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    is it possible to use vsl double bass samples in a jazz application. i'm not looking for slap, only walking...
  • I
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    It's possible but you might not like the sound of that. Depends how jazzy you need it to be, and how high in the mix it is. Also, most of the bass samples in VSL are of a bass section ie. 6 instruments. If you want solo bass, you'd need to check out the Horizon series' Solo Strings.

    None of this would be ideal, but yes, possible.
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    you'll get a lot of pizzicato samples, which could work for walking bass if you like the sound. our player used this strings for our recordings. hope that helps, all the best, michael
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    R
    do you use logic? If you do (sorry if you are on PC or another sequencer) then the most recent upgrade to 7.1 brings a lovely boost to the EXS24 sample library including fantastic jazz bass. Having recently bought Spectrasonics Trilogy, I laughed when I heard the EXS bass against Trilogy, as, in terms of sound quality, they are both extremely good.

    If you are on PC, I think Trilogy is available to you, and well worth a look for the palette of bass instruments on it.
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    H
    i second Trilogy for Jazz!
  • M
    M
    I would recommend the Larry Seyer Acoustic Bass for Jazz, it sounds the most realistic and swings pretty hard even when bieng played by Band in a Box.
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    the most realistic, or just realistic? [:)]
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    @rawmusic said:

    the most realistic, or just realistic? [:)]


    To be more clear - the most realistic I have heard, including Trilogy. BTW, can Trilogy be used in Gigastudio? Do they have Giga versions of the instrument?
    thanks
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    I have used the solo bass for jazz but I find the pizz to have too much vibrato for the sound to survive stylistically. The garageband rhythm jam pack has very useful bass timbres that will work much better.

    Clark
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    trilogy can be used as a stand alone software instrument or as a plug in for a sequencer program. I don't believe you would be able to use it with GIGA. The sound itself is really the finest in the universe ( [:)] ) but it is the little details like string sound on finger board as you change notes, or the slides and glissandi available. You can choose between mic'd or DI or a mixture so that you can have a true acoustic sound or a more modern ooee-ooee electric sound. That, of course coupled with the true staccato, where the keyboard splits and you have a 2nd sample available 3 octaves higher for repeated note work. Plus, you get a myriad of electric bass sounds (old school 4 string, 5 and 6 string, picked, fingered, fretless) and a tonne of synth bass noises. BTW I don't work for Spectrasonics, but I do love their products.

    Even so, I will use the EXS24 bass sample for most work, except the most important piano trio stuff where it is really on show, since the load time and CPU burden is less with EXS24.