'It's obvious that Trilian's ambitions go beyond simple bass sounds, and with over 350 synth sound sources, modifying or programming from scratch is always an option.'Īs for the synthetic sounds, it's important that new users download the latest patch library, which includes over 500 new synth patches. Both Lite mode and Preview load can help here, luckily. The other keyswitching modes didn't work properly for us, though, sometimes resulting in unwanted articulations playing.Īlso annoying is that patches start loading as soon as you select them in the browser - not great if you're surfing and just want to read the descriptions. Multi patches and the Live mode bring the above elements together, with the Switch option in Live mode enabling temporary keyswitching. Of the stringed patches, the five-string Studio (Music Man) Bass, with its clean, punchy sound, is our favourite. For example, Trilogy's Double Bass instrument has four velocity layers and is 288MB, but in contrast, Trilian's Full Range Acoustic 1 has 12 velocity layers, 16 round robin alternatives per note and is 2.3GB.Īs expected, there are plenty more articulations - we counted 11 basic ones for the Clean Bass (Fender Jazz) - and you also get release noises and automatic legato. Trilian's acoustic and electric basses are extremely detailed. Spectrasonics trilian (opens in new tab) Sounds

However, there's nothing to stop you sticking to the Main screen with its patch-specific 'custom controls'. The multi view also has four screens (Mixer, FX, Live and Stack) but is a simpler affair.

For navigation, each layer has four tabbed screens (Main, Edit, FX and Arp), plus some deeper, complex pages accessed with the Zoom icon, such as the modulation matrix. Up to eight patches can be layered in a multi, with individual level, panning, MIDI channel and auxiliary effects. Layers include the typical synth-esque trimmings (modulation, LFOs, envelopes and filters), as well as insert effects and arpeggiator options. Patches are built from one or two layers, each consisting of a 'soundsource' (essentially a multisampled polyphonic oscillator). 'Trilian sports FM capabilities, but it lacks the full-on DSP synth oscillators, waveshaping and granular synthesis of Omnisphere.'Īll this power may sound daunting, but Trilian is actually very simple to use. Add in the synth modulation options (26 mod sources and 47 targets), the Flex-Mod system for on-the-fly setup and the option to modulate over 200 effect parameters, and you begin to appreciate just how mighty the Steam Engine is. Totally new for Trilian are the 4-pole Juicy and Power filters with oscillating resonance.

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