Toontrack EBX Heavy Metal

What is Toontrack Heavy Metal EBX for?

Heavy Metal EBX is an expansion for EZbass designed to produce instantly credible bass lines in metal and hard rock contexts. It serves to build a solid rhythmic foundation that cuts through a wall of saturated guitars while maintaining definition in the low end. Whether you are composing, programming, or finalizing a production, this EBX is crafted to quickly achieve a bass sound consistent with heavy metal codes, both in studio and home studio environments.

Main Features

A modern bass captured for impact

At the heart of this EBX is a modern bass selected for its ability to "glue" the mix and remain stable when the production becomes dense. The recording emphasizes detail and precision to preserve attack, depth, and clarity-essential elements for heavy genres where the bass must simultaneously support the kick drum and lock in the riffs.

Varied playing techniques for realistic performances

To meet metal's demands, Heavy Metal EBX offers several playing techniques allowing for nuanced and intentional expression: fingerstyle, pick playing, ghost notes, taps, and other articulations useful for transitioning from massive grooves to more technical parts. This variety helps program lively and credible lines with dynamics that truly follow the arrangement.

A production-oriented preset collection

The library includes a wide selection of presets covering an extensive sonic spectrum: classic, warm, round, and slightly muted sounds for old-school aesthetics, up to more present, bright, and aggressive modern bass tones. Distorted sound options are also available to add bite, enhance perception on small monitoring systems, or make the playing stand out during the densest passages.

"Clean DI": a clean foundation to sculpt your tone

"Clean DI" presets provide a deliberately clean signal, ideal if you want to manage amplification, EQ, compression, and saturation yourself within your mixing chain. The benefit is twofold: maintaining a consistent base across techniques and playing positions, and achieving very fine control to adapt the bass to your tuning, tempo, and production style.

Included heavy metal MIDI library

Beyond sounds, Heavy Metal EBX delivers a vast internal MIDI library with bass patterns typical of the genre. Inspired by numerous styles, these patterns are designed to quickly spark ideas, flesh out verses, reinforce choruses, or lock in breaks, all while preserving the energy and placement characteristic of heavy music.

Technical specifications

Type

Full software

Downloadable

Yes

Note

requires Toontrack EZbass 2 to be used