IS IT ANY GOOD? Toontrack EZ Bass!

[@JohnRegansReviewsTutorialsMore]

For anyone who doesn't know: under "settings" you can select multi-out which puts the DI, Distortion, and Sub bass on separate outs.

[@Mikeyprs21]

oh damn, that's insane.

[@roxnroll8050]

Thx, man - awesome freakin tip!

[@JohnRegansReviewsTutorialsMore]

@@roxnroll8050 You're welcome!

[@danymalsound]

I didn't know initially, but thanks for point that out!

[@fabianvasquezjr8852]

No shit!!?!? Why am I just learning this!! That's a big deal for me.

[@adambickford8720]

Now we just need EZ Audience and we can automate this whole music thing.

[@GearGasms]

Lol - and EZ Women!

[@Dispatcher813]

@@GearGasms lmao

[@Dispatcher813]

@@GearGasms oh and dont forget Ez money.

[@jesus4pincho]

@@Dispatcher813 do you guys get money for making music??????!!!!

[@Len_M.]

GearGasms EZ Women is an Expansion Pack to EZMoney. 🤑

[@musicmademedoit2]

I’m just getting back into playing and writing tunes and I must say- these plugins have come a long way! Great video, thank you

[@fivewattworld]

I REALLY enjoyed the video Fluff! Thanks man

[@1upfx281]

I bought this on day one. It's awesome. Big fan of Toontrack in general.

[@mdkotler]

Fluff, I’ve been watching you for 6-7 years now and still remember seeing your Strung Out sticker on your Strat and smiling. Love the Good Riddance hat! I feel like you and I are about the same age and have hade the same musical evolution. Keep on ripping it!

[@ArloTarr]

I’ve been looking at buying a bass for my home recordings. This throws a wrench in that idea. Thanks Bearded Brother!

[@resington]

Buy a bass please. Squiers are great and cheap.

[@cabbycabby1770]

Do you already play guitar? Just buy a bass.

[@ArloTarr]

I’ve been looking at Fender Mustang short scale basses but I’ve always wanted a Gibson EB3. Jack Bruce would approve.

[@PainterDans]

Check out the ibanez mikro short scale bass, size of a guitar and sounds and plays great

[@ArloTarr]

That Ibanez Bass is cool! I like it in white.

[@marcoabyss]

midi has come a long way. i'm still using Loki bass since i fired my bassist a year ago. i seriously need to get this ASAP. EZBass is a bassist thats easy to work with, killer sound, and is there when you need it. Glenn Fricker is gonna love this.

[@vladv5126]

Of course he will, because samples are awesome as long as they're not drums. Everyone knows that only the drums actually give personality, it's okay to have the same tone and sterile playing on other instruments :D

[@vihaleipa9889]

@@vladv5126 Strange, it's almost like he's... a shill and full of shit on top of that.

[@alexallen4439]

I feel like this is going to turn into a new situation where people are building their own AI bands. One could use Jamstix as a drum brain to drive Superior Drummer, then toss in EZBass and EZKeys then if you're a guitarist, all you need then is a vocalist (or vice versa). That's what I'm doing now and lets just say I'm pretty stoked about how legit the new material is going to sound. EZBass and Jamstix together is like having a pretty kickass rhythm section at your disposal.

[@tomix1970pl1]

I have to admit that sounds good.A big help in setting bass in the mix.

[@PokeBiyul]

I have tons of guitars and one terrible sounding bass so being able to convert the audio is an incredible tool for me. Can't recommend it enough.

[@jamesorrell7462]

I have to say that I'm almost annoyed at how good that sounds. Normally I take the mick out of midi bass but this sounds pretty decent

[@soilent9618]

In the context of a mix you'd probably never be able to tell it's "fake" too.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Lol. It's all in the programming. I've used midi GUITARS in metal that people couldn't tell wasn't real. Program better before you knock sampled instruments. ;)

[@gkiss2030]

@@armyofninjas9055 What are the most important things to keep in mind while programming MIDI guitars?

