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Waves Bass Slapper

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I'll be honest... slap bass never went out of fashion for me. And this sounds rather good:



https://www.waves.com/plugins/bass-slap ... per-plugin
The world’s most extensive slap bass sample library
interactive playing positions with automatic string switching
Full 5-string articulations: thumbing, popping, mutes & more
Real-time MIDI controls
Customizable Keyswitch Editor
Studio-quality effects & authentic amp simulation
Detailed tone controls with 4-band EQ, sub octave, low boost
Authentic amp & clean DI tones
Plugin or standalone instrument
NKS-ready for NI Komplete Kontrol and Maschine
$29 in the Black Friday sale, $69 regular price.

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Re: Waves Bass Slapper

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Sounds good, and the price is right.
Does IK MODO BASS cover any ground in this area?

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Yes, MODO has a slapped mode. From my initial fumblings, it didn't sound as good as this demo, but how much of that is down to programming I'm not sure. Picked and fingered sounded better than slapped with MODO (again, first impressions).

What I'd like to know re the Waves - how playable is it? In general the lower two strings should be thumb hits, upper two pulls I guess, with hammer ons frequently too. Much of that should be algorithmable, but it's a stretch to imagine no controllers or keyswitches at all I guess.

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A bit more in terms of playability in this video.

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Thanks for posting. I just compared with MODO. I think MODO's weak spot is the pulls. The thumbs and ghost notes are fabulous, the pulls just feel a bit weak. In fact, on higher notes I can't seem to trigger them at all (it's velocity triggered in MODO). I like Waves' string selection for thumb / pull.

In either plug it'll be extremely difficult to play in real time with all the parameters. By the sounds of things, Waves has the pull nailed better, but in all other regards MODO has more flexibility and variety.

$29 is a helluva bargain, regardless.

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got a jazz bass next to me, so glad I don't have 29$ to spend.

I'd probably get it anyways hahah XD

its way better at slap than I am, that's for sure. I'd be running this thing through my pedals too

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