Toontrack 12-String Bass EBX Sound Expansion - Download

The phenomenon of 12-string basses first surfaced in the 1970s and gained further prominence during the 1980s when popularized by several notable players. Since then, it's earned somewhat of a cult status and etched its mark on a number of genres. In this EBX, Toontrack has carefully captured a pristine, modern-day instrument and sprinkled in presets and MIDI performances that'll give you a total package for use in virtually any style imaginable. If you're after a unique bass sound that chimes and screams of rattling strings at the same time as it's earthshakingly heavy and harmonically complex, this is the next stop on your EZbass journey.

With its noticeably rich but bell- and almost harp-like sound, the unique tone of a 12-string bass goes way beyond the conventional. Tuned like a regular four-string bass (E-A-D-G), but with each string accompanied by two individual octave strings, it produces a multi-textured sound brimming with bright and shimmering overtones that still have the traditional thunderous low-end roar of a regular bass.

In addition to the instrument itself, this EBX also includes a basic collection of basslines as well as a selection of mix-ready presets. Spanning anything from the absolutely bare-bones and basic to involving amps, modulation and various effects, the presets were designed to bring you the utmost width this bass can offer. As a bonus, each preset also offers a layer of an FM synth, allowing you to seamlessly blend in a texture of classic synth bass to further boost the low end of your tone.

If you're looking for a bass that has twelve times the tone, you need three times the strings. Trust us, don't stop at four, six or even eight - supercharge your EZbass with this expansion and crank it up to twelve.

Features

• A carefully sampled modern-day Schecter 12-string electric bass
• For anything from pop and rock to progressive, metal and experimental
• Offering a range from D1 to E4
• Mix-ready presets covering anything from clean to ambient, saturated and semisynthetic tones
• Comes with a custom MIDI library tailored for the instrument

The Sounds & Articulations
To provide the best-possible tone and attack, this EBX was sampled using a pick. In addition, it offers all the ghost notes, percussive and tapping articulations you need in order to produce stunning performances for any composition you can imagine.

The Presets
The presets in this EBX were designed to showcase the extreme width of roles this instrument can play. Involving vintage and modern amps and cabs as well as effects like distortion, modulated reverbs and chorus, expect tones that cover the entire range from the raw and natural to the saturated and ambient. Should you feel the need to tweak the underlying main parameters of a preset to better suit your mix, the option to do so is a mouse-click away. Additionally, all presets include a layer of an FM synth, allowing you to seamlessly blend in a texture of classic synth bass to further boost your tone.

As always, if you want to run the instrument through an external signal chain to dial in your own tones from scratch, use the 'DI' (direct in) preset and then the 'Multi-Out' option to route the bass to your DAW. From there, the sound-shaping possibilities are endless!

The MIDI
The MIDI library in this EBX features a basic collection of basslines and riffs tailored for this instrument. Expect some amazing riff- and chord-driven performances, just waiting for you to grab and customize using the onboard MIDI editing tools of EZbass.

System Requirements
- 725 MB free disk space plus an additional 600 MB for the installation process
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
- A working EZbass 1.3.2 (or above) installation

*System Requirements are subject to change. Please refer to manufacturer's website for current specifications before purchasing.