Year of issue: 2021
Version: 1.1.0
Developer: Toontrack
Website: Toontrack
Format: STANDALONE, VST, AU
Bit depth: 64bit
Tabletka: cured (Team V.R)
Platform: Intel / Apple Silicon Universal
Interface language: English
System requirements: macOS 10.9 or higher, 64-bit Mac with 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or more recommended).
64-bit host (with support for VST, AU or AAX). Standalone is included.
Description: According to Toontrack, EZbass is not just another library of bass samples, but something more and more convenient. The instrument promises the same level of convenience and flexibility, sound quality and realism found throughout the EZline range. Like other libraries in the series, the Virtual Bassist combines MIDI work with advanced bass writing skills for a variety of styles of music.
The library includes two instruments – a modern bass and a vintage bass. The developers do not name specific models of guitars, claiming that the sound of the library relies more on physical signal modeling, rather than samples. One way or another, the vintage model hints at the sound of Fender Precision Bass, and the modern one – at the Schecter bass. Both virtual basses are five-stringed.
The library supports various articulations, including legato, vibrato, slides, hummers and pools, harmonics and other sound production techniques. The EZbass has a built-in effects section, consisting of bass amp and cabinet emulations, as well as effects pedals and rack treatments.
There is also an extensive groove library. All MIDI parts are recorded with the utmost attention to the nuances of the performance. The grooves are divided by style, with the library engine adapting the grooves to the key of the project. The library of examples is large, but knowing Toontrack’s politics, you can expect an active bombardment of additions with MIDI grooves and new basses in the near future.
List of distributions of additional libraries for EZbass :
Classic Rock EBX v1.0.0 (upgrade to v1.0.3)
Metal EBX v1.0.1 (upgrade to v1.0.3)
Gospel EBX v1.0.0
Fretless EBX v1.0.0 (upgrade to v1.0.1)
Upright EBX v1.0.0
Installation :
1. From distribution Toontrack – EZbass 1.0.0
a) install EZbass_MAC_100.dmg (for installing the factory library)
b) install Toontrack EZbass v1.0.0 patch.pkg
2. From this distribution, install EZbass_Software_Update_MAC_110_CE.dmg
a) install TT450_EZbass_Core_MIDI_Update_MAC_110.dmg (to update the midi of the factory library)
b) install TT450_EZbass_Core_Library_Update_MAC_110.dmg (to update the factory library)
