MODO Bass Review Posted

[Mike Rivers[_2_]]

This is IK Multimedia's physically modeled electric bass virtual
instrument. It offers an amazing amount of tinkerability that relates
directly to the features of the instrument itself and how the player
attacks it rather than fooling with filters, waveforms, or samples.

If you never thought about why one electric bass sounds different from
another one (I never have), it's a fun learning tool, too, as well as a
practical virtual bass.

My cross between a review and a technical article is at:

https://mikeriversaudio.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/modo_bass_revarticle.pdf


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[Les Cargill[_4_]]

Mike Rivers wrote:
> This is IK Multimedia's physically modeled electric bass virtual
> instrument. It offers an amazing amount of tinkerability that relates
> directly to the features of the instrument itself and how the player
> attacks it rather than fooling with filters, waveforms, or samples.
>
> If you never thought about why one electric bass sounds different from
> another one (I never have), it's a fun learning tool, too, as well as a
> practical virtual bass.
>
> My cross between a review and a technical article is at:
>
> https://mikeriversaudio.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/modo_bass_revarticle.pdf
>
>
>

I watch a few Subreddits related to things like this, and you're
starting to see people ask about how to eliminate bass players. So
I wonder if it's not part of that trend.

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Les Cargill

[Mike Rivers[_2_]]

On 4/2/2017 11:30 AM, Les Cargill wrote:
> I watch a few Subreddits related to things like this, and you're
> starting to see people ask about how to eliminate bass players. So
> I wonder if it's not part of that trend.

How is this different from any other music production tool? It doesn't
play the bass, it just makes the sounds.

You could, however, argue that it's a way to eliminate the electric
bass. Just like you can eliminate a piano with a good virtual piano -
but you can't eliminate someone who makes music with it (who might not
be able to play a real piano).




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[Scott Dorsey]

Les Cargill > wrote:
>I watch a few Subreddits related to things like this, and you're
>starting to see people ask about how to eliminate bass players. So
>I wonder if it's not part of that trend.

Oh, the Mellotron is going to eliminate all musicians, don't worry.
It says so in the ads so it must be true.
--scott

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[geoff]

On 3/04/2017 4:01 AM, Mike Rivers wrote:
> On 4/2/2017 11:30 AM, Les Cargill wrote:
>> I watch a few Subreddits related to things like this, and you're
>> starting to see people ask about how to eliminate bass players. So
>> I wonder if it's not part of that trend.
>
> How is this different from any other music production tool? It doesn't
> play the bass, it just makes the sounds.
>
> You could, however, argue that it's a way to eliminate the electric
> bass. Just like you can eliminate a piano with a good virtual piano -
> but you can't eliminate someone who makes music with it (who might not
> be able to play a real piano).

Just like drums got eliminated when Roland brought out the T-R808 .

geoff

[geoff]

On 3/04/2017 8:08 a.m., geoff wrote:
> On 3/04/2017 4:01 AM, Mike Rivers wrote:
>>
>>
>> You could, however, argue that it's a way to eliminate the electric
>> bass. Just like you can eliminate a piano with a good virtual piano -
>> but you can't eliminate someone who makes music with it (who might not
>> be able to play a real piano).
>
> Just like drums got eliminated when Roland brought out the T-R808 .
>
> geoff
>
And having posted that 2 hours ago, I now find that Ikutaro Kakehashi
has just passed away.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39471567

geoff