy recording technique, but you only hear that outside the mainstream. I have yet to hear a virtual bass that reproduces all the expressive details of a great player. No need for all that in most rock/pop music, but for funk, jazz-fusion and of course these awesome gospel bass players.... Thanks for reading my random ramblings.
@@truefilm6991 I totally agree with everything you’ve said. Wow, you mentioning Cubase & Atari 1040ST took me back in time. I, like you have been making music for about 40 years, wow, been a long time, I still enjoy the fun of it all, and guess I always will, I’m fascinated by all the new tech. Nevertheless I’m still a big fan of analog gear although in large parts I’m mostly mixing in the “box”… My, my, how things have changed.
Thanks for all your comments and for taking the time to watch my videos bro, much appreciated.
@@SoundkandyStudio no prob. Edit: mixing in the box is perfectly fine nowadays. Gee don't get me started on analog synths (or the Hammond organ).... Well that's how I got my first gigs as a .mediocre keyboarder back in the early 1980s. I was good at programming those beasts: the Yamaha CS50, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim OBXa, Prophet 5. All studio synths, not mine. My first synth was a Korg Polysix back in 1982. I can look back at some really cool gigs fortunately. I will stop now before I write a book. All the best to you, man!
@@truefilm6991 A man after my own heart, it’s great to look back on yesteryear… glad to have you aboard bro… it’s much appreciated 👍🏾
thanks for the reply man,all i wanted to know is,if you used a midi controller that would have blown my mind because of the articulations/realism of the virtual instruments...you should have a crack at using a midi controller and see if the result is comparable,cheers ADEx
Absolutely, the bass was played on my midi keyboard. You simply need to be somewhat judicious in your use of pitch bend and controller. But for sure, you midi keyboard is your friend 😎😀 Perhaps I should have showed the keyboard and midi notes being played… My bad.. maybe next time.
Thanks for you comment bro, much appreciated. 👍🏾
Could I drag any studio version of my favorite artist into EZ Bass and it would write a bass line for it?
Somewhat, for the most part the bass accompaniment is very basic and is really just used as guides. But yes, it is possible. If you have the session stems of your music you can even get Toontracks to record the lead guitar using Toontrack’s “audio sender” and then create a bassline from that.
Thanks you😊
My pleasure, thanks for watching...
What if you want to play sustaining 1/8 notes on a keyboard without making sound staccato? I would imagine a sustain pedal, but would that make it sound like a piano sustaining?
I’m using Presonus Studio One 5 it has a tone on midi macros and operational key-switching options that make handling midi very comprehensive. Yes, it can slow down ones workflow, but once you get use to it, it works well.
Sustaining 1/8 note can be done with a key switch, note a problem. Perhaps I should have gone into these issues, however I’m sure people would have said they simply want to hear what the product sounds like… 😂 and not want me to talk about midi, nevertheless great question 👍🏾
Great review. What kind of musical genre is this? Sounds amazing :P
Thanks for your comment bro. I guess the genre is Disco. I’m glad you like the music and demo.
House Music
@@robertalexander3067 Yes, no, I’d say more disco than house, but yeah, you can call it house…
@@robertalexander3067 Yes, no, I’d say more disco than house, but yeah, you can call it house…
@@SoundkandyStudio Yes I’m from Chicago, House Music Dj since 1985’ it’s House, it would be categorized as soulful or deep House.
Unfortunately it has many issues as well. 1. You really have to keep the midi file in the EZbass program. I like to have all my tracks where I can see them in my DAW. But if you're using EZbass and have inflections, slaps and slides in your track and then bring that midi file into your DAW, you lose all those inflections. The DAWs can't identify that midi code. 2. If you leave the EZbass midi track in its own program, any changes you make to your DAW (ie time changes, added or subtracted measures), won't show up in the scroll of the EZbass program. You have to manually go into the EZbass program and fix it. Not much of a time saver. 3. Inserting a midi file, other than another Toontrack midi file, will make the EZbass program uncertain of what kind of file it is. For example, if you put in a keyboard midi file (whole notes, quarter notes, etc.) the program will ask what part of the drum do you want to follow. It can't identify the roll of the midi file. 4. The audio to midi is fine if it's a one note at a time line. But if you add chords (especially complex chords) the EZbass program is way off. You'll get some strange random bass line. So there are some big deficiencies in this program. Hopefully Toontrack will fix these issues in later updates.
You’ve raised many good points and I do agree with you, nevertheless I thinker’s a good start, can you think of a comparative product that fits the criteria you’ve described? But for sure I agree with your sentiments. Nevertheless I still think it's a good product and it should only really get better. Hopefully some of the point you've raised will be addressed.. Thanks for your comment.
@@SoundkandyStudio Hi, thanks for the vid. For me IK Multimedia's Modo Bass is sonically better - there aren't the range of editing options but until Toontrack sort these issues I'm not sure EZBass is that much of a time saver. I've been having issues with it too. Using the Drums & Keys Option it should be possible to use drum midi to produce the timing and keys midi to produce the key changes - i.e. produce a whole file that locks into the drums and follows the key changes. I have tried this with a whole song and could not get it to work. Haven't tried the audio to midi yet but if it works well it would be really useful. Anyway, keep up the good work:o)
@@lozzauk372 Hi, thanks for your comment. I’ve had a few issues too mainly with the midi conversion so I totally get your point and I fully agree. Nevertheless I think it’s a good start, I mean Toontrack is heading in the right direction. I’d hope that once all the issues are ironed out this will be a great product. I’ve not tried the IK Multimedia's Modo Bass, perhaps I’ll give that a try and see how it sounds. 👍🏽
@@SoundkandyStudio Yes, its a fantastic concept and would be perfect for me if it worked well. If they can get these issues sorted it would be my go to. Modo bass has far more control over the sound and caters for a much broader style of music but its limitations are with the articulations. A plugin that could do both would be awesome but I suppose we tend to take for granted just how good this technology is getting. Its mind blowing how this stuff is just getting exponentially better and better. I've just put out my second album which was recorded at home but sounds like it was recorded with a full band in an analogue studio. This just wouldn't have been possible 10 years ago!
