Spectrasonics Trilian Bass

abt · November 8th, 2009, 06:11 PM

Has anyone been using Spectrasonics Trilian Bass? I know there was a post recently on this but I can't find it and I can't figure out how you search these forums.

Anyway if you've been using Trilian I'd love to know what you think. Is it as good as the hype? Maybe someone could post a metal demo for us to hear?

I've used Trilogy on a project before and wasn't that impressed. What I'm really after is a good DI sound that I can re-amp.

HSL · November 8th, 2009, 08:21 PM

I ran a search and only a couple of things came up from a while back. I'm interested to see what others think of it too. From the demo videos I've seen I think I may just in fact shell out for it. Whether I like it or not, for a guitarist like myself, this will probably sound better and be cheaper than any other option that I have right now.

SocialNumb · November 9th, 2009, 07:38 AM

Don't know about metal but I want it just for the synths.

smy1 · November 9th, 2009, 08:47 AM

It's on my shopping list

Then again, I own every Spectrasonics product, so it's a no-brainer

egan. · November 9th, 2009, 09:06 AM

I think spectrasonic is tops but if I was going to spend close to $300 on bass just for rock/metal I would buy an actual bass.

smy1 · November 9th, 2009, 10:19 AM

egan: haha, I do have a rather good Esh bass. I just can't be assed to play anything anymore these days. And I will use it more for pop/electro

egan. · November 9th, 2009, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smy1

egan: haha, I do have a rather good Esh bass. I just can't be assed to play anything anymore these days. And I will use it more for pop/electro

Totally, and I know your style and why this would be a useful product for you which is why I did the italics on "rock/metal."
My post was more aimed at the OP who seems to just want bass on metal songs at which point IMO programming the midi is a bigger PITA than just playing the damn thing.

smy1 · November 9th, 2009, 11:05 AM

egan: I actually prefer programming rock bass, too - probably cause my playing ain't anywhere near "good" ...

Also to the OP: this thread should be in "Equipment" ...

abt · November 9th, 2009, 04:43 PM

Quote:

I would buy an actual bass.

You haven't heard me play bass! lol

Seriously though, I do have a bass and in the past I've always used it for recording. Recently I spent days tracking the bass for a song and in the end it still sucked. I'm hoping a good VI bass will yield better results. Plus you can changes sounds easily.

Dr.Wu · November 14th, 2009, 06:35 AM

Hi,
first post.
i made a little metalmedley using Trilian for the bass.
Let me know what you think!
http://www.vimeo.com/7475527

ShredderForhire · January 20th, 2010, 03:10 PM

This plugin is incredible. Hands down the best bass vst on the market right now.
It even has a hardcore rock sampled bass where the strings rattle and it sounds real ronchy. Perfect for metal!

Dalinkwent48@aim.com · January 20th, 2010, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.Wu

Hi,
first post.
i made a little metalmedley using Trilian for the bass.
Let me know what you think!
http://www.vimeo.com/7475527

Well you can definitely tell there's a bass in it

Sacha · January 21st, 2010, 10:09 AM

I have it and it's great for me. No clips yet but the new ENDITOL album will be using it for all the bass and a bunch of the synths as well. Personally I hate playing bass so I prefer to program it for my own stuff. It also includes a ton of killer synth patches, a Chapman, acoustic, full FX suite etc.

Djabthrash · February 10th, 2010, 01:21 PM

Interested in using this tool for my programmed bass MIDI parts...

Anyone else on this ?

ShredderForhire · February 10th, 2010, 01:27 PM

Heres something i came up with

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2018127/bass%20prog.mp3

mjgg6 · February 10th, 2010, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShredderForhire

This plugin is incredible. Hands down the best bass vst on the market right now.
It even has a hardcore rock sampled bass where the strings rattle and it sounds real ronchy. Perfect for metal!

+1 love the hardcore bass sound it sounds huge for me... 1000 times better than my cheap bass.

Djabthrash · February 10th, 2010, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShredderForhire

Heres something i came up with

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2018127/bass%20prog.mp3

sounds killer ! thanks for posting this clip !

Mind sharing some details on how you got that tone ?

ShredderForhire · February 10th, 2010, 02:32 PM

i just turned the amp simulation off in trilian, along with the compression.
Set the pickup level to peak at about -3
Then i ran it through ampeg svx with the classic model and the 421 mic on the 4x10 cab

Djabthrash · February 10th, 2010, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShredderForhire

i just turned the amp simulation off in trilian, along with the compression.
Set the pickup level to peak at about -3
Then i ran it through ampeg svx with the classic model and the 421 mic on the 4x10 cab

Thanks ! No post-processing (EQ ?) and such ?

Ben Johnson · February 10th, 2010, 10:14 PM

Wow, I'm impressed with the programming, ShredderForHire.

How much keyswitching do you have going on to get it to sound natural?

I was going to pick up Trilian pretty much just for the synth basses, but now that I found out how useful it is for rock/metal, all the better.

