Disco EZbass MiDi

FANTASTiC | 19 March 2024 | 13 MB

Although the bell bottom pants and jumpsuit days are long gone, disco is just as alive and well today as it was some 40 odd years ago – it just changed venues. Have a listen to Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake or Madonna – to name a few – and you’ll know. For this MIDI pack, we turned to its sibling for EZkeys and used it as a foundation to create the perfect complement for EZbass. Expect a groovy, funky, rhythmic and double-note-infused overload of octave-ridden basslines covering all the signifying traits of disco bass as we know it. If you’re looking to spice up your creative toolset with some feverishly infectious grooves, here you go!

Basic Rock EZbass MiDi

FANTASTiC | 17 February 2024 | 9 MB

Most of us songwriters would likely agree: When we’re scrambling for ideas, we tend to overcomplicate, procrastinate and overthink. In the end, it all boils down to managing the balancing act of keeping it easy but still intriguing. This, of course, sometimes means treading on the very fine line between hit and miss. For this EZbass MIDI pack, we returned to its sibling for EZkeys and used it as a foundation to create the perfect swatch of complementing basslines. Expect basic, nuts-and-bolts-like basslines that all are inspired by songwriters who master this very art: making songs that are easy but still fashionably smart and effective. Get ready to bolster your EZbass with a fundamental collection of basslines. Don’t expect any frills or extravagant extras – just good old plain rock. Pure and simple.

Americana EZBASS MiDi

P2P | 06 June 2022 | 10MB

In this collection of EZbass MIDI, we return to the heartland of American songwriting tradition to offer complementing basslines to the Americana EZkeys MIDI pack. In Americana, it’s all about painting the bigger picture and getting the story across without overplaying or overdoing. If classic acts like The Band, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan or contemporaries like Ryan Adams and First Aid Kit strike a note with your creative nerve, this is your jam. Expect basic and to-the-point bass grooves that manage the balancing act of combining melody, harmony and rhythm without ever getting in the way of what matters the most in any facet of the genre: the song. Get ready for an amalgam of folk, gospel, blues, soul, country, jazz and rock grooves that will work seamlessly in anything from acoustic to full-on electric instrumentations. Let the songwriting begin!

Detroit Soul EZBASS MiDi

P2P | 06 June 2022 | 10MB

The iconic basslines the likes of Carol Kaye and James Jamerson blessed countless ‘Motown’-era records with didn’t only sprinkle a noticeable amount of magic, they also underlined the importance of the bass as a melodic as much as a rhythmic vehicle. In fact, in many ways this incomparable chapter in music history carved out a new role for the bass, which resonates to this day. This EZbass MIDI pack was recorded alongside its drum MIDI and EZkeys MIDI namesakes and offers complementing basslines inspired by the same wealth of music. Expect a basic but ever-so-tasteful collection of material for timeless soul, pop and R&B songs. In other words, prepare for some driving hooks, funky rhythms, syncopated runs and soulful melodic perfection. Add some new fuel to your creative engine today and make sure that the bass on your next few songs revs like it’s straight out of Motor City.

Acoustic Songwriter EZBASS MiDi

P2P | 06 June 2022 | 10.78MB

What would an exquisite brushed train beat be without the cadenced thump of the bass? A smooth jazz groove without its mandatory walking bassline? A basic backbeat without the accented rumble of the bass to back up its twos and fours? To be honest, a rhythm section without all its cog wheels spinning in perfect symmetry is simply a stumped machine running at half capacity. The Acoustic Songwriter EZbass MIDI pack was created in tandem with its counterparts for drums and EZkeys. It offers a broad collection of fundamental basslines for use in any intimate, organic-sounding and acoustic song scenario where the bass isn’t supposed to eat away at what matters the most in the end: the song. Expect a wide variety of basic basslines for your train beats, basic backbeats and subtle shuffles – ideal for use with the Upright EBX, the Fretless EBX or, frankly, any source of sound in the EZbass universe. Welcome to the thumping pulse of many of your next acoustic pop, Americana, indie and folk songs.