[@ghastlyshimmer]

@@gkiss2030 I program guitars all the time (Ample Products) I think the biggest take away is manually programming the little things like velocities, swing and overall "feel" of the guitars. But I guarantee if you don't tell them it's programmed they wont notice it

[@gkiss2030]

@@ghastlyshimmer Thank you for this info!

[@RpgRiser1]

Now we just need EZ 8-9 String guitar and voila, ready to write everything on your own. Being able to play the actual instrument well will always be better, but this really helps for those who want a good sound without spending huge amounts of money on instruments and audio equipment.

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Several other companies already produce 8-string guitar sims that are pretty good. I'm surprised it took Toontrack this long. Personally, I prefer the clean tones of the Vintage Bass.

[@RpgRiser1]

@@davelanciani-dimaensionx yeah I actually do have one called Realeight, and it's really damn good but I want a guitar sim that will let me use percussive and slapping articulations like Tosin Abasi (Animals as Leaders). Adding this and coil splitting for guitar sims would be a game changer tbh.

[@thomasfokas]

This w/ clean DI (or a real bass) into Neural DSP’s Parallax plugin is my jam. No other bass plugin comes close.

[@jayquinn9157]

I agree!! Neural DSP's amp sims are probably the best I've ever used. I'm PRAYING Toontrack comes out with EZ guitar someday. No other bass VST or Kontakt library has the string rattle noise EZ Bass does. So freakin detailed!!

[@calebfoster1832]

Ay! Me too.

[@slash196]

Midi bass/keybass has been good enough for a LOOONG time. The big value-added for Toontrack stuff is their midi libraries, lets you dump in a part without having to think about it any more than you want to.

[@BleezarTOR]

I like playing bass on my stuff as I feel it helps me improve as a guitar player/musician especially rhythmically. Also I spent 500 gbp on my p bass... Ye mainly that last point! That being said this sounds pretty damn good for a plug in. I remember before I had a bass I used to use the software bass in garage band back in the day ugh.

[@dcp10200]

This thing is scary good, like holy shit! The Audio to MIDI feature also looks super handy especially if you have some less than stellar DIs or you just want to reinforce a good DI for the more BR00TZ metal stuff

[@GregoryGuay]

Have you produced and published anything using this process yet? I am about to embark….

[@GeeMorno]

These plug in programs are for sure a strength of yours. You do a good job explaining them. Thanks for that.

[@nichttuntun3364]

Freaking awesome. I love this software. I'm so glad I didn't buy one of the many other bass programs already existent before EZ Bass came out.

[@ThatMattGoodMusic]

Was waiting for Fluff to say he was joking when he said he used EZBass on the Dragged Under album

[@behindthen0thing]

What's a fluff

[@neilharvey3799]

Great video! I can see this being great for mixing and reinforcement as well as replacement.I love the addition of the wet/dry mix. I can imagine you could get pretty creative with that for layering midi onto a pre-recorded bass line to add thickness and punch in a mix situation, what do you reckon? Keep up the good work sir!

[@mhouse777]

Your mix is great . You made EzBass sound really good in it. What most beginners don't know is that you have to know how to mix down in order to get a quality sound. You wont get this out of the box. EZbass is just part of the whole. I would be more interested in a , "how to make your mixes sound like this" video . Everything from the drums to guitars. Peace.

[@RobF_DistantBlood]

Love that riff. Sounds really good. The machines are replacing all of us. Skynet jams!

[@TavaresProject]

You just provided sooooo much info that was missing in other tutorials. Thank you!!!!

[@MaksymBubyriev]

Perfect guitar sound! What is it?

[@Addicted2Guitar]

I always liked midi/acoustic instrument combos. It makes for more options and ideas.

[@Adarkjet]

I own Bass Fingers; a waste of money. This is much much better.

[@TheShyArmyTV]

Fantastic !!! Wooow!! I am sold !!! I wonder if you drop in any track from any artist and see if it picks up the bass parts .

