iBassist – Virtual Bass Player

Name: iBassist – Virtual Bass Player
Rating: 4.2 (87 reviews)
Author: Lumbeat

AUv3 Jam Grooves & MIDI

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

87 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Music
Developer

Lumbeat
Language

EN
English
Size

1.9
GB

iPad

Create lively bass lines that adapts to your harmony, with natural tone, smart grooves, and seamless AUv3 integration with other Lumbeat apps like Pop Drummer. iBassist: Smart Bass Player for iPad & Mac with AUv3 iBassist delivers live, musical bass lines that follow your harmony effortlessly, designed for creating, jamming, and producing on iPad and Mac. Its grooves react instantly to any progression, combining natural bass tone, smart variations, and deep MIDI control for smooth work in AUv3 or your favorite DAW. It also connects with other Lumbeat apps to build a tight, inspiring rhythm section that’s ready for recording, practice, or full song creation. Key Features: - Standalone & AUv3 Compatible Use iBassist inside AUv3 hosts or as a standalone app for quick jams and songwriting sessions. - Smart Bass Grooves A wide collection of degree-based bass patterns that adapt automatically to any chord progression. Pick a groove and apply your harmony instantly—great for instant ideas or complete tracks. - Natural Bass Sounds 10 Round Robin sampled instruments, including Modern Finger Bass, Pick Bass, Double Bass and more, offering realistic tone and dynamic performance. - Harmony-Aware Engine iBassist separates Bass Sound + Bass Line + Chord Progression for full musical control. Load any bass groove and change the harmony at any moment—the bass always stays in context. - Chord Progression Editor Create or modify progressions using: • Key Notes • Step-based harmony • MIDI detection • Randomize tools Fast, intuitive and ideal for composing. - Advanced MIDI Performance Send different chord figures, note lengths, octaves and patterns on two MIDI channels to layer iOS synths or pianos and build a complete harmonic background. - Live Pads Trigger Lines, Progressions and Jam variations with 8 assignable pads, playable on-screen or via MIDI, perfect for live performance. - Jam Tool Add musical movement, human feel and rhythmic variation. Jam adapts to your groove and progression. - Song Mode Arrange full song structures with bass lines, progressions and jam levels. Includes “Make Drums” for automatic drum creation when used with other Lumbeat apps. - Built-in Effects Shape your tone with Compressor, Chorus, Delay, Reverb and Parametric EQ. - Export MIDI Export bass lines, progressions, or full song structures as MIDI for use in any DAW or hardware setup. - Perfect Sync with Lumbeat Drummers Sync effortlessly with other Lumbeat apps via Ableton Link or internal sync to build a complete, tight rhythm section in seconds.

Ratings & Reviews

4.2

out of 5

87 Ratings

Great app
11/22/2018

HARLOCK XIII
Love the app! I tried other apps for different instruments and have been disappointed. This one works amazingly well. One recommending if possible: Any chance of getting more effects in the future? For example, distortion would be great (I prefer the fuzz type of distortion myself. Maybe different types?). Thanks for the great work?
Great app
11/22/2018

HARLOCK XIII

Love the app! I tried other apps for different instruments and have been disappointed. This one works amazingly well. One recommending if possible: Any chance of getting more effects in the future? For example, distortion would be great (I prefer the fuzz type of distortion myself. Maybe different types?). Thanks for the great work?
Fantastic!
10/17/2023

nuggernaut
iBassist is now exactly what I was hoping for. The issues I previously experienced have been fixed, and now AUV3 support! I’m hoping that the rest of the drummer suit gets the same treatment. The MIDI features in iBassist make it extremely easy to work out riffs with other synth apps, making AUM jamming a lot more fun. The only issues I experienced so far is that sometimes iBassist sounds lag a bit after tweaking settings, but thats easily fixed after stopping and restarting. Otherwise, well worth the purchase!

Developer Response
Updated with Auv3 👍
Fantastic!
10/17/2023

nuggernaut

iBassist is now exactly what I was hoping for. The issues I previously experienced have been fixed, and now AUV3 support! I’m hoping that the rest of the drummer suit gets the same treatment. The MIDI features in iBassist make it extremely easy to work out riffs with other synth apps, making AUM jamming a lot more fun. The only issues I experienced so far is that sometimes iBassist sounds lag a bit after tweaking settings, but thats easily fixed after stopping and restarting. Otherwise, well worth the purchase!
Developer Response 10/13/2023
Updated with Auv3 👍
Almost Fantastic!
07/21/2018

NeedEQforVideos
Fantastic Idea ..but...there seems to be a slight lag between the Bass Sound and the Drums that are linked.(I own 4 of your Drum Apps, and they all lag a little behind.) I didn’t notice this at first. Other than that, yes it does Crash some and Freaks Out when using AUM sometimes. Works great otherwise. But, once you notice the Lag you can’t forget that it’s there. Please Fix This and you will have yourself something really Groundbreaking.
Almost Fantastic!
07/21/2018

NeedEQforVideos

Fantastic Idea ..but...there seems to be a slight lag between the Bass Sound and the Drums that are linked.(I own 4 of your Drum Apps, and they all lag a little behind.) I didn’t notice this at first. Other than that, yes it does Crash some and Freaks Out when using AUM sometimes. Works great otherwise. But, once you notice the Lag you can’t forget that it’s there. Please Fix This and you will have yourself something really Groundbreaking.
Almost perfect
01/22/2022

Maria Bethania
What an amazing app sir, just like all your other apps.There's two things I would love you to include in the near future.First: It'd be great to have the same MIDI foot controller options as the drums apps.Second: It'd be perfect if it could run on iPhone as well.Looking forward for those updates.
Almost perfect
01/22/2022

Maria Bethania

What an amazing app sir, just like all your other apps.There's two things I would love you to include in the near future.First: It'd be great to have the same MIDI foot controller options as the drums apps.Second: It'd be perfect if it could run on iPhone as well.Looking forward for those updates.

•⁠ ⁠Added MIDI Control Maps •⁠ ⁠New Progression Part options: Root, Start Line, and Silence •⁠ ⁠Visual Progress Indicators •⁠ ⁠Added Pop Drummer to "Make drums" •⁠ ⁠AUv3: Send grooves to Pop Drummer •⁠ ⁠AUv3: Receive grooves from Pop Drummer and generate bass lines •⁠ ⁠Improved Progression Editor workflow and usability •⁠ ⁠Enhanced random harmony generation for progressions •⁠ ⁠New option: Force Root on Chord Change •⁠ ⁠iCloud backup support •⁠ ⁠Bluetooth audio support •⁠ ⁠Improved Song Editor performance and stability •⁠ ⁠Added A–Z order button option for Lines and Progressions •⁠ ⁠Enhanced Stability

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