Latin Jazz Grooves MiDi

P2P | 03 October 2021 | 3.13 MB

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

Grooves and fills that merge traditional Latin rhythms with classic jazz. How traditional Latin American rhythms and classic jazz merged can be traced all the way back to the turn of the 20th century and to New Orleans. In the decades that followed, this new breed of jazz made its way up the coast to New York and then quickly around the globe. Today, Latin jazz is arguably one of the most dynamic and diverse niches of the jazz world. At the center of it is of course the groove – the spellbinding Latin claves, seamlessly infused with the almost weightless stride and insistent syncopation that can’t be mistaken for anything but jazz. In this collection of drum MIDI, expect mambo, samba, songo and many other characteristic Latin rhythms flawlessly performed by no less than two different drummers, both delivering all the hallmark traits of jazz and Latin merged into one rhythmic dynamo. Simply put, this MIDI pack gives you the best of both worlds.

Contemporary RnB Grooves

P2P | 21 September 2021 | 3.9 MB

BEATS WITH TONS OF FEEL.

Drum MIDI inspired by contemporary R&B and other related beat-centric genres like hip-hop, soul and modern pop. For the past decades, Ash Soan’s contagious pocket groove has been the hypnotic midpoint on hit records by the likes of Adele, Seal, Alicia Keys, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and many, many more. In this pack, he takes all his years’ worth of experience at the drum throne playing material across all genres and distills it down to a collection of grooves specifically for contemporary R&B Expect a wealth of fundamental beats that you can loop, dissect, mix and match without the one central component that’s made Ash a household name with the artist elite go missing: feel. Ash has tons of it, infused in every stroke, bar and beat of his clockwork-like pocket.

Seventies Pop EZbass MiDi

P2P | 28 October 2020 | 2.3 MB

THE SEVENTIES POPS IN.

EZbass MIDI inspired by the seventies pop scene. Even though disco may have been the prevalent genre on the airwaves and in the clubs of the ’70s, artists like Elton John, the Eagles, ABBA, John Lennon, the Bee Gees and countless others started a pop revolution that has yet to go away. This is where this MIDI pack for EZbass takes off. The Seventies Pop EZbass MIDI pack was recorded alongside the EZkeys MIDI pack with the same name. It was designed to follow the piano but at the same time offer basslines that perfectly stand on their own, regardless of whether you own the EZkeys MIDI or not. Expect some dramatic ABBA-esque chord sequences, lots of rhythmic strumming à la Elton John, some Bowie-clever melodic twists and turns as well as all the rhythmic variations you need to get started writing your next slew of ’70s-inspired pop tracks.

Detroit Soul Grooves Drum MiDi

P2P | 28 October 2020 | 2.8 MB

WELCOME TO SOUL TOWN.

Drum grooves and fills inspired by the iconic ‘Motown’ era. Even though the classic ‘Motown Sound’ had luscious horn and string arrangements or call-and-response vocals as some of its most identifying traits, make no mistake – the power of the steady backbeats that the likes of William “Benny” Benjamin, Richard “Pistol” Allen and Uriel Jones laid down are forever etched in history. “I have always felt that there is something profoundly magical about the early days of this era. It’s almost as if the drummers seamlessly moved between straight and swung notes like it was the most natural thing in the world. Their grooves were playful, light, fun and uplifting at the same time as they had an undeniable musical depth. When it comes to groove and what rhythm truly adds to a song, this is a pivotal chapter in music history,” says drummer Norman Garschke. This is what this collection of drum MIDI seeks to capture – the magic, feel and very heartbeat of the early ‘Motown Sound’ – but at the same time offer a sixty-years-later spin on it. “The ‘Motown’ philosophy was never abut showing off – it was about playing just the right thing at the right time. That’s what I’ve been focusing on: a broad array of basic grooves that you can use as foundations for your songs but then embellish and accentuate using the vast array of fills to create your own twists with,” says Norman.