Ample Bass P Lite
Key Features
- Fingerstyle Precision-style electric bass library with a 560 MB, 16-bit sample set
- Five included techniques: sustain, hammer-on and pull-off, legato slide, palm mute, and accent
- Riffer 4 composition environment with piano-roll and guitar-tab editing views
- String visualization that helps keep MIDI writing aligned with plucked-instrument fingering
- MIDI import and export plus editable articulations, controller lanes, and velocity curves
- D1–F4 standard four-string range with drop tuning down to D1
- One included bass amp for quick tone shaping inside the instrument
Description
Ample Bass P Lite is a sampled fingerstyle Precision-style electric bass instrument for MIDI-based productions. The current Lite edition pairs a 560 MB library with realistic bass articulations and a focused four-string range, giving programmed parts a more performance-led foundation than a plain one-shot bass patch.
Its Riffer 4 editor lets you write bass lines in piano-roll or tab views, with string visualization intended to keep fingering and note choices believable. MIDI import and export, articulation editing, and editable velocity and controller lanes make it practical for building parts inside the plug-in before moving them into a DAW arrangement.
The included playing set covers sustain, hammer-ons and pull-offs, legato slides, palm mutes, and accents. A single amp is included in the Lite edition, while the broader amp-and-cabinet collection and additional techniques belong to the full Ample Bass P library.
The sound is best suited to supportive, fingerstyle electric-bass roles where a rounded P-bass character can anchor rock, pop, indie, or songwriter arrangements. For more elaborate bass writing, program the articulations and string-aware MIDI deliberately rather than relying on one static sustain patch.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of bass sound does Ample Bass P Lite provide?
It is based on a classic Fender Precision Bass and includes the Fingerstyle 1 library. Its strongest use is a rounded, supportive electric-bass role rather than an aggressive slap or pick-led performance.
Which playing techniques are included in the Lite edition?
The current comparison lists sustain, hammer-ons and pull-offs, legato slide, palm mute, and accent. Pick, slap, pop, harmonics, and several other techniques are part of the full Ample Bass P library instead.
Can I program bass lines without manually managing every keyswitch?
Yes. Riffer 4 offers piano-roll and tab views, string visualization, MIDI import and export, and direct editing for fingering, articulations, legato, and expression.
How does the Lite library differ from the full Ample Bass P library?
Ample Sound lists a smaller 560 MB, 16-bit fingerstyle-only Lite library with a limited Riffer preset library and one amp. The full version has larger 24-bit sampling, fingerstyle and pick libraries, more articulations, and a broader amp collection.
