Soniccouture has released Abstrakt : Bass, a complete bass workstation for Native Instruments' Kontakt 2. It costs £79.99.

Abstrakt : Bass includes almost every type of bass sound - Electrics, Upright, Effects Drones, Dub basses, Dry snappy synths, massive snarling filter sweeps, evil distorted groans and moans. Soniccouture recorded detailed multi-sampled 24-bit waveforms from a vast array of classic Bass instruments - from fat vintage analogue waveforms, complex, heavy FM synthesis, Studio-recorded Electric Bass Guitars and amps right through to completely new creations.

Each of the 140 Kontakt instruments offers a huge range of control over the sound. Each instrument is a mini-synthesizer in itself. 8 control knobs are instantly accessible in the rack view of Kontakt, allowing you to simply tweak the attack time or filter cutoff, or to completely re-shape the entire sound.

VARI-AMP Sampling
The Electric Bass Guitars included in Abstrakt : Bass feature the ability to mix the original amp and D.I. signals to suit your track. Each note of the guitar is represented by three 24-bit samples: D.I., Close Mic (AKG D112) and Distant Mic (Rode K2). This gives you complete control over the natural studio sound of the bass and the amp.

Instruments Include: ARP 2600, Minimoog, EMS Synthi AKS, Fender Jazz, Bassman, Sherman Filter Bank, Korg MS-20, Roland SH101, Casio CZ-101, Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TX-81Z, Yamaha FS1R, Roland TB-303, Roland Jupiter 8, Prophet 5, Access Virus, Yamaha AN1X, Fender Rhodes, Roland TR-808, Roland Alpha Juno, Didgeridoo, plus many more uniquely created experimental Bass waves.

Features:

• 1.6 GB Core Sample Library.
• 140 Advanced Kontakt 2 Instruments.
• Full Sampling + Synthesis Control.
• 24 Bit 44.1khz optimized samples.
• Brainwave Detune KSP Processor.
• Original multi-sampled waveforms from a wide range of bass instruments.
• Vari-Amp Sampling on Electric basses allows user to mix between 2 amp mics and D.I.