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Bass Slapper.

A slap bass instrument with the technique's specific articulations sampled.

£29
Waves Bass Slapper
Compatibility
VST3 · AU · AAX
Formats
Waves
Developer

Overview

Slap, popped and muted.

Bass Slapper is a sampled slap bass built from 3,700 multisamples with round robins and articulations, aimed at the thumb-and-pop sound behind funk, disco and pop records. Sustains are sampled naturally rather than looped. Eleven playing positions switch strings automatically and shift the tone of the same note, five legato modes cover how notes join, and a preamp section adds compressor, phaser, overdrive and triggered wah. Voicings run from warm and old-school to bright and modern.

Highlights

Slap bass with technique-specific articulations sampled
Thumb slaps, popped strings and muted ghost notes
Ghost notes are what turn events into a groove
Build lines from the moves a player would make
Amp and effects included
Addresses the usual giveaway in programmed slap parts
Standalone and plugin operation
Part of the Waves instrument range

Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VSTVST3AUAAX NativeAAX DSP
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Bass & Guitar
SKU
1246-2775
Product code
BSSLAPP

macOS

OS
11 or later (native Apple Silicon)
Processor
Apple Silicon & Intel

Windows

OS
10 or later (64-bit)
Processor
64-bit Intel / AMD

Apple Silicon and Intel Macs are both natively supported.

Waves

About the maker

Meet Waves.

Waves Audio, founded in 1992 in Israel, is one of the world's largest developers of audio plugins and signal processors. Its catalogue spans EQs, compressors, reverbs, and vintage console emulations used across music, film, broadcast, and live sound.

Waves Bass Slapper

£29