SWAM Double Bass is the most realistic and expressive virtual double bass on the market. Developed by Audio Modeling using the SWAM Technology, this digitally handcrafted acoustic instrument is real-time controllable via MIDI controllers and doesn’t need any Giga pre-recorded library: the smallest footprint creates the perfect organic consistency resulting from the endless expressive parameters that are unique of every live performance.
Key Features:
- Powerful MIDI Mapping: Supports CC, Hi-Res CC, After-Touch NRPN, and remapping curves for more customization and sensitivity to any controller.
- Realistic Legatos: Provides natural and expressive legato transitions.
- New Pizzicato Model: Enhances the pizzicato playing technique with more realism.
- General Sound Improvement: Improved behavior of bowed string instruments for a more authentic sound.
- Timbral Correction Feature: Select up to two harmonics to adjust for emphasis or reduction.
- Standalone Version and VST3 Plug-in Format: Now includes a standalone version and supports VST3 format, along with Native Instruments NKS compatibility.
- Real-time Bow Sensitivity Control: Adjust bow sensitivity in real-time to transform the bowing style from soft strokes to strong full-length bows.
On SWAM Double Bass, for example, it is possible to combine a portamento of any speed, during a crescendo or a diminuendo, while playing a tremolo. This is possible because this instrument is based on physical and behavioral modeling.
Use SWAM Double Bass for Classical, Jazz, Pop, and any other musical style. It can be layered in a section with no artifacts; just select a different instrument timbre for each instance. Whether you are a composer, producer, or live performer, SWAM Double Bass will allow you to play a realistic acoustic instrument in real-time, and it’s the only tool available that guarantees this result.
Control the expression of your virtual acoustic instruments, break the limitations of traditional samplers, and benefit from the perfect organic consistency resulting from the endless expressive parameters that are unique to every live performance. No Giga-sized pre-recorded libraries are required, only the smallest footprint.
All virtual instruments created with SWAM Technology are far from simple recordings of notes via sample libraries: they are sets of real virtual instruments based on their traditional counterparts, allowing you to control the expression of all virtual acoustic instruments. While a sample library repeats a pre-recorded sound, SWAM instruments play for real.
System Requirements
Ensure your system meets the following requirements to run SWAM Double Bass efficiently.
Operating System:
- Windows: Windows 10, Windows 11
- Mac: macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) – 13.3 (Ventura)
Hardware:
- CPU: 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU for running a single plugin instance
- Memory: 100 MB for each instrument instance
- Storage: 750 MB required space after installation
Standalone, Audio Units, VST, VST3, AAX 64-bit, NKS Compatible (Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol), Apple Silicon architecture supported natively (AAX Silicon supported natively starting from v3.7.0).
Less powerful systems may also prove satisfactory, but may require larger buffer sizes, involving higher latencies.
