Larry Shelby Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 COMING UP IN MAY. This month a year ago, EZbass was released. And it’s been a busy first year at that! Head over to our page to meet the ever-growing EZbass family and get a first glimpse of what we have slated for the month of EZbass May! https://www.toontrack.com/ezbass-line/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briandeeley Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Fretless!!!!! Oh yes.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balinas Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Finally! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott H Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 A welcome addition the EZBass lineup. That said, I would still like to see an upright bass in the future. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid Rosefelt Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I'm happy that they are quickly bringing out so many MIDI packs. This will increase our choices if they ever decide to sell 6-packs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locrian Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 7 hours ago, briandeeley said: Fretless!!!!! Will these^ presets work with the 'standard' EZBass, or do we have to buy a fretless EBX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Shelby Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 21 minutes ago, locrian said: Will these^ presets work with the 'standard' EZBass, or do we have to buy a fretless EBX? It's a Fretless EBX coming out this month 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 20 hours ago, locrian said: Will these^ presets work with the 'standard' EZBass, or do we have to buy a fretless EBX? I imagine the EXBass MIDI will "work" with any EZBass model but would most likely not be as useful/meaningful if not used with the proper model (i.e. fretless). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zo Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Why fretless such a thing ? Serious question here ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 11 hours ago, Zo said: Why fretless such a thing ? Serious question here ... To get the sound and get close to perfect pitch as possible with as little effort. That's my best guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zo Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Ah ok so fret are usefull but more difficult to handle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 On 5/2/2021 at 9:59 PM, Zo said: Why fretless such a thing ? Serious question here ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zo Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 5 hours ago, Bapu said: Superb , but still , can you actually make the diff between a fretless versus regular by ears ? All i hear is a great player !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Sorrels Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 19 minutes ago, Zo said: Superb , but still , can you actually make the diff between a fretless versus regular by ears ? All i hear is a great player !! My question is doesn't some of the "magic" of fretless vanish when you sample it? MODO Bass in theory may do fretless better than any sample based bass (because of the simulation). Though perhaps with enough round robins it won't really matter that much. Seems kind of like the violin sampling problem. But bass lines tend to be the same note over and over and over a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fwrend Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Zo said: Superb , but still , can you actually make the diff between a fretless versus regular by ears ? All i hear is a great player !! I think so. The raised frets cause a slight but definite attack similar to a brass/woodwind player tonguing individual notes as opposed to slurring (no tongue [awaiting obvious innuendos] ? or a string player playing legato or more closely playing notes without changing bow direction. Can you play a glissando (slide) on a fretted bass? Sure. But it is much more smooth and effortless on a fretless and likewise more pronounced when playing individual notes. While a gifted player such as Pastorius can probably mimic a fretless with ease, a fretless bass would free one of having to try. Not to mention tuning flexibility as has been alluded to. IMHO of course. Edited May 4, 2021 by Fwrend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zo Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 So why frets ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fwrend Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fret Among other things: *Frets make it much easier for a player to achieve an acceptable standard of intonation since the frets determine the positions for the correct notes. Furthermore, a fretted fingerboard makes it easier to play chords accurately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Russ Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Hence the "Precision" bass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zo Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 could we say fret is a must for beginners ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin H Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 You guys are driving me nutz with all this ezbass this and ezbass that. Only way to squash this is to join you hehe. Any suggestions based on your experience with toontrack sales when to jump in? I’m not seeing any sales for ezbass May. Seems Bestservice and Timespace at $149 are current best deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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