#REVIEW IK MODO BASS PATCH#

Its sound is resonant and rich, the drums punchy and powerful. The instrument is working with a great base of samples, but the very fine detailed changes you can make to the behaviour of the drums and playback is enabled by synthesis rather than loading a bunch more samples every time. A second, related point is how much the synthesis side of things - albeit invisibly - enables this to happen.

This is on a once-mighty but now slightly ageing 2013 MacBook Pro 15 inch.

#REVIEW IK MODO BASS PATCH#

Patch loading is super fast and switching between drums happens in the blink of an eye. ItвЂ™s worth pausing momentarily to mention a couple of things here. They are however controllable - as are snare and tom - via the MIDI preferences, where you can set them to respond to continuous controllers to create constantly varying playback styles.

Since cymbals donвЂ™t feature any tweakable parts, they are omitted from this area. The drum sticks can also have their volume and tip material changed. For the kick you can set heel up or down playing as well as changing the material the beater is made from. For toms and snares this means setting the left and right strike points as well as how wide the strike area is. Moving on to the Play Style section, the elements of the kit that in real life can be modified and tuned - snares, toms and kicks - can be further modified in the app. But MODO Drum goes much deeper than just building kits.

Review ik modo bass