[@bobbykanemusictube]

This is eye opening. I just have to know how you feel about comparing EZ Bass to something like Bass Fingers/Bass Slapper from Waves. Would you be willing to compare them for us? Your Adoring fans? Please? Laying it on real thick here.

[@Dispatcher813]

I dont think they compare due to the fact Ez bass is giving you grooves and feeling it's really like having a pro bass player and telling him to play this like this. I cant wait to buy this . This plugin is way more than the sound of the instrument. Amazing simply amazing

[@Atticus_Moore]

Man the most interesting thing about this software is that you could notate with midi inside it. So instead of having to sit there and notate every chord stroke for guitar through guitar pro. I could physically play whatever i wrote inside my daw using this plug in and then drop the midi into some notation software for later. good god that sounds like heaven

[@magusking9215]

I just read that you cannot tune single strings - just the whole Bass, so, no Drop Tunings ? Can you make the Bass really Low tuned ? Say F standard Tuning ...?

[@datadroptv]

Hey man, nice video. Love EZbass! Side question - Can you please let me know which desk are u using? I’m in the market for one and yours caught my eye. Looks cool and comfy 😊 thank you!

[@Strielok1988]

At first it looks amazing, but is it good enough for recording an actual studio album? Or it's only good for pre-production and some cheap demo? :)

[@DrCarlosMusic]

What if you don’t own a bass? Can you use your guitar to simulate the bass and still get a great sounding bass line?

[@jewishsing4524]

That is pretty amazing for a midi instrument that is basicly a box of sound puzzle that you just squeeze in... but this is good for metal hard rock and pretty simple stuff... try using this for a Jazz ray Brown track or even a simple Mccartney basse line.... The melodic isnt quite there yet... but it sure is a nice thing to play with. If all you want is your base to teamp up with a drum and play that root and shit.... if you want a complex emotional basseline... it isnt there... well you can use it to compose a baseline with a midi keyboard i guess and it would do the trick

[@AndresS40]

Amazing plugin. I'm watching this video...because I can. Great Fluff. Love the reviews.

[@Fistful0fSteel]

Hey Fluff! What shirt are you wearing? That looks killer!

[@notsoquiet6598]

can you plug a bass into this and play through these instruments?

[@VladimirGolev]

It would be cool to show how it works with all these slaps and tappings. Plus i wonder, if it can recognize polyphony. Usually, all wow effects are ruined by adding the second note, and chords are recognized like a joke.

[@Zeroaddone]

I do prefer to play bass in all my tracks, but damn, this saves a lot of time, sounds better than my crappy bass, and the fingerpicked option is an added bonus. May just have to shell out the cash.

[@dalegruber2807]

Great vid!! Thank u! Quick question... where did u purchase your desk? I do not have a desk that is angled like that nor does it have padding on the edges, and man it really takes a toll on my wrists in my arms. :( thx!

[@hbrown1422]

The main feature in interested in if I heard it right, you can put a guitar track down, and it will come up with a bass part based on the guitar track, so like a custom accompaniment? Is this so, or no?

[@fabianvasquezjr8852]

Make it so! Yes and it does it phenomenally well I replaced a bass track within 15 min of loading this up on my PC, it sounded like I hired a session bass player for my song, I'm blown away and stoked at the possibilities at my disposal.

[@kennysylvia773]

how do you program what notes are played you sold me on this great video as usual

[@liliandms3903]

Ezbass or Solemn Loki 2 in your opinion ?

[@willypdrums4567]

Oh man... This song you played here in the example is so damn awesome!!!

[@MattyMorrissey]

Are you gonna replace all the tracked vocals with ez singer when that comes out? :p. Seriously though I still prefer real bass this is hella impressive for a plug in.

[@nickagervasi]

Just a heads up, the affiliate link didn't hyperlink. Tried clicking on it from a phone with no luck. Also couldn't copy from KZbin app. But typing it in DOES seem to work in the browser. Anyone else seeing that?

[@stevebarboza]

I've been seriously stalking the release of this - as a solo artist I am hoping to find value in it - as long as it can do Country, French Pop, and MathcoreBigBandBluegrassjent, I'm good.

