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benjamind · Post by **benjamind** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:40 am

Nope. No double bass.

Just electric basses.

I bet electric guitars are next.

Then acoustic guitars/bass to round it off.

Nice to dream...

kocio21 · Post by **kocio21** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 12:05 pm

benjamind wrote: I bet electric guitars are next.

I would sacrifice my wife to get good physically modeled electric guitar but I don't think that's gonna happen in near future. With technology growing so fast, it's bound to happen someday but my bet would be 6-7 years from now to something playable from this department.

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 12:18 pm

kocio21 wrote:
benjamind wrote: I bet electric guitars are next.
I would sacrifice my wife to get good physically modeled electric guitar but I don't think that's gonna happen in near future. With technology growing so fast, it's bound to happen someday but my bet would be 6-7 years from now to something playable from this department.

If you take a look at the trademarks they've registered, you'll likely guess that guitar and drum instruments will be following this one.

I dunno... This plugin is a way to get access to a lot of bass sounds without owning all those basses. But I really do enjoy playing bass, more so than just being in pursuit of specific tones. Even more with guitar... it is such an expressive instrument, and for me the joy of playing is the experience of the vibrating strings under direct control of my fingertips. Abstracting that into a set of midi notes and key switches and post editing doesn't sound like much fun to me. If I start to see some examples of how this could be used with MPE for truly expressive live performances, I might change my mind.

Burillo · Post by **Burillo** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 7:12 pm

i can see the video demos how have some rock/metal picking. while not exactly what i would call a revealing demo, still, many thanks to IK for providing those. release the damn thing already!

xphen0m · Post by **xphen0m** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:00 am

I'm preordering this Friday. Hopefully I still have time by then to preorder.

dredd i knight · Post by **dredd i knight** » Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:08 am

benjamind wrote:Nope. No double bass.

Just electric basses.

Nice to dream...

Yes indeed.

Peter can you ask if a double bass might be possible at some point in the future, and let me know the answer please?

Peter - IK Multimedia · Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:36 pm

dredd i knight wrote:
benjamind wrote:Nope. No double bass.

Just electric basses.

Nice to dream...
Yes indeed.

Peter can you ask if a double bass might be possible at some point in the future, and let me know the answer please?

The suggestion was made either earlier in this thread or elsewhere and was relayed. Also, MODO BASS is electric basses and physically modeling an acoustic upright bass would likely entail some fairly significant differences in the code so I'm not expecting it would be a quick add-on.

Peter - IK Multimedia · Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:34 pm

Also, I know I've been asked about ghost notes and slides and we have a recent video about those:

xphen0m · Post by **xphen0m** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:37 pm

I really want to get this, but the fact that the five strings only go down to Drop B kind of kills it's use with me a lot of the time. I usually work around Drop A, or occasionally Drop G but not as much.

benjamind · Post by **benjamind** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:29 am

I'm sure it would be fairly easy to add other tunings to the Low B string so that we can get Drop A and Drop G or even Drop F.

Physical modeling allows for fairly simple modifications to create much bigger effects in the sound engine so there are always caveats in sound design.

Low B is enough for most uses but I certainly see why some will want to tune even lower. I would love to go down to Drop F because I know a couple of metal bassists who play in that tuning but I don't think you'd find a speaker/headphone system that could reliably output the fundamental at Drop F. I'm sure they are out there but they cost an arm or a leg. I know some high end monitors can put that out as well as a small handful of top end subwoofers. But they are pretty rare.

xphen0m · Post by **xphen0m** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 7:55 am

benjamind wrote:I'm sure it would be fairly easy to add other tunings to the Low B string so that we can get Drop A and Drop G or even Drop F.

Physical modeling allows for fairly simple modifications to create much bigger effects in the sound engine so there are always caveats in sound design.

Low B is enough for most uses but I certainly see why some will want to tune even lower. I would love to go down to Drop F because I know a couple of metal bassists who play in that tuning but I don't think you'd find a speaker/headphone system that could reliably output the fundamental at Drop F. I'm sure they are out there but they cost an arm or a leg. I know some high end monitors can put that out as well as a small handful of top end subwoofers. But they are pretty rare.

Points about the low frequency/speaker thing taken.

Peter, one more question: Will we be able to bypass MODO's internal effect so we can use our own personal effects? (in the box and/or outboard?)

electro · Post by **electro** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:01 am

xphen0m wrote:Peter, one more question: Will we be able to bypass MODO's internal effect so we can use our own personal effects? (in the box and/or outboard?)

It shouldn't even have any fx to begin with. Why does every synth have to do everything and why would you even want to depreciate Amplitube by adding stomp and amp FX to a bass guitar sim?

benjamind · Post by **benjamind** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:11 am

electro wrote:
xphen0m wrote:Peter, one more question: Will we be able to bypass MODO's internal effect so we can use our own personal effects? (in the box and/or outboard?)
It shouldn't even have any fx to begin with. Why does every synth have to do everything and why would you even want to depreciate Amplitube by adding stomp and amp FX to a bass guitar sim?

Some like the convenience of a one-stop all-in-one package.

I presume you would be able to switch off these effects if you didn't want them.

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:58 pm

I'm fairly certain internal FX (amps and pedals) can be turned off. Otherwise this would make this thing darn inflexible at 299bucks.

Speaking of "Downtuning":

A "picked" and "down-tuned" demo. With a Rickenbacker 4-string and a "Yamaha" 5-string if I saw that right.

The more I see/read about it, the more I want to play it. Or at least read the manual.
But I don't want to fall into the Preorder Trap (running low on funds does help)

Peter:
What will be the demo limitations?
And any news on when this VSTi will drop? We're almost half through November.

Peter - IK Multimedia · Sun Nov 13, 2016 10:21 pm

The amps/fx can be turned off. Per http://www.modobass.com -

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.

The demo will be similar to our T-RackS and AmpliTube demos - time-limited.

A specific release date has not yet been announced aside from being within November.

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