Session Bassist - Upright Bass Explained
Native Instruments has outdone themselves with Session Bassist - Upright Bass, and in this Upright Bass video course, Groove3 instructor Eli Krantzberg will show you everything you need to know to get the most out of this amazing VI. Whether you want to create ultra-realistic walking bass lines for a jazz tune, aggressive rockabilly lines, bowed ambient textures, or anything in between, it's all here. By the end of this Session Bassist - Upright Bass course, you'll be ready to take full advantage of everything Upright Bass has to offer in your productions right away! These Session Bassist - Upright Bass video tutorials are designed for the new user.
Videos
• What Is Upright Bass? (04:18) - Get a brief overview of what this instrument is all about and for what each of the main pages is used.
• Creating Your Own Bass Parts (05:45) - Follow along as a simple four-bar bass part is created using keyswitch notes to change between sustain, mute, and flageolet articulations. The bass part is doubled in the left hand of the Rhodes piano, and a short arrangement is built up.
• Using the Bow Articulation (03:53) - Hear how the bowing articulation is triggered with a keyswitch and incorporated into a bass part as a solo sound. Also see and how the monophonic mode makes for smooth note transitions between overlapping notes.
• Special Keyswitch Notes (07:16) - Discover how to customize your bass parts with upward and downward slides, pitch glide transitions, and dead notes using special keyswitches between G#1 and B1.Discover how to customize your bass parts with upward and downward slides, pitch glide transitions, and dead notes using special keyswitches between G#1 and B1.
• Pitch Bend & Vibrato (05:18) - Get a nuanced understanding of how pitch bend and vibrato are used and automated in Upright Bass.
• Fret Position (02:31) - See how MIDI CC 114 is used at different values to force the Upright Bass instrument to specific fret positions.
• Combining Patterns & Custom Bass Parts (08:37) - Learn how to combine the preset acoustic bass patterns with your own custom parts and variations using keyswitches in the melody instrument version of Upright Bass.
• Song & Pattern Browsers (08:50) - See how to search through the song browser for groups of related patterns based on a variety of potential filters and how to use the Pattern Browser to search for and customize what is loaded into any of the eight available pattern slots.
• Controlling the Feel of the Patterns (06:02) - Discover how to adjust and lock the timing, swing, accents, and humanization of pattern playback.
• Customizing the Patterns (06:48) - Learn how to use the Pattern Inspector to create pattern variations by offsetting the start and/or end steps, fret position, volume, playback speed, and articulation.
• Saving Your Pattern Variations (02:16) - See how to use Kontakt?s snapshot system to save your work, including customized variations and other sound and parameter settings.
• Amp & FX Settings (05:44) - Discover how to alter the sound of Upright Bass using a variety of creative processing effects found on the Amp & FX page.
• Bass Settings (04:23) - Explore the various microphone options available with Upright Bass and various ways to enhance and control the natural characteristics of the instrument. These include muted note length, sympathetic resonances, fret noise, tuning, and more.
• MIDI Drag & Drop (02:40) - See how simple it is to drag and drop Upright Bass patterns into your DAW for time and pitch editing.