Session Bassist PRIME BASS Explained
Session Bassist PRIME BASS from Native Instruments provides a powerful and versatile method for laying down some seriously grooving bass lines. In order to help you get the most out of this plugin, Eli Krantzberg has put together a complete PRIME BASS video course geared toward familiarizing you with every aspect of this deep virtual instrument. For the singer-songwriter or producer, especially, this is surefire way to get a solid low end on your next track. These videos are for new Session Bassist PRIME BASS users.
Videos
• Welcome to Prime Bass (03:00) - Get a quick overview of what the two versions of Prime Bass can bring to your bass parts.
• Getting Started with Patterns (05:34) - Learn how to trigger different patterns on the fly for fast real-time arranging, how to trigger patterns at different pitches, and how to stop playback either within a specified note duration range or at a precise point.
• Getting Started Playing Your Own Bass Lines (06:54) - Discover the basics of using key switches in the Melodic version of Prime Bass to switch between different playing articulations when creating your own bass lines.
• Combining Patterns & Manually Played Bass Parts (04:58) - See how to combine the best of both worlds - pre-programmed Primes bass patterns and freely played parts - for a customized bass part.
• Song & Pattern Browsers (09:07) - Learn how the Song Browser is used to load in collections of patterns with optional accompanying sound settings and how the Pattern Browser is used to search, select, and load individual patterns within the currently loaded Song.
• Loop Patterns & Single-Note Patterns (04:32) - Explore the differences between performance-based loop patterns and sequenced single-note patterns in Prime Bass. Also learn how slides are triggered in the Patterns and melodically played parts.
• Phrase Mode & One Pitch Mode (04:29) - See how Phrase mode and One Pitch mode are each used to alter the pitches of the notes within Prime Bass patterns.
• MIDI Drag & Drop (03:42) - Eli demonstrates how simple it is to export Prime Bass phrases into your DAW, where the pitch and timing of notes are freely edited to customize the pattern.
• Dead Notes, Endings, & Slides (06:17) - Learn how to incorporate long notes, slides, and muted notes either as endings or integrated within phrases.
• Slides & Dead Notes with Prime Bass Melody (05:21) - Discover how to incorporate various slides and dead notes into performances created using the Melody version of Prime Bass.
• Dynamics & Intensity (03:41) - See how the pitch bend wheel is used as an Impact control in the pattern version of Prime Bass and how traditional velocity controls the intensity when creating your own parts in the Melody version of Prime Bass.
• Pattern Inspector (06:05) - Eli explains how this powerful part of Prime Bass is used to create endless pattern variations by editing pattern start and end positions, as well as playing style and fret position.
• Sound Presets (06:42) - Explore the effects processing available on the Amp & FX page and learn how to browse, load, save, and delete sound presets. Also see how snapshots are used to save and recall songs and sound presets together.
• Bass Settings (05:01) - Hear how the parameters on the Bass Settings page are used to adjust the DI signal and acoustic noises and how they are set to blend with the amp and FX processing.
• Playback Page Controls (05:59) - Learn how the settings on this page affect the feel and the way patterns are played back.
• Odd Time Signatures & MIDI Continuous Controller Messages (08:12) - Explore two different ways to force Prime Bass patterns to conform to odd meter time signatures and learn about MIDI CC messages used to force fret position, timing offsets, and more.