MODO Bass

[waxman]

Carol moved out to Coachella Valley to retire. She still has the same sound amazing...

I had her teaching records and books for years then I went to the first year BIT program at the Hollywood and Highland building back before there was dirt and before it became MIT. Blaine, Kaye, Laboriel, Howard Roberts, Tedesco and a bunch of killers were all there teaching. Man that was an amazing time.

[towerproductions]

I've been checking out the videos for Modo for a while now and have been contemplating whether to pull the trigger not that I need any more VIs.
I do have and use all those Scarbee basses in NI Komplete which are ok but this does look pretty interesting with many other options. I have a some jam points available which will knock it down a little. I didn't know there was demo yet and judging from all these rave reviews here, maybe I'll download and give it try before the deal expires .

[HCMarkus]

Sorta' bummed. This is the first VI I've wanted that has enforced 10.9 or higher. The installer won't run under 10.8. Just gonna' have to pass; I can't afford the risk/time to move to a more current OS right now. Not like I'm hurting for bass sounds, but MODO looks pretty cool.

[IK Multimedia]

Mr. IK: Will MODO run under OS X 10.8.5?

Per the Specs page at http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/mo ... bass-specs MODO BASS requires 10.9+ and I did have a user try to install on 10.8.x and it did not install even with some workarounds he had used for other applications that weren't compatible.

Edit - oops I missed the fourth page of this thread before I replied

[buzzsmith]

Sorta' bummed. This is the first VI I've wanted that has enforced 10.9 or higher. The installer won't run under 10.8. Just gonna' have to pass; I can't afford the risk/time to move to a more current OS right now. Not like I'm hurting for bass sounds, but MODO looks pretty cool.

Well, that keeps me out from trying it, too.

I do have a secondary boot drive with El Capitan, so maybe when I feel confident enough, I'll try using it with DP and the dozens or so of VI and plugin manufactures.

Obviously, some will require reauthorizations and probably updates.

Took about a week last time.

And my machine 2009 4,1 will not run Sierra without some techie witchcraft.

Buzzy


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[James Steele]

For kicks, I'm trying to dial in Carol Kaye's classic '60s tone. She and my wife used to teach at the same music store so I learned firsthand I how she got it—P-Bass, flats, pick, foam mute, Ampeg Porta-Flex, scooped midrange ...

Fortunately, there's that solo line from The Four Tops' Reach Out... to compare it with. Getting close... Next up, James Jamerson's 'in your face' Motown sound.

Not sure I'd ever use either but if I can get Joe Osborne's J-Bass with the worn out round wounds, that I will use.

Having fun.

Hey maybe if others are open to it, we could share presets in this thread? I need to spend more time with it but I've used some of the stock presets as jumping off points. I need to investigate what sort of processing is available in the VI. For example, can I get a slightly overdriven tube amp sound?

[HCMarkus]

And my machine 2009 4,1 will not run Sierra without some techie witchcraft.

Buzzy

The witchcraft is not hard to master Buzzy... I've updated four 2009 4,1s to 5,1s without issue. The bonus that follows is you can move to a hex CPU (W3680/X5680) for about $100, almost doubling the speed of your Mac. Lengthy thread here at MOTUNation; feel free to PM me for more details.

[leigh]

From 1972 and includes such gems as "How To Sight-Read Boogaloo":

[waxman]

For example, can I get a slightly overdriven tube amp sound?

Do that using a parallel aux... put some overdriven tube or whatever on it. Set it up with a high pass and it will sound fat but have the overdriven sound added. Just blend to taste!

[James Steele]

Good idea using the aux. I'm going to try MOTUs preamp plug. I got a good sound the other day with little UA LA2A and a small room ambience in Altiverb.

[buzzsmith]

From 1972 and includes such gems as "How To Sight-Read Boogaloo":

For those that might be interested, Carol's new autobiography is for sale now on her website with a pre-shipping discount. Shipping in just 4 days or so.

Buzzy


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[towerproductions]

Sorta' bummed. This is the first VI I've wanted that has enforced 10.9 or higher. The installer won't run under 10.8. Just gonna' have to pass; I can't afford the risk/time to move to a more current OS right now. Not like I'm hurting for bass sounds, but MODO looks pretty cool.

Yes I found that out as well when I tried installing on my 10.8.5 HD . Fortunately I do have 10.10.5 on another startup disk on my MP although I haven't totally migrated there and usually work in 10.8.
I did install it and checked it out there a bit and sounds good.
Wish they had a fretless in there as well as I don't have anything for that and then I'd really be sold. Maybe in an update?

[James Steele]

Sorta' bummed. This is the first VI I've wanted that has enforced 10.9 or higher. The installer won't run under 10.8. Just gonna' have to pass; I can't afford the risk/time to move to a more current OS right now. Not like I'm hurting for bass sounds, but MODO looks pretty cool.

I wonder if there's a way to trick it into installing. A lot of times you can inspect the package contents and find executables inside that will run. They may have a good reason, but I'm always curious if you can simply create the directories and move the proper files where they belong and put the AU in the Components folder and get it to work that way.

[mhschmieder]

Tried it quickly last night, and it's awesome. For those who only own Scarbee, this is a no-brainer. The Impact SOundworks and Orange Tree Samples products are pretty good, but more focused, so this one is the best deal as it includes so many basses and options. Way better than Trillian too.

I was reading recently how the 60's recordings often had triple bass: upright, p-bass, and bass vi w/ plectrum. The idea was to cut through the mix on cheap playback systems. Still relevant today due to the downgrading of hi-fi across-the-board for the average consumer.

Looking forward to exploring all of the options, flat vs. round wound, felt pick vs. plastic pick vs. fingerpick vs. slap/pop vs. hammering etc. -- not even sure which ones are provided.

I now use flatwounds on my p-bass, j-bass, and fretless bass. Round wounds only go on my Geddy Lee Bass, for slapping (70's style j-bass) and my 5-string Yamaha BB-bass (modern style but P/J overall). Also my no-longer-used pianistic/modern 5-string Dingwall fanned fret bass.

Regardless of its other uses, this new modeled bass product at the very least is a good way to quickly test out concepts of bass sounds before investing the time in setting up a full session, as it's an all-in-one stop that, unlike the others, actually sounds realistic and human (phrasing/etc.).

[bayswater]

For those who only own Scarbee, this is a no-brainer.

How about those who don't have Scarbee and are really only interested in a Ric sound?