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alex zonder
06-09-2007, 05:53 AM
Most soundfonts out there suck like Paris Hilton but I want to share two virtual bass setups (based on two soundfonts) that I think anyone should have available as a REAPER Bass track template :)

1. Andy Wanders' Kurzbass.sf2 & Greg Schlaepfer's Soundfont Enhancer

Download Andy's soundfont here: http://andywanders.googlepages.com/KurzBass.SF2
Download Greg's Enhancer VSTi here: http://www.gregjazz.com/download/SoundfontEnhancer.rar

Load the Enhancer as a VSTi, and load Andy's bass in the Enhancer. The result is a most interesting and versatile Bass VSTi, and it's totally free. Do tweak all the settings and effects to get an idea of the richness of this virtual instrument.

http://www.gregjazz.com/index.php?page=Miscellaneous%20Downloads

2. Ibanez Picked Bass soundfont & Rock Solid Bass impulse & ReaComp or any compressor (and other FX...) of your choice

EDIT/ now I strongly recommend Griz Lee's supersolid2 ReaXcomp preset :)

Download the Ibanez here:
http://www.hammersound.com/cgi-bin/soundlink.pl?action=view_download_page;ID=368;Soun dFont_Location_Selected=Download%20UK;SoundFont_Fi lename_Selected=Janzen_Ibanez.sfpack
(you'll need sfpack to get to the sf2)
Download the Rock Solid impulses here later in this thread (attachment)

Load the Ibanez in SFZ (free), the impulse (no noticeable latency) in ReaVerb, and decide for the final sound by picking and tweaking the compressor of your choice. Try ReaComp's bass preset and the Broadcast Processor's (by Jeroen Breebaart) 'Punchy Bass' preset for hearing various possibilities. Of course the sound can be treated in all kinds of manners, using various FX.

As soon as you like what you hear, save the track setup as a Bass track template :)

Compared to a lot of bass sounds I hear in mixes posted here and there, I think both of these are really worth a try, so enjoy them if you're not a bass player yourself.

fab
06-09-2007, 06:35 AM
here is a nice rhodes, too

http://learjeff.net/sf/sf.html

not as detailed as scarbee but brighter sound

fab

cerendir
06-14-2007, 04:39 AM
Hm, that Kurzbass.sf2 ain't working. Vienna says it's an unrecognizable format and sfz loads it but won't make any sound. Corrupted file?

Jed
06-19-2007, 08:36 PM
same problem here? Maybe Alex could post his version?

Cheers
Jed

alex zonder
06-21-2007, 08:28 PM
weird... no problems with it here. I uploaded mine to:
http://www.ifpost.com/ifpost/download/3121863477630071/KurzBass.SF2

I do like the Ibanez better though. Don't you think that's a nice sounding bass?

cerendir
06-22-2007, 02:29 AM
I do like the Ibanez better though. Don't you think that's a nice sounding bass?

Yes, it sounds really great. I 've been using 4front Bass module for placeholder bass parts in my songs but I'm switching over to the ibanez bass instead.

In fact... I've actually been thinking of using midi bass instead of real bass on some songs I'm working on. Because a) I will never be able to make my cheap old bass sound as good as a sampled instrument, and b) playing bass takes a toll on my hands. But I'm not sure. Maybe it's a big no-no using midi bass in rock songs. Fed through a Helian bass amp sim, and some attention paid to the playing, I think it could turn out pretty cool though.

Bebop52
06-25-2007, 05:11 PM
Hi, same problem, and another, My sfz won't load Andy's soundfont at all, and the ifpost site gives me an error message so I can't download it from there, nor can I download the impulse to go with the Ibanez.. Any ideas very welcome. Thanks.

alex zonder
06-26-2007, 05:16 AM
Hi, same problem, and another, My sfz won't load Andy's soundfont at all, and the ifpost site gives me an error message so I can't download it from there, nor can I download the impulse to go with the Ibanez.. Any ideas very welcome. Thanks.

I attach the impulses (only 4 kb) to this posting. Yea I had the same problem with loading Andy's soundfont in SFZ, but do try the Soundfont Enhancer plug which is great for it.

Try downloading Andy's bass from these links:
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=177200&sid=ea6ace8757ca26c09220e9f02e9d0035