We obsessed over UmanskyBass. Every string, every fret, multiple tunings, every articulation I actually use when I play. My engineer and I burned an extra studio day on the double-thumb / thumping side alone, just to get the dynamics sitting right.
Hearing it back in people's tracks, and seeing it turn up in live rigs already, is a bit surreal. One of my favourite things I've worked on.
Tone Selector
Switch between tones matched by ear to the artist's rig.
Fretboard
We sampled every fret on every string. The interface shows where the engine plays each MIDI note.
Articulation
Use keyswitches to change articulation. The display shows the active articulation.
Alternate Picking
Tempo-synced picking algorithm with a robust round robin. No repeated samples, no matter the speed.
DOOM
DOOM Mode limits playback to a smaller set of high-impact samples for a more consistent attack.
Humanize
Adds adjustable variation between notes so repeated parts sound less mechanical.
Position
Choose the fretboard position for each note, or let the engine choose automatically.
Mixer
Use Drive, Tone, Compression, and Girth to fit the bass into your mix.
Settings
Set the keyswitches, bass tuning, and pitch-bend range.
DI
The raw instrument. Shape it your way.
DI
The raw instrument recorded direct through studio-grade hardware. Use it with your own processing.
Clean
The iconic Z3X piano-esque tone.
Clean
A clean tone based on Jacob's Instagram playthroughs and album work, with the bright, piano-like attack of his Z3X.
Grit
Like Clean, but extra.
Grit
Keeps Jacob's upper-mid balance while adding more gain and note attack.
Heavy
Fuzzy, mid-heavy auxiliary tone.
Heavy
A fuzzy, mid-heavy auxiliary tone based on Jacob's studio rig.
Artist reviews
What producers say.
Jacob is tenacious and precise in his ability to hold down a strong foundation for the music I make. That was liberating for me on Circadian, even without a meticulously sampled robot version of him in plugin form — I suppose he is now an immortal asset, at your disposal, living inside your computer.
Jacob Umansky has been a top Dingwall artist for several years. His tone is textbook perfect, and his technique and composition skills are off the charts. Jacob and the team at SubMission Audio truly captured his sound and the essence of the Z3X flawlessly with this plug-in.
Customer reviews
What customers say.