When you're working with acoustic bass, particularly in non-jazz contexts, the trick is to get the bass track to be felt and sensed -- not necessarily heard but perceived, if that makes any sense. This is because in orchestral rock and pop and country contexts, the classic sound in upright bass is largely attackless and thereby very easy to gloss over. Take it away however, and the whole track suffers terribly. The new Jayzen VST Acoustic bass plugin aims to give the digital producer some choices when faced with the problem of how to make such a delicate and important sound lay in a mix. From Jayzen:

Designed for digital musicians on a budget, the Jayzen Acoustic Bass is a sample library, in Soundfont format, that captures that "old time sound" from a large, 1950's era stand-up acoustic bass. It can be used to recreate those Bass sounds heard on Country and Rock albums of the late 1950's, or for modern Acid Jazz inspired tunes.

The main patch of this Virtual Instrument contains over 3 octaves of sampled Acoustic Bass notes. The notes are accurately recorded, with lows that extend deep into the sub frequencies. All notes play out in full when held, (no sustain-looping was used).

There are also 3 bonus patches of slides and special effects. Two patches of slides (one where the notes slide upward shortly after being played, another where the notes slide downward) and a patch of special effects sounds - string scrapes, string slaps, and various bridge hits.

Priced at just under $10, it is perfect for those looking for a pro sound - at a budget price! Hardware Requirements: Soundfonts can load and play directly on Creative SB Live!, Audigy, EMU APS, or any soundfont-compatible hardware sampler.