[@GearGasms]

Lol

[@kyfisher3662]

How dose it compare to the Loki bass?

[@campar1043]

Is this better than the ample sound bass stuff?

[@loucifersadventures573]

I'm considering buying this but I'm struggling to find any information on its tuning capabilities. I generally tune down to drop G#. Can this be done? Would love to have seen in this video.

[@1masterfader]

To get that sustain in the Bass are you holding down the sustain pedal? Thank you for sharing

[@mattlinnemann1]

Scary, but cool. I'm a guitar player, and I use toontrack ezdrummer 2 for drums on my recordings because it sounds better(even if not real) than any drummer I know, and it's virtually free every time(one time payment of the 150 bucks). I record bass because I can play it sufficiently enough(or at least near as good as my guitar playing). But, I think this is potentially an amazing tool for some singers, drummers, etc. Scary because they are coming for us guitar players next!

[@TheShyArmyTV]

That’s really hard to do . Imagine picking up all the nuances of guitar playing and all the versatility of the instruments . I don’t think any software can do that now but certainly in the future .

[@mattlinnemann1]

​@@TheShyArmyTV Yeah, and then eventually what if they could do it with vocals, and even the diction would be super realistic. and then people could create music with a full-band using near-realistic or even totally realistic samples. but then eventually after that, we wouldn't need people to create the music, there would just be automated algorithms that create unique music and artists/bands. tongue in cheek of course, but i suppose anything is possible.

[@Celticsaint777]

Does ez bass work if I’m using Logic Pro X drummer for my drums?

[@PatPosse]

Sounds pretty killer! that's a great writing tool! will definitely look into getting it... will make my KZbin videos 25% faster to make probably! lol

[@estudiolaseptimacasa521]

it actually sounds pretty good!!

[@NicholasGreenwood]

Dang, that sounds great! I would like to see more bass models and pickup options, though--expansion packs will probably include this, I'm sure.

[@armyofninjas9055]

Just use MODO Bass.

[@RockWeller]

Hi Fluff! Greetings from Singapore! Love the EZ MIDI Bass! Sounds great!

[@jeffersondemaria]

hey my friend congratulations nice video, my questions is, how can I export my bass line in wav?

[@workplease123]

Can you change the tuning to say dropped C for instance?

[@peeweesermon2231]

I thought EZ Bass was just called playing bass... (I kid because I play bass)

[@robmlisanti]

when's the new Metal EBX coming?

[@ckatheman]

Nice. While I am sure the Scarbee stuff from NI is more accurate, it's sure a PITA to use. I might have to check this out.

[@hankthomson2075]

Nice review! THX!

[@niklaswagener87]

Hey Fluff 2 Questions Have you done any post processing on the Bass? And would you share your brilliant EZBass preset? :) Keep on doing your cool content

[@Ashadowtotheworld]

Does this mean there is also a Superior Bass?

[@michaelpal7641]

"Because I can..and it will make people mad"! LMAO:) Well, If that don't generate Brotherhood right off the step!! Much thanks for this video! Also, those are some bad ass acoustic panels. Would love to know about them. Seems like I have seen them before. I built my own due to my ultra-low budget and small space. All in all-glad I watched your video. Much respect!

[@Guitar_daddy2016]

How can we play in drop G

[@flavioroloff]

Do you edit the dynamics, pick attacks and stuff like that or EZ Bass automate all that to make it sound more realistic? I'm currently using Trillian but it sucks big time to make it sound closer to an actual bass player.

[@w0rmholes]

can you get drop tunings on ezbass?

[@publicasoledad2610]

I wondering... And how can i export it to WAV audio file

[@rayfoster4339]

why Logic instead of S1 Fluff? ...thought you converted? ...and do you like EZ Bass better than Eurobass?

[@danb7601]

This makes the mixcraft default finger bass sound a little like piddle :P

[@RJRonquillo]

Came for the plugin review, stayed for that Dixxon flannel.