@Loz Rabone I fully agree with you sentiments, music technology has certainly reached the point whereby it’s almost impossible to distinguish samples. I guess its because many sample have been recorded in high end studio meticulously. Not to mention the costs of sample libraries! Due to the competitive nature of the business over the past few years we’ve seen a massive reduction in costs to customers. I guess on the flip side, artists/musicians and producers getting paid a lot less for there work. We live in interesting time…
Thanks for everything 💐
.. I have a question please :
How can I transfer the bass line to the track in the audio program as MIDI ?
Many DAW’s allow you to convert Midi to audio and programs allow you to convert audio to Midi. So I guess the answer is yes. What DAW are you using?
@@SoundkandyStudio
Thank you for cooperation..
It seems that I did not clarify my question 🙂
I mean: After completing the bass line midi in EZbass, how do I put it into the track of the audio program?
nice review of the plugin! I got it and I'm trying to use it for a lofi track right now, but I'm having an issue where the deeper bass notes (below G#) become more quite when they are played right next to each other with no space inbetween them (idk if I explained this well enough for you to understand it lol). Do you know if there is a way to fix this like changing something in the settings? It seems as if the notes would get "exhausted" from being played without a break
I think I understand. If I do understand in sounds like a “resource” issue. By resource I mean CPU memory. It sounds as if samples are being killed.
In your DAW try increasing the “device block size” if you’re “tracking” 512 or lower is normally fine, if you’re mixing it may be better to increase the size due to the plugins you’ve loaded. Note: data block size can impact how much data can be stored on a disc or drive-the larger the block size, the more space is wasted.
so what is being sold here? the sample library , or the vst instrument?
Well I guess it’s how one decides to look at it. Most, not all decent VST instruments contain “sampled instruments” or sample libraries. With the exception of soft synths. Do you think it makes a significant difference what exactly is being sold? Maybe a way to view it is: UI = the VST instrument and the sounds = the samples. Perhaps the sales proposition is both.
With EZBass and EZDrummer, you could be a one man band while using a real guitar.
I totally agree, modern music production tools is making music creation very accessible and easy, all one needs to add is a little creativity.
@@SoundkandyStudio plus you got electric sunburn guitars for kontakt and you're ready to go
Indeed. I think technology is heading in that direction.. Whilst it is great for the individual musician(s), I don’t necessarily think it may turn out to be great for music in general, due to the lack of overall creativity. I digress. Glad you like the product bro, thank you for you comment, much appreciated.
Can you choose types of strings e.g flatwound strings?
No, I don’t believe you can, I must check…. Good question.
@@SoundkandyStudio Did you check? im debating which bass vst to buy and thats a buying point for me.
Does it have a slide?
Yes...
Is this a free plug ins?
No, not at all….
What daw is that?
Presonus studio one
GIMMIE YA BODY-YEEÆHEE
Mmmmm….
Plz Suggest it for Catalina
It runs on Catalina bro…
@@SoundkandyStudio but facing opening problem, showing on screen plz quite the ezbass and reinstall it, again and again
@@dhananjaysahu2935 Have you updated to the latest version of EZbass?
@@SoundkandyStudio ya I did
@@dhananjaysahu2935 Are you using a PC or Mac bro and what DAW are you using?
I've downloaded Ronald's bass plugin a few nights ago, but it causes my guitar tracks to cut out a lot, does anybody know how to stop that?
Are you sure you’re not having latency issues?
@@SoundkandyStudio It's a latency issue?
@@theunholinesswithin70 I’m not sure, I was posing a question. Incorrect buffer/block size can cause latency issues, this in turn can cause audio drop outs…
@@SoundkandyStudio I'll try tinkering with ReaGate later, see if that solves it.
@@theunholinesswithin70 Sure, why not. Let me know if it helps bro.
this plugin is great,and really easy to use but different strings should sound different ...but in this plugins they all sound the same ...and its a con
I’m surprised you’d say that, I really like it. What are you currently using to compare this plugin to, or what is a better option?
@@SoundkandyStudio currently i'm using ample sound, it's fact and you know it!! same notes on different string, do they sound all the same on your guitar?
@@SoundkandyStudio ample sound basses are much more difficult to edit but i prefer it to be hard but realistic
Yeah I agree, Ample is great, I use it too. With regards to strings on a “real” bass you’re absolutely right as I play bass myself. Great points.
Very self indulgent, not very informative.for beginners.
If I’m honest I totally agree with you with regards to “self indulgent” if I can’t be self-indulgent on my own channel then what’s the point?
The point of the “review” is that I review the product, it’s not a tutorial. I’m sure there are lots of tuts on RUclips on Ezbass unfortunately this wan’t for you, perhaps you’ll find something else more useful, if not, perhaps my style, and or presentation is not for you, I can’t please everyone. Thanks for your comment anyway and for taking the time to watch the video. Much appreciated 👍🏾