Whatever your own personal take on auto-accompaniment in the creative process, with virtual guitarists, drummers and singers already available, bass players were the next obvious target. Of course, musical auto-accompaniment is not a new idea, but the type of 'virtual band member' provided by Groove Agent or Virtual Guitarist has taken the process to a new level by including a high-quality sample collection. The Bornemark name might not immediately be familiar to many SOS readers, but Sven Bornemark led the production teams for both Groove Agent and Virtual Guitarist, so his pedigree is well established. Off the mark slightly before Steinberg's own Virtual Bassist is Bornemark's Broomstick Bass. Just like buses, you wait for ages for one and two arrive together. Given how well received products such as Virtual Guitarist and Groove Agent were, it is perhaps surprising that a 'virtual bass player' hasn't appeared before now. Enter, stage left, Bornemark's Broomstick Bass. So how is your plug-in band coming on, then? With a combination of Steinberg's Groove Agent and Virtual Guitarist plus Yamaha's Vocaloid, all that is required is a bass player. The Memory Tab at the top of the window allows 16 snapshots of the plug-in settings to be saved for later recall. Broomstick Bass in Auto mode with its namesake instrument selected.