[@GearGasms]

Lol- and it matches the guitar in the background, which really pulls the whole outfit together! 😆

[@gustomadeit27]

Can I use an actual bass to control the sounds in this?

[@johannsoncrusoe5589]

Well, as a bass player I find this really good! I love SD3, but I would just record my bass to keep it sound original. I wonder if a lot of future music will have the same bass sound!? :D

[@blueoctopus2858]

cant find that preset Fluff DU Bass - have you made it yourself - sounds sick! share it if you can :)

[@onemillionnotes]

Dumb question: would “Audacity” be a good DAW for EZ products? Does it work? Thanks!

[@ItsBigJC]

Anyone know if it can drop tune as I play in drop C most of the time . Iv bought it already but from what I have seen I can’t 🤷‍♂️

[@electroguitarist290]

I love the vids, getting me through quarantine

[@hbrookes]

anything close to standup bass? sounds great~!

[@Childhoof]

@8:43 PoorlyPlayedOnPorpoise = worst band name OR best tongue twister band name?

[@mrbungle3310]

This is cool for video editors,for me I just brought a new bass and im a singer/guitar player,so I only use midi drums,maybe the plugin sounds perfect but ill stick with real bass for albums

[@raylenin9322]

I have SD3, it really is superior. This bass plugin is much more better player than me so im really considering buying this one. Amazing.

[@beatrispits]

Man, I love the sound of this plugin but I’m having such a hard time with audio tracker...seems like no matter how tight I play guitar parts it doesn’t even come close to accurately transposing it

[@TheShyArmyTV]

I fee left down . Expected much more from this software. Reviewers should be more open an honest with this product.

[@petisowc]

this one or eurobass2?

[@HighGainsDrifter]

How would you compare this to djinnbass? I'm in the market something like this and want the most bang for my buck

[@hogblockula9335]

yo this actually sounds like a bass player, not a loop of 4 samples, nice

[@DavidMacVicar]

sorry - confused - how do you get real tracked bass into midi?

[@VortechBand]

You import the wav file into EZbass and it generates the MIDI.

[@HP_J78]

Awesome stuff!

[@monsterfromtheblog]

Fluff! Where can I get a hat like yours?

[@bgamervideo2714]

Can't wait for EZ Guitar player, and EZ singer

[@jayquinn9157]

Judging by this, it's gonna be the best guitar VST on the market if they are making it. The most notable feature in EZ Bass is that rattle. When was the last time you heard strings rattle in bass plugin or Kontakt library?

[@garycoysmith]

It'd be cool to see someone shred on a keytar controlling EZ Bass.

[@joeisnothome]

Yes

[@johnlmcclure41]

Damn im early. Love your channel man!

[@danthemanmillan]

Wow this is actually incredible!

[@adriankalebra666]

This is really an insane plugin. I use the ezline across the board ezdrummer2 ezkeys etc etc. This seems more like it's in league with superior drummer to be honest

[@GearGasms]

I wouldn’t use this but I love my EZdrummer and EZ mix tools

[@adriankalebra666]

@@GearGasms me either I have a bass there no point for me to use it either but it's still quite impressive to me

[@soundsofthenewberlin]

How does the EzBass not getting a critique for lacking of recognizing drop tunings that more than half of metalheads community uses?

[@jiznak2000]

3 years later and still have never seen this on sale.

[@johannsoncrusoe5589]

Reminded me of some comeback kid :)

[@Junckovski]

Me: umm, it can convert my crapy bass in to a good sounding bass with my articulation! Fluff: FK articulation, velocity on max!

[@stevewallek990]

Of course it is, every bit of gear you demo is the best thing ever, I wonder why? Nothing wrong getting paid but it's hard to know when you're honest if you're never critical of anything.

[@GearGasms]

That’s a problem across most of the big channels. I may live to eat my words but I’m totally small and therefore unsponsored- which helps me keep it real

[@RcKDrUmm3R]

Maybe he only reviews products he uses and that's why he loves them? So you'll know if he reviews a product he uses and loves it

[@faviosotogonzalez]

Loved the Good Riddance hat!