My Top 5 Best BASS Plugins EVER!

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Published 2023-05-09
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🔗 PLUGIN LINKS
1) MODO Bass 2: sweetwater.sjv.io/nL4N3a
2) Ample Bass J: www.amplesound.net/en/pro-pd.asp?id=10
3) Session Bassist Prime Bass: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/gu…
4) EZbass: sweetwater.sjv.io/OrYnQG
5) Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/gu…

There are a lot of bass VST plugins out there to choose from, but which ones are the best? In this video I give you my top 5 best bass plugins EVER!

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AUDIO INTERFACES I USE
Universal Audio Apollo X4: sweetwater.sjv.io/9gGAVj
Antelope Audio Discrete 8 Pro: amzn.to/3qTbFav

STUDIO MONITORS
Adam Audio A7V (Pair): sweetwater.sjv.io/GmXnb9
Adam Audio T10S (Sub): sweetwater.sjv.io/XYyd4b

MIDI CONTROLLER KEYBOARDS
Arturia KeyLab 88 MkII: sweetwater.sjv.io/QyA2RM
NI S61 MK2: sweetwater.sjv.io/B0Exqy

MIDI Control Surface
ICon QCon Pro G2: amzn.to/47PQhn0

MICROPHONES
Audio Technica AT2020: sweetwater.sjv.io/5gnaEL
Rode NT1A: sweetwater.sjv.io/5gy1X9
Shure SM57: sweetwater.sjv.io/nLyVQV
Shure SM58: sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQNEAK
Shure SM7B: sweetwater.sjv.io/5gaAj3
Warm Audio CX12: sweetwater.sjv.io/eKekOD
Neumann U87 AI: sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ4GZQ
Universal Audio SD-1: sweetwater.sjv.io/xkrz0A
Universal Audio SP-1 (Pair): sweetwater.sjv.io/NkbEqq
Rode NT5 (Pair): sweetwater.sjv.io/oqWxVb
Neumann KM184 (Pair): sweetwater.sjv.io/Mmn5bJ
Austrian Audio CC8 (Pair): sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ4G9v

HEADPHONES
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro: sweetwater.sjv.io/21k3Ba
AKG K240 Studio: sweetwater.sjv.io/EKjL2P
AKG K702: sweetwater.sjv.io/bae659
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro: sweetwater.sjv.io/6eK07K
Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro: sweetwater.sjv.io/OrJkzQ
Austrian Audio Hi-X55: sweetwater.sjv.io/4PYz29
Austrian Audio Hi-X65: sweetwater.sjv.io/daA2eM
Audeze MM500: www.audeze.com/products/mm-500
Audeze LCD-XC: www.audeze.com/products/lcd-xc

MIC PREAMPS
ART Voice Channel Tube Channel Strip: sweetwater.sjv.io/3eAjJn
Warm Audio WA-MPX: sweetwater.sjv.io/GmEr6n

RACK GEAR
Warm Audio WA-2A: sweetwater.sjv.io/eKvqRX
Warm Audio WA-76: sweetwater.sjv.io/AW0mKN
Warm Audio WA-1B: sweetwater.sjv.io/oqBEan
ART Head Amp 6 Pro: sweetwater.sjv.io/1re1bx
Samson S-Patch Plus: sweetwater.sjv.io/g1PDo2

🔌🎹 MY FAVORITE PLUGINS
Arturia FX Collection 4: www.pluginboutique.com/product/81-Bundles/39-Effec…
NI Komplete: www.pluginboutique.com/search?qs=match&q=komplete&…
FabFilter Pro-Q 3: www.pluginboutique.com/meta_product/2-Effects/16-E…
iZotope Ozone 11: www.pluginboutique.com/search?qs=match&q=ozone+11&…
Addictive Drums 2: www.pluginboutique.com/search?qs=match&q=addictive…

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:35 Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass
03:40 Ample Bass J
06:18 Session Bassist Icon Bass
10:25 EZbass
14:34 Honourable Mentions
15:45 Modo Bass 2

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All Comments (21)
  • @reggiejay1773
    Great video, I use the ample sound bass(Love the Jaco fretless!), and I don't always replace it with a live bassist. With the right plug-ins in the DAW, I have been able to do most things with it.
  • @seanotes3594
    Rickenbacher is the most popular in hip hop right now because of how it cuts through. 3 out of my favorite producers only used one bass plugin for basslines and it's Richenbacher. When not using a real bass
  • @mistik2595
    i'm still using scarbee rickenbacker bass, they have beautiful sounds <3
  • @randypiano11
    great video! Off your recommendation i decided to buy Modo Bass. Looking forward to trying it. Thanks so much!
  • I’ve got modo. Like IK’s stuff. Thanks for this review. Very helpful 😎😎😎
  • best thing about ez bass- audio to midi. that's why i use it) i record bass parts on my guitar, then with ez bass make em sound like bass (octave lower). as long as other plugins don't have audio to midi, i don't care how good they sound)
  • @gdahlman
    Wonderful! Thanks! I'd appreciate an evaluation of VST guitars. I haven't found one yet that's adequate.
  • Icon Bass is my favourite right now before that was Prime bass , they are all so good these days if you can play a little it's possible to get some very realistic results . Not tried the Modo basses yet maybe it's time😁
  • @swivelnek5
    Great video. Love to see a bass plug in for real bass like ampeg and gk. Awesome!!!
  • @orderd29
    Thanks for looking after us lords of the low frequencies!
  • @eshortsax
    Nice list...I enjoy Modo Bass and Plugin Alliance Keemun for bass sounds--I still need to get me one and learn how to play it lol
  • I use Ample Sound ABU, and it sounds great. However, I find that there's not much information on how to use it, especially for the slides. As an example, an E on the second string (D) cannot be "slided" as well as when it's played from third string (A), and I did not find yet how to program this.
  • @aex2170
    Excellent review! Can you recommend the best option to get modern pop bass? Bruno Mars, Cold Play, etc? Thank you.
  • I've been using Waves CLA Bass for a while now - but I'm using it for the enhanced sound I get while playing my Jazz straight in, I always feel like I'm cheating if I don't do the real thing "play real bass" (usually). I have a bunch of bass plugins but really do like the Waves one the best for the rich tones (even over Modo) - that said, I would not recommend anything Waves to anyone these days.
  • Hey Mike...I hope you're well. Quick question, I'm trying to use a Blue Yeti USB mic in Cakewalk. However, when I select in in the device options, my Focusrite does not show up for output in playback options. Is it either or like, I can't do both at the same time?
  • @ironmanbatman686
    As usual, great video. I agree that Modo has to be the best, probably by far, and I was really wanting to buy it, but I had so many issues with the free version. First I thought it was my dinosaur 10 year old laptop. But after upgrading to a machine with at least three times the performance, I thought everything would be good to go. Unfortunately, I experienced the exact same issues....Random notes, several cents detune for no reason, and persistant , 'stuck' notes......sometimes requiring closing CW to releaase the note. After searching many, many forums, and the IK support I found that many others had encountered identical issues, and IK has not even bothered to address the issue, with nothing other than lame solutions, none of which worked. Have you ever encountered such issues, and if so, please share your solutions, as I would love to use it on my next production, as I was intending to, but instead opted for Bass Fingers, as it was cheap at the time.
  • @TheMixClub
    Mike your a champ. I have had the Rick plugin forever. I'm such a dunce. I never noticed the extra goodies.. Also I have a Question. For some reason i was thinking that Ezbass articulations do not follow when you drag and drop to your daw timeline. Great vid Mike...