John Vere Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Yes I got your pm and will be glad to help. There are possibly some of the songs there but those are mostly from my solo act. As I said in my pm I will also share my other files which have some of those song as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 No one else has mentioned them yet, so... Captain plugins from Mixed In Key. Captain Chords. Captain Beat. Captain Melody. Captain Deep (for basslines). Captain Play. https://mixedinkey.com/captain-plugins/ Not on sale at the moment, but it does happen. Solid plugins. There are lots of YouTube videos on the v5 version. Here's Mixed In Key's video for Captain Deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Scaler 2 is another option for creating chord progressions and bass lines. https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/plugin-boutique-scaler-2 Now with key and scale detection for MIDI and audio. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 51 minutes ago, abacab said: Scaler 2 is another option for creating chord progressions and bass lines. https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/plugin-boutique-scaler-2 Now with key and scale detection for MIDI and audio. I hadn't thought about Scaler 2 for bass lines. It's a terrific plugin. I installed it, along with the Captain plugins, on my new laptop. Auto Theory, InstaChord, InstaScale and others of that type that I tried out, did not make the cut. Didn't get used on my old desktop, so why bother? Scaler 2 is less expensive, but I like all of the different Rhythms available in Captain Deep. That said, I need to go back I look at Scaler from a bass line perspective. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, John Maar said: I hadn't thought about Scaler 2 for bass lines. It's a terrific plugin. I installed it, along with the Captain plugins, on my new laptop. Auto Theory, InstaChord, InstaScale and others of that type that I tried out, did not make the cut. Didn't get used on my old desktop, so why bother? Scaler 2 is less expensive, but I like all of the different Rhythms available in Captain Deep. That said, I need to go back I look at Scaler from a bass line perspective. ? Scaler 2.2 has added a new Bass Mode, with over 100 basslines categorized and capable of responding to your chords. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 38 minutes ago, abacab said: Scaler 2.2 has added a new Bass Mode, with over 100 basslines categorized and capable of responding to your chords. That's what happens when you don't pay attention to the release notes. And I'm on v2.3. Doh. Watching and learning now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGJammer Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Wow! The more I know, the less I know. Approaching brain overload, but I will evaluate these as options. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 And the full price of the last option is $59. That ain't free, but it does a lot for the money! https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/93-Music-Theory-Tools/6439-Scaler-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 @BGJammer I posted a folder with some of my bluegrass collection. I also made a midi folder with a lot of files in it. Should keep you busy for a few years. Link is in my signature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fogle Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 I was surprised nobody mentioned dragging midi patterns into a track from the Studio Instruments electric bass. The Jazz 3 pattern would work fine for many Bluegrass songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) To me using patterns is a lot more work than others methods you could use to create music. I’ve never understood the point of them other than for drums. I guess I’ve always figured out how to make my own parts a lot faster than digging though 1,000’s of patterns I was not a keyboard player when midi came into my life. I had absolutely no clue where the notes were. But I quickly figured out how to play simple bass parts on a keyboard and how to edit them into an ok backing track. After all you could slow down the tempo and even then we had quantize. I bought the Roland GR50 hoping to play bass lines on my guitar. It worked but because data storage was limited I couldn’t use the resulting midi data because it was huge. So back to the keyboard It took 30 year for my dream to come true and I can now play my real bass and just drag it to a midi track. But up until then I just got better and better at keyboards because I had to if I wanted good tracks. I now enjoy keyboard and look forward to spending more time practicing now I’m retired. then there’s drums! Edited March 14, 2021 by John Vere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGJammer Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 Interesting idea, Mr. Fogle. I'll give that a look also. Thanks for your thoughts, John. I guess my needs are just simpler that what you wanted to accomplish (and you have certainly accomplished a great deal). Or maybe I'm just "simple". ? Ken in Kansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Coleman Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 On 3/12/2021 at 2:46 PM, abacab said: Scaler 2.2 has added a new Bass Mode, with over 100 basslines categorized and capable of responding to your chords. Came across this thread while looking for some less "frenetic" Bass midi patterns, and now I'm waaaay down the Scaler rabbit-hole. There goes my weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Deluce Posted Wednesday at 07:54 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:54 PM Hi I have been harassing companies for the same thing for a number of years. Here is my request which has fallen on deaf ears: I am a solo performer. I play guitar and for vocals I use 2 TC Helicon harmoniser G-XT units. I also use 2 microphones and physically move from one to the other for either clean sound or harmonies. It works well and doesn't need any dancing between pedals. My attempts at football have proven me to be chiropidically dyslexic. Is anybody aware of a TC Helicon (or any other company) virtual bass device which provides a range of bass lines (as do many keyboards) controlled by the guitar cords (as in the TC Helicon harmonizer) and controlled e.g. by the midi output of a drum machine. I have identified one which would appear to do the job but is a software based midi system which requires a computer. It also requires an over sensitive Roland Midi pickup and analogue to midi converter unit. I would like one, similar to the harmonizer, in a single box. The technologies already exist in the harmonizer and various keyboards but just need a techno-wizard to re-arrange them into a single "virtual bass" box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fogle Posted yesterday at 02:00 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:00 AM Both @BGJammer and @Robert Deluce may find the software program, +++ ChordPulse +++ or the +++ DigiTech Trio Plus +++ pedal interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Deluce Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago Hi, Thanks for the info but I am looking for a very simple solution. For examples the main bass lines I would find useful would consist of a) The root note of each chord played timed with the drum machine. b) The root note followed by its 5th of each chord and again timed with drum machine. c) A walking bass line based on the chord being played and timed again with the drum machine. Electronic keyboards offer a multitude of alternate bass line variations. I have tried these accompanying my guitar and vocals and they work pretty well. All that is needed is a link between the bass line and the pitch of the chord being played to provide an adequate accompaniment. TC Helicon have achieved this kind of link with their vocal harmonizer. In the case of the TCHelicon harmonizer the harmonies are created very effectively in real time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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