Ample Bass Upright – The Sound of a Classic
The Ample Bass Upright brings the distinctive tone of an Upright Bass straight into your studio. Commonly used in jazz, blues, funk, and similar styles, the upright bass is considered one of the most iconic and expressive instruments in jazz music.
Recorded with the utmost attention to detail, the library combines authentic playing techniques, modern editing tools, and a powerful amp and FX system. This allows you to program basslines that sound natural and lively. The recordings were made using neck and body microphones, three room microphones, and DI.

Authentic Upright Bass Meets Modern Technology
Ample Bass Upright offers multiple libraries and 13 realistic articulations, including Sustain, Palm Mute, Slides, Slap, Pop, Tap, and Dead Notes. The polyphonic Legato and Slide system ensures smooth transitions and is specifically designed for fretless instruments. Drop tuning down to D1 is also supported.
Key Features:
- Multiple libraries for Fingerstyle and Pick
- 13 realistic articulations including Slap, Pop, Tap, Slides, Hammer-On, and Pull-Off
- Polyphonic Legato and Slide system for expressive playing on fretless instruments
- Riffer 4 MIDI editor with Tab and Piano Roll views
- Intuitive fingering and technique editing including CC and velocity editors
- Extensive riff library with hundreds of brand-new basslines
- Tab Reader 4: Import Guitar Pro files (GP3 to GP8)
- Studio FX: 8-band EQ, compressor, delay, convolution reverb
With this combination of realistic sound, intuitive operation, and creative tools, Ample Bass Upright becomes the first choice for anyone producing professional upright bass tracks in the highest quality, whether jazz, funk, blues, or film scores.
Bring the legendary upright bass sound into your studio now with Ample Bass Upright.
Mac:
- macOS 10.15 or higher
- Native support for Mac M1
- 64 bit
- Intel Core i5 or higher
Windows:
- Windows 8 or higher
- 64 bit
- Intel Core i5 or higher
Required Registration:
Ample Sound products require you to register with the manufacturer at www.amplesound.net and with www.ilok.com to activate your license.
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