Year/Date of Issue: 01.2020
Version: 1.0.0
Developer: Martinic
Developer site: home page https://www.martinic.com/en/products/kee-bass
Format: VSTi
Bit depth: 32bit, 64bit
Tabletka: present
System Requirements: Host with VST support
Description : The Martinic development team has introduced a new Kee Bass plugin that emulates the Rheem monophonic bass synthesizer of the same name.
The presented VSTi mimics the work of a vintage Rheem Kee Bass bass unit, trying to accurately reproduce its sound. Some modern options have been added to make it more versatile and unique.
There are no samples inside. Instead, he uses subtractive synthesis and schematic modeling to recreate the musical qualities of his physical prototype. As a result, at the output we have a powerful low-frequency bass instrument, which pleased us with its ease of use.
The appearance of the plugin repeats the old-school design and shape of Rheem Kee Bass. On the front, there is a bass force control lever that bypasses the bypass switch and four buttons for tone, fuzz, sustain and decay. Such visual knobs are suitable for easy control of the audio signal. However, they will not allow you to radically deform the sound.
The settings contains an improved panel for deeper editing of parameters. Interestingly, most of the controls are missing from the original instrument. Easily control the cutoff and resonance levels of the low-pass filter, experiment with modulation, change the volume envelope, turn on the polyphony function or transpose the keyboard. A distinctive feature of the plugin is the full coverage of the entire spectrum of 128 MIDI notes. You can use it to play leads and simple background pads.
At the moment, the kit comes with more than 30 presets to simplify the work. Vintage jazz, arpeggio lead, dark strings and more can be found among the ready-made presets.
