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Bass Engine – VST / AU – Hip Hop Bass Plug-In
In our experience, there are generally two types of bass synth, the 30Gb monsters that have twelve velocity layers on each note, multiple round robins and an unlimited number of options or the contemporary plug-ins that are aimed at electronic producers who love the real low-end bass and 808 sound. Bass Engine is the brand new alternative…
Three Decades of Hip Hop Bass
With Bass Engine we have studied the last three decades of Hip Hop production and have the selected the most representative bass sounds of that era. These basses include everything from dusty jazzy upright bass to floor shaking 808’s and everything in between.
1990’s
The 1990s were the golden era of Hip Hop, common production techniques involved the heavy use of sampling with machines such as the MPC 60 MKII or the SP-1200. Basslines were usually made with bass notes and lines sampled from old Funk, Soul and RnB 12” vinyl records.
The first 100 presets in Bass Engine represent this unique sound so be prepared for crackly upright basses, deep Moog tones, live electric samples and abstract jazzy bass sounds.
2000’s
During the 2000s Production techniques changed slightly with more and more producers using hardware bass synths to achieve a nice deep and punchy sound. The Emu Mo’ Phatt was a popular rack module among some while the ASR-10 and MPC 3000 samplers were still heavily used by the traditional cratediggers.
The second 100 presets in Bass Engine represent this smoother sound so you will discover deep dirty basses, solid sub’s, fat Triton patches and clean vinyl cuts.
2010’s
The 2010s have been dominated by the synth, sub-bass and 808 sound. Whether its Hip Hop, Trap, Dubstep or even Reggae. These highly produced yet deep ‘n’ dirty bass sounds have been devastating clubs and festivals throughout the world.
The final 100 presets include fifteen different 808’s, Moog Prodigy Subs, Warm MS-20 deep vibes and a whole collection of low end, heavy basses.
Features
- 300 Pre-EQ’ed Hip Hop bass instruments including twenty fat 808′s
- An unrivalled collection of the Finest USEABLE Hip Hop bass instruments ever!
- 50 Hip Hop MIDI basslines included featuring a selection of styles and keys
- Built-in pitch, pan, glide and volume controls
- Mono, Poly and Legato Modes
- Built-in ADSR controls
- Built-in Hi & Lo pass filter
- Ultra-low CPU usage [perfect if you own a laptop/tablet / low spec PC/MAC]
- Ultra-fast patch loading [flick through patches in lightening quick times]
- Program your basslines manually or use a MIDI/USB controller/keyboard/MPD
System Requirements
Mac:
- OS X 10.4 and above (Monterey / Apple Silicon supported)
- 125MB disk space required
- 2 GB RAM
- Audio Units (AU) or VST DAW compatible host required (64-bit only)
Windows:
- Windows 7 / 8 / 10
- 139MB disk space required
- 1 GB RAM
- VST compatible DAW host is required (32 or 64-bit)
Optional USBs / MIDI Controllers:
- Native Instruments Maschine
- Behringer
- Novation
- M-Audio
- Arturia
- Line 6
- Alesis
- Korg
- Akai
- and more!
Awards
Sounds and Gear
"It’s got the old school, dirty, dust-soaked bass that sounds as if it were chopped straight from vinyl".
MusicTech Magazine
"The bass sounds are excellent, very usable and suitable for all kinds of Hip Hop, from classic 90s to club bangers".
DJ Mag
"Just like the hip-hop guys sampling from records, it is all about the sound, and this is what Bass Engine delivers".
Like DopeSONIX's first release Beat Machine (a plug-in dedicated to hip-hop drums), the concept behind Bass Engine is simple - a collection of three decades of hip-hop bass. The blurb that accompanies the sale of the Bass Engine drops it like this: "These bass sounds include everything from du...
Read MoreBass Engine: Sometimes only a fat bass will do. Hollin Jones gets funky with this hip-hop-based synth plug-in... DopeVST is a relative newcomer to the software development scene, and Bass Engine is just its second release. The concept is pretty simple: to give you some of the best and most ...
Read More"The concept is pretty simple," said reviewer Hollin Jones, "to give you some of the best and most classic bass sounds from the last three decades of hip-hop without burying you with sound-tweaking options. I've lost count of the number of times I would have traded ten oscillator controls for a p...
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