MODO BASS: Get ready for a new level of realism (1.5 update available now)

[Compyfox]

And I was about to rage on the MSRP pricing, until I saw this post in my Twitter feed:
http://rekkerd.org/ik-multimedia-modo-b ... announced/

I quote:

...priced at 299.99 EUR/USD. Owners of an IK Multimedia software title with a value of 99 EUR/USD can crossgrade for 199.99 EUR/USD. (All prices ex. taxes)

So... 199,99EUR (239,99EUR incl. 20% VAT) would make this definitely more interesting than the currently listed MSRP of IMO ridiculous 356,99EUR (incl. VAT), that's 100EUR less to shell out, or 33% price reduction (MSRP price)


Now I wonder what tools I have that would offer me this deal... hm... IKM ARC... T-Racks (technically Deluxe with all the modules I have, but maybe there is a back door that this doesn't count).... I guess I'm not the only one that's not on Sampletank or Miroslav Philharmonic, neither do I have any other IKM hardware than ARC.

it would be nice if we could log into our account and see the discount already applied to the MSRP. Should be possible, no?




Peter:
Can you confirm this announcement?
And how can we find out, if we users apply to this deal after the pre-order period has ended?

[aMUSEd]

Looks very nice - just a pity it's a bass

[Aloysius]

That's a bit racist.

[Compyfox]

Guitar and Bass physical modeling isn't new, aMUSEd. So the advertising in the video shoot a bit high IMO.

Prior to MODO, there were many attempts. Most notably Mokafix's (sadly discontinued) "Black/Dark Lady" (which was also the best sounding), I seem to remember that Steinberg's VB-1 was not sample based (but simplified in terms of bass). Guitar wise, we saw reFX "Slayer", Sugar Bytes has a physical modeling guitar (critisized for it's sound), AAS Strings, Image Line Sakura (wasn't aimed at guitars but a Koto), Torch was Physical Modeling based IIRC, and then there is Xhun Audio IronAxe (who I still hope to see a cross-platform v3 with better keyswitches - this is the best concept of them all).

Though let us please not talk about the VirtualGuitarist 2015 reboot attempt (granted, samples - but does sound like really bad physical modeling)...

[aMUSEd]

Guitar and Bass physical modeling isn't new, aMUSEd.

Didn't say anything about whether it's new or not.

[Compyfox]

Guitar and Bass physical modeling isn't new, aMUSEd.

Didn't say anything about whether it's new or not.

Then what would you like to see first?
Strings? (Synful Orchestra comes to mind - but super outdated)
Piano? (Pianoteq and TruePianos come to mind)
E-Piano? (IMO still unbeatable is MrRay from GSi and EVP73 from Apple/Emagic)
Guitar? (again, IronAxe is currently the most promising design - though lack of a good chord engine and as of this moment stuck to Windows)

[aMUSEd]

Guitar and Bass physical modeling isn't new, aMUSEd.

Didn't say anything about whether it's new or not.

Then what would you like to see first?
Strings? (Synful Orchestra comes to mind - but super outdated)
Piano? (Pianoteq and TruePianos come to mind)
E-Piano? (IMO still unbeatable is MrRay from GSi and EVP73 from Apple/Emagic)
Guitar? (again, IronAxe is currently the most promising design - though lack of a good chord engine and as of this moment stuck to Windows)

For me anything other than bass since I don't use it, although out of those Piano and EP are well covered already, the rest not particularly.

[Compyfox]

Well, I do see a tune dial on the GUI in the videos, but I don't know if this is just down tuning 3-4 semi tones, or control over a full octave.

Speaking of which, the video also didn't show chord any chord play. In fact, barely any Picked and Slapped play. But I do like the selection of the string age. This way I can finally boast on the fact, that "I didn't change the strings since I got the bass - and it sounds still great".

Is there a "string boiling" function?



