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Posted by DJ Twenty on Aug-11-2005 12:28:

VST Bass

So this is a question that has probably been asked a million times but hey I want a go...

VST's like vanguard, vstation are superb for leads. Except I'm yet to find one that satisfy's my needs for heavy deep bass's.
What VST's do you peeps use for good quality bass ?

Bass is in the place London !

Posted by flamingopikken on Aug-11-2005 12:43:

Arturia Minimoog is a very nice VST for basses. Use it sometimes myself, and I bet a lotta other do.. Vanguard can be used as well, though.

NI 53pro is quite allright too!

Posted by Akayus on Aug-11-2005 16:55:

Albino 2.1 can also make great basses. I use it quite a bit.

Posted by Magnus on Aug-11-2005 18:12:

Try Audio Realism Bassline

Posted by Timothy on Aug-11-2005 21:23:

fm7, v-station and bass-station are also nice for basslines

Posted by retrobyte on Aug-11-2005 21:35:

I like to use zeta, even though it may be a bit overqualified :P

Posted by Bruchpilot on Aug-11-2005 22:08:

synth1, mda jx 220, triangle II

Posted by DigiNut on Aug-11-2005 23:00:

Best plugins:
- Albino 2
- z3ta+
- ABL

Worst plugins (despite what you may have heard):
- V-Station
- Cameleon
- Pro-53

Of course this applies specifically for basslines - as we all know, different instruments will shine for different purposes.

I haven't tried the Moog emulators but I know the Moogs themselves are kick ass for basslines, so the emulators might be good too. Technically I wouldn't count these types of VSTs as "software", since they are recreations of hardware, and hardware is almost always better for thick and chunky bass. But whatever you call them, they are still very good.

FM7 can produce some of the more old-school basslines, but nothing too flashy.

You're simply wasting your time with anything else, especially the free stuff (I use lots of free plugins, but never for basslines).

Posted by Elemental on Aug-12-2005 00:30:

quote:
Originally posted by DigiNut

Worst plugins (despite what you may have heard):
- V-Station
- Cameleon
- Pro-53

I have to disagree. Didn't hear Cameleon, but I can say that V-Station and Pro-53 are very good for basslines. If you didn't learn how to make some good basslines on V-Station or Pro-53, doesn't mean that the plugins are bad.

V-Station can make some deep basses.. really DEEEEEP.

Posted by DigiNut on Aug-12-2005 00:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Elemental
I have to disagree. Didn't hear Cameleon, but I can say that V-Station and Pro-53 are very good for basslines. If you didn't learn how to make some good basslines on V-Station or Pro-53, doesn't mean that the plugins are bad.

V-Station can make some deep basses.. really DEEEEEP.

Deep may or may not mean good. A 60 Hz sine wave is deep.

Everything I've ever heard come out of V-Station is very very plain. And Pro-53 really suffers on the low end, so you'll have trouble getting those really chunky sounds. Cameleon seems to have the same problem, I've found it to muddy up the sound on the low end (it's awesome for pads, rhythmic sequences and morphs in general though).

But hey, it's personal preference. Obviously everything I'm saying is somewhat subjective, it's just that I think most "non-trance" producers would agree on this one.

Posted by Axolotyl on Aug-12-2005 01:35:

Synth-1 and VB-1 for basslines that cut through a mix (not the deep rumbly kind)