Spectrasonics Trilian Review
Spectrasonics Trilian Review
Spectrasonics Trilian is a bass virtual instrument consisting of literally hundreds of bass sounds and samples. It has every kind of bass sample you can think of from electric bass, acoustic bass and synth bass in its massive 35GB library. Is it the ultimate bass VST and the only bass VST you will need? Find out below.
First of all, Spectrasonics Trilian works on a STEAM based system. This has been developed specifically for Spectrasonics’ virtual instruments such as Trilian and Omnisphere. STEAM actually works pretty well and allows you to easily find the bass samples by browsing through folders, or by using the search function to find the specific sound you want. The STEAM system also gives you the option to preview a sample before you load it, which comes in useful if the sample is big in size and takes ages to load.
Its impossible to test the sound quality of every single sound and sample as there are too many to remember. However, from what samples I have used, the quality of them is brilliant and there isn’t one that I wouldn’t consider using myself. In my opinion the acoustic bass section isn’t as good as the electric bass. Although, the acoustic bass library is still good enough to use in your recordings, especially after you have added effects etc. There are better acoustic basses out there such as Vir2 instruments BaSiS. The electric bass library is what makes Trilian stand out and it is hard to tell the difference between this VST and the real thing. The synth library isn’t the biggest, but like all of Trilian the synth bass still has an amazing sound quality. Again though, I wouldn’t buy Trilian for just the synth sounds.
Spectrasonics Trilian has a lot of different effects on-board its STEAM based system. You have a main effects page where you can alter the filter effects, as well as the feedback and mix. Under the edit section, you can go more in depth on changing the preset sound to your liking by modifying basic synth options such as the LFOS and envelopes.
There are also a lot of different preset effects that can be added. These are effects such as making the bass have a “wah-wah” effect or adding delay to the bass. Then on top of that, the preset effects can be modified. Spectrasonics really goes in depth on letting you get the perfect sound needed.
Spectrasonics Trilian is defiantly a must have bass virtual instrument for all music creators and producers. The amount of sample’s included is astronomical, and every single one is of quality sound. Then you have the option to use a massive amount of different effects to modify the sound to your liking. All of this happens in Spectrasonics STEAM based system, which is powerful and easy to use. This is defiantly a VST you have got to own.
Overall Score: 8/10