JeffTD · February 10th, 2010, 10:34 PM

Just got this last week, absolutely love it. Great improvement over Trilogy, and that hardcore bass sounds fucking awesome!

ShredderForhire · February 11th, 2010, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Johnson

Wow, I'm impressed with the programming, ShredderForHire.

How much keyswitching do you have going on to get it to sound natural?

I was going to pick up Trilian pretty much just for the synth basses, but now that I found out how useful it is for rock/metal, all the better.

Thanks dude!
What i did was load 3 channels
One was hardcore finger sustain
One was hardcore finger Gliss(short slide in)
One was hardcore finger slide out
Set up a midi track and the the channel output to ANY
Then started programming and when i wanted a note gliss i set the channel to that specific note in the cubase info bar.
Really simple to use and its very versatile for all kinds of bass sounds.

abt · February 11th, 2010, 09:33 PM

I did eventually buy this. It is awesome!

Djabthrash · February 15th, 2010, 04:27 PM

Thanks for the feedback on Trilian guys !

Deadstar · February 15th, 2010, 04:43 PM

another info .. which is the lowest note possible with this thing?

November 8th, 2009, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
abt BT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,095	Spectrasonics Trilian Bass Has anyone been using Spectrasonics Trilian Bass? I know there was a post recently on this but I can't find it and I can't figure out how you search these forums. Anyway if you've been using Trilian I'd love to know what you think. Is it as good as the hype? Maybe someone could post a metal demo for us to hear? I've used Trilogy on a project before and wasn't that impressed. What I'm really after is a good DI sound that I can re-amp.

November 9th, 2009, 08:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
smy1 Drink Beer, Kick Ass! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 2,639	It's on my shopping list Then again, I own every Spectrasonics product, so it's a no-brainer __________________ www.faderhead.com www.facebook.com/faderhead www.twitter.com/faderhead

November 9th, 2009, 10:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
smy1 Drink Beer, Kick Ass! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 2,639	egan: haha, I do have a rather good Esh bass. I just can't be assed to play anything anymore these days. And I will use it more for pop/electro __________________ www.faderhead.com www.facebook.com/faderhead www.twitter.com/faderhead

November 9th, 2009, 11:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
smy1 Drink Beer, Kick Ass! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 2,639	egan: I actually prefer programming rock bass, too - probably cause my playing ain't anywhere near "good" ... Also to the OP: this thread should be in "Equipment" ... __________________ www.faderhead.com www.facebook.com/faderhead www.twitter.com/faderhead

November 8th, 2009, 08:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
HSL Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 36	I ran a search and only a couple of things came up from a while back. I'm interested to see what others think of it too. From the demo videos I've seen I think I may just in fact shell out for it. Whether I like it or not, for a guitarist like myself, this will probably sound better and be cheaper than any other option that I have right now.

November 9th, 2009, 09:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
egan. daylightdies.com Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: nc Posts: 4,631	I think spectrasonic is tops but if I was going to spend close to $300 on bass just for rock/metal I would buy an actual bass.

November 14th, 2009, 06:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dr.Wu Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	Hi, first post. i made a little metalmedley using Trilian for the bass. Let me know what you think! http://www.vimeo.com/7475527

January 20th, 2010, 03:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
ShredderForhire Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Taylor, MI Posts: 433	This plugin is incredible. Hands down the best bass vst on the market right now. It even has a hardcore rock sampled bass where the strings rattle and it sounds real ronchy. Perfect for metal!

February 10th, 2010, 01:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
Djabthrash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris / Montpellier, FRANCE Posts: 4,104	Interested in using this tool for my programmed bass MIDI parts... Anyone else on this ?

February 10th, 2010, 01:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
ShredderForhire Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Taylor, MI Posts: 433	Heres something i came up with http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2018127/bass%20prog.mp3

February 10th, 2010, 02:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
ShredderForhire Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Taylor, MI Posts: 433	i just turned the amp simulation off in trilian, along with the compression. Set the pickup level to peak at about -3 Then i ran it through ampeg svx with the classic model and the 421 mic on the 4x10 cab

February 10th, 2010, 10:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
Ben Johnson SSSSSSSSSSSSSS Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,979	Wow, I'm impressed with the programming, ShredderForHire. How much keyswitching do you have going on to get it to sound natural? I was going to pick up Trilian pretty much just for the synth basses, but now that I found out how useful it is for rock/metal, all the better.

February 10th, 2010, 10:34 PM	#21 (permalink)
JeffTD Ballclap Supremus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 11,053	Just got this last week, absolutely love it. Great improvement over Trilogy, and that hardcore bass sounds fucking awesome!

February 11th, 2010, 09:33 PM	#23 (permalink)
abt BT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,095	I did eventually buy this. It is awesome!

February 15th, 2010, 04:27 PM	#24 (permalink)
Djabthrash Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris / Montpellier, FRANCE Posts: 4,104	Thanks for the feedback on Trilian guys !

February 15th, 2010, 04:43 PM	#25 (permalink)
Deadstar Google Bordello Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 667	another info .. which is the lowest note possible with this thing?