A six-instrument bundle of sampled basses covering jazz, upright, Musicman, slap, muted, and fretless styles, featuring deep articulations and a unified scripting interface.
Purpose and Contents
The AS Bass Collection from Acousticsamples bundles six bass virtual instruments into a single purchase, offering a broad palette of tonal options. The collection includes JBass, TheUpright, and four variants of the Bassysm series: J, S, M, and F. Each instrument is designed for realistic bass performance within a UVI-based environment.
JBass captures a four-string American Fender Custom Shop Jazz Bass with flatwound strings, known for its role in funk, disco, and jazz fusion. TheUpright is a Chinese 4/4 double bass recorded from three microphone perspectives. Bassysm-J uses a Musicman Stingray with roundwound strings played with fingers, while Bassysm-S is its slapped counterpart.
Key Capabilities
All instruments feature multi-velocity sustain layers and release samples to enhance expressiveness. JBass provides six velocity layers with two round robins, pick and mute articulations, harmonics, and string noises. TheUpright includes three microphone positions, round-robin takes, vibrato control via modulation wheel, and percussion hits.
Bassysm-J offers eleven sustain velocity layers and fifteen release velocities. Bassysm-S features twelve layers each for slap and pop, with round robins. Bassysm-M focuses on muted playing with slide samples, and Bassysm-F is a five-string fretless with ten to twelve velocity layers. All share advanced scripting for intuitive control.
Workflow and Usability
The instruments are built on UVI’s scripting engine, which provides a simple yet powerful interface for shaping sound. Users can adjust microphone blends on TheUpright to dial in bass, roundness, or finger detail. Modulation wheel assignments for vibrato on certain models allow real-time performance expression.
The collection includes MIDI files of demo songs for Bassysm-S, which can serve as starting points or learning aids. Each instrument is designed to be playable and responsive, with techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and string noises triggered naturally. This makes the basses suitable for both studio production and live performance within a compatible host.
Practical Applications
JBass suits genres like funk, reggae, blues, and rock, providing the signature mid-focused tone. TheUpright is ideal for jazz, folk, and acoustic settings, offering realistic bowing and plucking textures. Bassysm-J works well for fingerstyle pop and rock tracks, while Bassysm-S delivers aggressive slap bass for funk and contemporary styles.
Bassysm-M is perfect for muted, percussive parts in R&B or hip-hop, and Bassysm-F adds fretless character for jazz fusion or ambient music. The bundle covers a wide range of bass sounds, making it a versatile tool for composers and producers needing multiple tonal options without additional costs.
Key features
- Six sampled bass instruments in one bundle
- Multiple velocity layers and round-robin sustains
- Release samples, hammer-ons, slides, and string noises
- Three microphone positions on TheUpright
- Vibrato control via modulation wheel on select models
- Lossless FLAC compression for efficient storage
- MIDI files for demo songs included
Best for
Producers and composers seeking a versatile bass library for genres like funk, jazz, rock, and electronic music, with both classic and modern tonal options in a single collection.