Modo 2 v Modo vanilla

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Modo 2 v Modo vanilla

Postby marccollis1 » Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:46 am

Hey team,

So, Ive played with Modo Bass 2 for over a year now. I am a content producer for one of the biggest kids content creators on YouTube. I have to pump out 3 to 4 songs a week, from concept/writing to full masters. And Modo Bass was/is my go to for midi programming. I am so good at it, that I am now paid by people outside of my specific job to do it when people don't have the time or budget for a real bass player. Yes, you will never sound exactly like a real bassist, but in pop and kids music..... you can't tell once Im done with it.

I love the updated slides, hammerons, pull offs, string choice.... pretty much all the updated and added extras that Modo Bass 2.0 has given me.... however... and this is a big however. The sound of Modo 2 compared to Modo 1 is just no where near as good.

Im not sure if it was a different performer for the samples of Modo 2, but I am so often going back to Modo 1 now, Im seriously questioning my ears. Am I missing something? The punch is lacking in just about every model. It just sounds washy and undefined. Am I wrong? or are others hearing the same thing as I am?

Would love some opinions here.
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Re: Modo 2 v Modo vanilla

Postby Peter_IK » Fri Jun 28, 2024 4:14 pm

MODO BASS doesn't use samples, it is physical modeling. Sounds like something is set up differently between the two versions because they should sound as good as each other (with MODO BASS 2 even sounding better and having improved functionality).

I'd suggest reaching out to IK Support to see what is going on with MODO BASS 2 for you, I'm sure they can troubleshoot and help find out what's happening via https://www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-support/sw
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