Wave Alchemy – BASSYNTH (KONTAKT)

BASSYNTH is a hybrid instrument that combines detailed multi-samples with wavetable synthesis for powerful organic, sub rattling and highly unique bass sounds.

Whether you want to combine analogue and digital oscillators with creatively processed upright and electric bass guitars or layer dirty 808s with cinematic brass and freely modulatable wavetables, BASSYNTH lets you easily define creatively powerful low-end in your track like you’ve never heard before.

Modern, organic bass

BASSYNTH is built on a deeply multi-sampled 11GB library using only the finest sources. More than just a collection of one-shot samples, we’ve gone into detail to build a living and breathing, modern, organic library to power BASSYNTH’s hybrid bass engine.

We collected the most desirable vintage and modern synths and sampled both their raw waveforms and designed patches using extensive modulation, filtering, and hardware saturation. We then combined this with an expansive collection of studio recordings covering everything from brass and double bass to mallets and strings.

Morph, animate, perform

Use BASSYNTH’s powerful XY Pad to blend and morph up to 64 parameters simultaneously with just a single knob turn. Create subtle timbral changes or transform sounds into something breathtakingly enormous and complex.

Freely assign multiple parameters to any of BASSYNTH’s 8 Macro Sliders via drag+drop workflow for performance, sound design or Motion Sequencing. Each Macro can be manipulated directly from the UI, MIDI controller or via automation.

Layer

Dynamically load any of BASSYNTH’s 800+ multi-sampled sound sources, wavetables or oscillators into any 4 Voices using a dynamic tag-based browser.

Creatively blend any 4 sound sources and take things further with extensive sound design parameters.

Want to mix a huge live epic brass ensemble with a dirty 808 sub, modular synth and vinyl noise, all in one patch? How about blending a bass guitar with the transient of a pizzicato upright bass and a growling sub? Anything is possible, the choice is yours.

Features

• Forward-thinking, truly modern Bass Engine powered by a ground-breaking library of 800+ multi-sampled sound sources, oscillators, Foley & wavetables
• 290 beautifully crafted, forward-thinking presets covering all modern genres
• Advanced Sound Design Engine for creating and layering ground-breaking, expressive bass patches and beyond
• Filters, modulation, FX and all sound design parameters available per Voice
• 8 voices of Unison per Layer, with detune, stereo spread and wet/dry control
• Blend and morph up to 64 parameters simultaneously with just a single knob turn using the impressive X+Y Pad
• Dynamic sound source and preset browsers, with tagging and favorites
• Wavetable engine with over 200 scannable wavetables and 14 warp modes
• Powerful drag+drop Macros for performance and creative sound design
• Expressive 32-step Motion Designer with unique, per lane length and rate
• Polyrhythmic parameter Sequencing for evolving and complex modulation
• Round Robins – Up to 8 round robins per sound source
• Mono, legato and poly Voice modes, with glide
• Creative Analog Slop controls simulate the random behavior and character inherent of analogue instruments. Available per Voice
• World class effects – Choose from over 40 FX and load up to 6 of them per individual Voice, on the master or via sends
• Host automation for important parameters and Macros, plus MIDI CC control over any other parameter
• Dedicated visual Mixer with individual volume control, pan, effects sends and stereo width for each Voice
• NKS Ready – Total integration with Komplete keyboards and Maschine