Virtual Bassist SLAP

Name: Virtual Bassist SLAP
Price: 111.95 USD
Author: UJAM

by UJAM · Instrument · Slap bass instrument

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An electric slap and finger bass instrument based on a Stingray with active pickups, with 30 styles and over 350 phrases.

Three amp and speaker combinations, a Character control and 30 Finisher modes shape the sound; it lists at $119 and was $28.56 on sale.

Best for: Bass. Genres: R&B & Soul, Pop, Rock & Indie, Electronic & EDM.

Keywords: bass instrument, preset-driven, resizable UI.

What it does

SLAP, "The Wild Child", is UJAM's slap and finger bassist. It is built on a Stingray-style bass with active pickups and plays funky, rhythmic lines from the chords or root notes you give it.

Finger/Slap toggle: switch between slap and fingerstyle technique for two different bass characters.
Player Mode: 30 styles with over 350 phrases that follow the notes you play.
Instrument Mode: full access to all articulations, including dead notes, full stops and slides, for your own lines.
Amp: three bass amp and speaker combinations plus a direct signal.
Character: a rotary switch that changes the overall sound character.
Finisher: 30 multi-effect modes for colour and processing.
Presets and workflow: 100+ presets, MIDI drag and drop and a resizable interface.

A fully functional free demo is available, and the MIDI phrases and sounds are royalty-free.

Source: UJAM product page

When to use it

SLAP is the quick way to a convincing funk or pop slap groove when you don't want to program every thumb and pop. Compared with MODO BASS 2, it has far fewer bass models and less control over each articulation, but it plays complete, humanised lines from simple root notes. Trilian covers many more bass types, acoustic and synth included, while SLAP focuses on one slap and finger sound and is much cheaper on sale. Against its sibling DANDY, it is the brighter, more aggressive and more rhythmic choice.

Best for: slap and finger bass grooves in funk, pop, disco and fusion, especially busy, uptempo patterns.
Genres: funk, pop, jazz, rock, R&B and dance.
Look elsewhere if: you want to program or play every note of a slap part with full control; MODO BASS 2 offers more articulation and model choice.
Tip: draw only root notes in MIDI, pick a style, and let the player do the rest; automate the Finisher for movement.

What producers say

The one full review read is very positive about the sound and speed, with the regular price the main drawback.

Gigs & Guitars praised the realistic, human-sounding lines, the size of the phrase library, the Stingray tone and the easy interface, and called it an essential tool that "has helped create so many tracks for demos."
Criticisms: the reviewer found the full price steep and suggested waiting for sales or bundles.

Gigs & Guitars review

Where to buy

Best Service: $111.95
UJAM: $119
PluginFox: $119
AudioDeluxe: $119

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