Session Bassist ICON BASS Explained
Join production expert Eli Krantzberg for a detailed look at Session Bassist ICON BASS from Native Instruments. In this comprehensive Session Bassist ICON BASS video course, you'll learn all about the features, sounds, and possibilities with this amazing virtual bass instrument, including the built-in MIDI patterns, sound customization, effects, special articulations, and more! Eli leaves no stone unturned, so you'll be completely in command of all this instrument has to offer and ready to start using it on your very next production. These videos are for new Session Bassist ICON BASS users.
Videos
• Session Bassist Infrastructure (04:48) - Get a quick overview of ICON BASS and see how and where all the common Session Bassist interface elements are laid out.
• Triggering Patterns (03:36) - For those new to the Session Bassist series of instruments, this is an overview of how key switch notes are used to trigger the various patterns loaded into ICON BASS.
• Controlling Pattern Playback (08:31) - Discover how the humanize, swing, feel, timing, latch, sync, and tempo controls on the Playback page affect how triggered patterns are played back.
• Creating Your Own Bass Parts (09:59) - Learn how to use all the relevant key switches in the melody version of ICON BASS to create your own unique bass parts that incorporate open strings, muted notes, slaps, pops, harmonics, slides, and more.
• Combining Patterns & Your Own Parts (06:28) - Watch as a unique bass part is put together using both patterns and original phrases played in melodic mode. Key switches are judiciously placed to alternate between the two modes. And Phrase vs One Pitch pattern playback is explored.
• Song & Pattern Browsers (09:28) - See how to use both the Song and Pattern browser features to generate meaningful search results relevant to your song.
• Customizing the Patterns (07:10) - Look at two distinct workflows to generate collections of meaningfully related bass patterns: one using the Pattern Browser's "similar" feature, the other using the Pattern Inspector to create customized variations.
• Sound of the Bass (03:17) - Learn how to control the impact and vibrato of played notes, blend the DI and mic signals together, control the dampening of the strings, adjust the fret noise or tuning, and more.
• Timing & MIDI Export (03:54) - When working with patterns, make sure your pattern and trigger notes fall slightly ahead of the bar or beat where the change is meant to occur, so Session Bassist can insure everything is in sync. Also see how to export and customize the individual notes within the patterns inside your DAW MIDI editor.
• Processing the Sound (06:49) - Explore the sonic palette of ICON BASS using the on-board effects found on the Amps & FX page. And see how to save and recall custom sound settings and custom snapshots related to the sounds and patterns used in the instrument.
• Special Notes (05:21) - Learn how to incorporate dead notes into your bass parts and how to use the slide modifier key to start melody notes with a slide.
• Ideas (06:04) - Explore some different approaches you can use when creating your own original bass parts.