(I also hope that the amp and pedals can be turned off - I'd like to have flexibility over my sound design)

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

And I was about to rage on the MSRP pricing, until I saw this post in my Twitter feed:
http://rekkerd.org/ik-multimedia-modo-b ... announced/

I quote:

...priced at 299.99 EUR/USD. Owners of an IK Multimedia software title with a value of 99 EUR/USD can crossgrade for 199.99 EUR/USD. (All prices ex. taxes)

So... 199,99EUR (239,99EUR incl. 20% VAT) would make this definitely more interesting than the currently listed MSRP of IMO ridiculous 356,99EUR (incl. VAT), that's 100EUR less to shell out, or 33% price reduction (MSRP price)


Now I wonder what tools I have that would offer me this deal... hm... IKM ARC... T-Racks (technically Deluxe with all the modules I have, but maybe there is a back door that this doesn't count).... I guess I'm not the only one that's not on Sampletank or Miroslav Philharmonic, neither do I have any other IKM hardware than ARC.

it would be nice if we could log into our account and see the discount already applied to the MSRP. Should be possible, no?




Peter:
Can you confirm this announcement?
And how can we find out, if we users apply to this deal after the pre-order period has ended?

The crossgrade pricing and qualification mentioned above is stated in the news item posted on our site: http://www.ikmultimedia.com/news/news.php?id=759

If you are not sure if you have any qualifying past purchases (though it sounds like you do), IK Support can look at your account directly and let you know.

Hope that clarified/helped.

[Hans25]

Could you please link or explain more about the key-switching and articulation possibilities. I'm particularily interested in the playability of slapping. None of the audio or video demos demonstrate that. I would also like to know what kind of articulations are possible. Not just with slapping but also other techniques. There are all kinds of articulations when slapping to get the funky sound, like pull offs, hammer ons ghost slaps etc.

It would be nice to get a demo of that to compare to other libraries on the market.

Thanks.

[Musical Gym]

Has IK stopped sending new product announcements to account owners?

Is there an intro crossgrade price?

You can pre-order MODO BASS now from the IK Online Store at a special introductory price of only
$/€149.99*.

[Compyfox]

If you are not sure if you have any qualifying past purchases (though it sounds like you do), IK Support can look at your account directly and let you know.

Hope that clarified/helped.

Yes that clarified/helped - probably not only me - but implementing that auto discount should be easy on login.

But before I contact the team again, I wait for the other inquiry I fired off a couple of hours ago.



Would also love to see more about the Slapping/Picking articulation. And if it's possible to trigger chords rather than simple notes.

[DarkStar]

(I also hope that the amp and pedals can be turned off - I'd like to have flexibility over my sound design)

...

There is also a global bypass feature that allows you to route the bass signal from MODO BASS into another amp effects modeling suite like AmpliTube Custom Shop, where there’s a whole new world of sonic options available for bass tone shaping and effects waiting for you.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

Well, I do see a tune dial on the GUI in the videos, but I don't know if this is just down tuning 3-4 semi tones, or control over a full octave.

Speaking of which, the video also didn't show chord any chord play. In fact, barely any Picked and Slapped play. But I do like the selection of the string age. This way I can finally boast on the fact, that "I didn't change the strings since I got the bass - and it sounds still great".

Is there a "string boiling" function?

(I also hope that the amp and pedals can be turned off - I'd like to have flexibility over my sound design)

The tuning parameter allows you to change from standard 440 to a range from 430-450. There is a fine tuning knob next to that which is what you may be referring to but that is, as expected, for fine adjustments.

Chord play and double stops sound quite good too, I'll see if there can be some examples forthcoming. The string type, gauge, and age is quite interesting and tonally flexible for sure. No "string boiling" function, sorry - the "new" setting will have to be close enough

Amps and pedals can be turned off (there's a bypass, mentioned in the Amp/FX section of http://www.modobass.com ) so you can run the direct signal out to, um, AmpliTube of course!

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

Could you please link or explain more about the key-switching and articulation possibilities. I'm particularily interested in the playability of slapping. None of the audio or video demos demonstrate that. I would also like to know what kind of articulations are possible. Not just with slapping but also other techniques. There are all kinds of articulations when slapping to get the funky sound, like pull offs, hammer ons ghost slaps etc.

It would be nice to get a demo of that to compare to other libraries on the market.

Thanks.

We will have some more demos coming, I will suggest we do more about the slapping for some forthcoming material. The playing styles and hammer on/pull-off and other controls can be keyswitched on the fly (there should be a photo of that part of the GUI on the site) but note that you can also move the hand position which in combination with that style can be quite useful to get a really realistic tone and performance.