
English: 
Hey guys, in this video we’re going to take
a look at some free bass VST instruments.
These are virtual instruments we can use to
create a bass sound completely within a digital
audio workstation.
For this video, we’ll be looking at all
these plugins in Reaper, since it’s a commonly
used home recording program, but we can also
use these in different programs as well.
The first plugin we’ll look at is Bassline
by EVM.
First we have some presets we can choose from
at the top.
This also has presets we can choose by going
back and forth with the arrows on the plugin
itself.
I’ll usually start with the D/Bass preset
and make changes to that.
We have options for an acoustic bass, plucked
bass, picked bass, electric bass, slap bass,
digital bass, and muted bass.
One of the main problems I have with this
plugin is it’s only creating a lot of really
low frequencies with most of the presets,
to a point that it’s barely even audible

English: 
Hey guys, in this video we’re going to take
a look at some free bass VST instruments.
These are virtual instruments we can use to
create a bass sound completely within a digital
audio workstation. For this video, we’ll
be looking at all these plugins in Reaper,
since it’s a commonly used home recording
program, but we can also use these in different
programs as well.
The first plugin we’ll look at is Bassline
by EVM. First we have some presets we can
choose from at the top. This also has presets
we can choose by going back and forth with
the arrows on the plugin itself. I’ll usually
start with the D/Bass preset and make changes
to that. We have options for an acoustic bass,
plucked bass, picked bass, electric bass,
slap bass, digital bass, and muted bass. One
of the main problems I have with this plugin
is it’s only creating a lot of really low
frequencies with most of the presets, to a
point that it’s barely even audible on headphones,

English: 
on headphones, and the higher frequency information
is completely absent.
To me, this plugin is good to create a really
deep bass sound that you can even layer with
different bass recordings, but it shouldn’t
be used completely on its own.
Next is DSK BassZ.
This has a few different built in bass sounds
that can be chosen at the top, and controls
for Envelope and Filter but you can get some
usable sounds from the presets anyways.
Unfortunately, pressing the help button only
links us to a broken page on DSK’s website.
Some of the better bass sounds in this plugin
come from the precision bass and Yamaha bass,
but some of the generic presets like the picked
bass and acoustic bass don’t actually sound
that great.

English: 
and the higher frequency information is completely
absent. To me, this plugin is good to create
a really deep bass sound that you can even
layer with different bass recordings, but
it shouldn’t be used completely on its own.
Next is DSK BassZ. This has a few different
built in bass sounds that can be chosen at
the top, and controls for Envelope and Filter
but you can get some usable sounds from the
presets anyways. Unfortunately, pressing the
help button only links us to a broken page
on DSK’s website. Some of the better bass
sounds in this plugin come from the precision
bass and Yamaha bass, but some of the generic
presets like the picked bass and acoustic
bass don’t actually sound that great.

English: 
Next up we have VB-1, or virtual bass unit
by Steinberg. This plugin creates a very artificial
bass sound, and there are a few different
presets we can start with, but they all sound
a lot like a synth. The first options we have
are the position of the pickup and pick. The
pick creates a warmer sound as it moves up
towards the neck and a brighter sound at the
bridge, and moving the pickup made no noticeable
difference to me. Setting the release really
low lets the notes cut off immediately at
the end, but increasing it slightly allows
them to blend together a little more. Push
it too far though and they start to overlap
and interfere with each other. The shape allows
the sound to go from smooth to harsher with
more attack and click to it. With the damper
at 100, we can get a really muted sound. At
0 it’s very bright and harsh, and I usually
set it somewhere in between. Finally, we have
a volume control and a random button to randomly
change all the settings on the plugin.
The best free bass plugin I’ve found is
the SI-Bass plugin included with Cakewalk

English: 
Next up we have VB-1, or virtual bass unit
by Steinberg.
This plugin creates a very artificial bass
sound, and there are a few different presets
we can start with, but they all sound a lot
like a synth.
The first options we have are the position
of the pickup and pick.
The pick creates a warmer sound as it moves
up towards the neck and a brighter sound at
the bridge, and moving the pickup made no
noticeable difference to me.
Setting the release really low lets the notes
cut off immediately at the end, but increasing
it slightly allows them to blend together
a little more.
Push it too far though and they start to overlap
and interfere with each other.
The shape allows the sound to go from smooth
to harsher with more attack and click to it.
With the damper at 100, we can get a really
muted sound.
At 0 it’s very bright and harsh, and I usually
set it somewhere in between.
Finally, we have a volume control and a random
button to randomly change all the settings
on the plugin.
The best free bass plugin I’ve found is
the SI-Bass plugin included with Cakewalk

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by BandLab.
After Cakewalk is installed with the SI-Instruments
package, you can add this plugin to Reaper
by adding the scan path.
I’ll put the scan path in the video description
down below for anyone that wants to add it
to their program.
This plugin has a lot of features, starting
with the different presets from the drop down
menu.
There’s also built in basslines that we
can drag and drop onto the instrument track,
and this does work properly in Reaper.
We have some options for tuning, slide time,
poly or monophonic voice, and pickup selector
on the bass.
Down below, there are amp settings for volume,
panning, bass, mid, and treble EQ, and finally
drive and compression.
I’ve found this plugin is really capable
of making a convincing virtual bass sound.

English: 
by BandLab. After Cakewalk is installed with
the SI-Instruments package, you can add this
plugin to Reaper by adding the scan path.
I’ll put the scan path in the video description
down below for anyone that wants to add it
to their program.
This plugin has a lot of features, starting
with the different presets from the drop down
menu. There’s also built in basslines that
we can drag and drop onto the instrument track,
and this does work properly in Reaper. We
have some options for tuning, slide time,
poly or monophonic voice, and pickup selector
on the bass. Down below, there are amp settings
for volume, panning, bass, mid, and treble
EQ, and finally drive and compression. I’ve
found this plugin is really capable of making
a convincing virtual bass sound.

English: 
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English: 
Thanks for checking out this video on free
bass VST instruments. If you found this video
helpful, don’t forget to give it a like,
subscribe to the channel, and press the bell
icon to get notifications whenever a new video
is released. You can also check the video
description for links to the plugins included
in this video, recommendations for home recording
hardware, and social media links to stay up
to date on all our new content.
