Spectrasonics Trilian

The most advanced and unique software bass instrument available

What Is It?

Those legendary sound gurus from Spectrasonics have struck yet again with the update of the award winning Trilogy bass module. The new Trilian Total Bass Module now runs on the same STEAM Engine technology which powers Omnisphere, and includes a massive 34 GB patch library consisting of acoustic, electric and synth basses. Eric Persing and his team have outdone themselves once again with a fantastic collection ranging from rare upright and hollow body basses to retro synths and electric basses sampled on vintage input channel and mic setups. The Omnisphere user interface has been carefully adapted to fit Trilian with fully customizable main panel controls, intuitive patch browser, the familiar set of effects and of course the powerful arpeggiator.

Who Should Own One?

If commercial music production is your game then Trilian will make the playing field a good deal more fun. The applications of this instrument are vast indeed, allowing it to be easily used in TV or film, hip-hop, rock, electronic or any other style of music requiring an extremely dynamic low end. However, the true magic of Trilian’s advanced sampling system lies in its performance capabilities. Using up to 21,000 audio samples per patch, you can experience incredibly realistic sounding upstrokes, slides, slaps and staccato at your fingertips giving you an all round expressive and musical experience when played.

The Verdict

Spectrasonics plugins have become a household name in the music industry and are now even more widely used than the Antares autotune, thank goodness. Each instrument is a masterpiece of modern technology and the multiple awards speak for themselves. In fact it is very difficult to turn on the radio, watch a movie or buy an album today without hearing Spectrasonics. Their extensive and constantly updated patch and sound-source libraries make these plugins an indispensable part of any producer’s arsenal and Trilian is no exception.

KEY FEATURES :

Larger core library includes multiple new Acoustic, Electric & Synth Basses
Includes enhanced versions of all the original Trilogy patches
Uses powerful STEAM Engine technology
Arpeggiator with Groove Lock for instant bass line syncing to any RMX groove or MIDI Files
Omnisphere library integration: use any of the Trilian sounds inside Omnisphere
Integrated FX racks, including all effects from Omnisphere
8-part multi-timbrality allows access to multiple articulations in a single plug-in
High-definition streaming sample playback with multi-channel audio architecture allows easy Mic, DI and Release sound-source mixing within a single layer
Extensive “Round Robin” sampling for natural sounding bass lines with repeated notes
Expressive Multi-sampled dynamic slides – realistically slide from one note down to another
Live Mode allows 8 dynamic bass articulations loaded at once with instant, seamless key-switching
Stack Mode allows user configurable key/velocity/controller articulation mapping
New Custom Controls main page for rapid editing, access to the most useful controls and user interface customization for each patch
State-of-the-art new Browser with Searching, Attributes/Tags, Images
Edit Page offers very powerful sound manipulation features including Timbre Shifting, FM, Flex Mod, Modultable FX, Dual-voice Harmonia and more
Mac Universal Binary VST/AU/RTAS support – Windows VST, RTAS
64-Bit native support