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AudioRealism Bass Line Pro (ABL Pro)

Synth (Analogue / Subtractive) Plugin by AudioRealism
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AudioRealism Bass Line Pro (ABL Pro)
AudioRealism Bass Line Pro (ABL Pro) by AudioRealism is a Virtual Instrument and a Virtual Effect Audio Plugin for macOS and Windows. It functions as a VST Plugin and an Audio Units Plugin.
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Key features:

  • Full range oscillators with no aliasing.
  • Non-linear filter with self oscillation and VCF tracking.
  • Can be used to process external signals, for example through the VCF.
  • Stereo Delay unit with modulatable delay time (left & right).
  • 32-voice polyphonic mode.
  • Patch cable system that allows additional CV routing.
  • 500+ preset patches and sequences.

Synth specifications:

  • 2 Voltage controlled oscillators with sawtooth, squarewave, pulse, triangle and sinus waveforms.
  • 1 Voltage controlled noise generator.
  • 1 Modulation Generator with Audio Output, which can be used as 3rd VCO.
  • 1 Voltage controlled filter (3 filter types, 18dB, 24dBSO and 24dBSO 2xoversampled).
  • 2 Envelope generators (Main envelope generator and volume envelope generator), with voltage control.
  • Oscillation operator unit (ring and sync between oscillators).
  • Noise generator with variable color.
  • 1 Envelope follower for AUX signals.
  • 2 Inverter modules.
  • 2 Attenuators, one with lag output.

Sequencer specifications:

  • 1 Sequencer with CV Note/Gate output and gate outputs for Slide and Accent.
  • 7 octave range.
  • 64 steps x 128 patterns.
  • Effects per step: Accent, Slide, Transpose up & down.
  • Prescale per pattern: 1/16, 1/32, 1/16T and 1/8T.

Many of the features from ABL are still there:

  • Internal pattern sequencer.
  • User skinnable.
  • Full MIDI CC control with learning function.
  • Rebirth pattern import.
  • Freebee pattern import/export.
  • Two MIDI modes (Pattern and Note).

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Average user rating of 5.00 from 2 reviews
AudioRealism Bass Line Pro (ABL Pro)

Reviewed By Sendy [all]
February 8th, 2012
Version reviewed: 1.1.6 on Windows

I'm giving this synth 10 out of 10. I'm doing this because it's perfect for the purpose it was created, and beyond! I try to rate synths in relation to the average review at KVR, for the sake of fairness. I also only tend to review synths I really like. I wish we could rate out of 15 or 20 because the standard of softsynths in general has sky-rocketed in recent times. I'd give this 19 out of 20.

ABL pro is advertised as a "303 on steroids" and is the stuff of dreams if you're looking for classic Roland-style monosynth sequences and mutant acid lines. Two oscillators with all of the analog waveshapes and an LFO which can go audio-rate and be patched in as a 3rd oscillator feed a lowpass filter that can squelch and scream. The main filter design is more in the vein of the MC-202 than the 303 (and really is a dead ringer! No pun intended ;), but a "legacy" filter is provided with a 18db/oct slope which squelches instead of self-resonating.

If you've wanted to make authentic acid-lines with PWM and sync or stacked oscillators, this is your ticket. The synth engine, combined with the built-in sequencer, just has that certain magic to it which gets my head nodding and my face grinning. Like the straight-up 303 emulation ABL 2, the sequencer speaks Acidese fluently, and is as vital a part of the sound as the actual filters and oscillators! Alternatively, you can switch off both the sequencer AND the mono mode, and use ABL Pro just like any other softsynth, though having a fairly modern computer might be a good idea if you want to really exploit that.

Really, it always comes back to the sound. It's evocative of the past, yet expands into new territory. Features such as a waveshaper (which brings in varying amounts of wave folding), filter and oscillator FM, ring modulation, control signal patching and the audio rate LFO and lizard-tongue quick envelopes make this my go-to synth for tricked out acid.

I don't much care for the 303-style sequencer programming, and would welcome with open arms a graphical editor or piano roll interface, but this is made up for by providing extensive controllable randomization which seriously always inspires me after a bit of clicking around. Again this takes the oldschool acid technique of having the 303's batteries die and the pattern memory being filled with random, chromatic weirdness, and pulls it squelching and pulsating into the modern DAW. The ability to choose the density of notes, ties, and accents, choose to leave certain aspects of the pattern alone, automatically create relevent variations, and lock the randomization to different scales and modes really makes this a winner in my opinion.

In the oscillator department, much care seems to have gone into getting that characteristic Roland sound, especially the squarewave with it's complex spectrum and meaty bass. There are no perfect digital waveshapes here, and the result is something organic that changes timbre with pitch like the original hardware did.

All in all, an oldschool techno masterpiece with mileage way into the future. The bottom line for me is that this is a synth which has provided the spark of inspiration which ended up with entire tracks built around it. You can't ask for more than that!

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AudioRealism Bass Line Pro (ABL Pro)

Reviewed By counterfeit [all]
November 8th, 2006
Version reviewed: 1.102 on Mac

This is now my favourite synth, it sound absolutely fabulous, the filter is first class, and thanks to his three oscillators (in fact you can choose to use the LFO as a 3rd oscillator) you can make a perfect Minimoog impersonation, somewhere between the Arturia minimoog V and the Gmedia Minimonsta....and i own both
A lot of people think this thing is a 303 emulation on steroids, but imho it's a lot more!!
I use it for everything, basses of course but also Drums!!It can make huge 909 like kick drum thanks to his very very snappy envelop...
The integrated sequencer is a welcome bonus for those classic "comp sequences" from the 70's and 80's and of course for those classic Acid Line and with a little tweaking it can act as a really cool arpeggiator.
The cpu usage is very low (on my macbook pro) when used as monophonic synth, but it can go very high, when switched to polyphonic mode, so be careful..
I also own the "classic" Audiorealism Bassline which i also love.
The customer support is top notch, Mike Janney is really quick to anwer..

The two products are completely cross platform, including mac OSX universal binaries which for me is an huge plus...
ps: sorry for my English..
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superterrific
superterrific
4 April 2012 at 4:15am

THANK YOU! Finally someone else sees what I see in this synth.

I think the only reason more people don't know about this synth is the way it's MARKETED. I love acid but I also play in a group that once used an old combo organ from the 60's, now replaced with ABLPro. ABLPro might be marketed to people that love the 303, but emulating the analog circuitry of the 303 is merely a springboard for other things. The bottom line is; this thing breaths and lives when you play it. It feels and sounds like a real analog instrument. Anyone with their eye on anything Arturia makes should download this demo and give it a listen. It might not emulate the specific analog instrument of your choice but it sounds extremely analog, more than you can expect with most specific analog emulation plugins.

robohymn
robohymn
14 February 2014 at 9:17pm

Fantastic bass synth, easily among the best, and no multi-gb sample library to deal with.

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