MOJO: Upright Bass

The definitive soulful low end instrument

Vir2 Instruments is proud to introduce MOJO: Upright Bass, a premier addition to the MOJO instrument family. Over the past year, they have dedicated themselves to developing the most advanced and lifelike upright bass virtual instrument available. With the skill of the acclaimed jazz bassist, Stefan “Pista” Bartus, and an exceptionally talented sampling team, they are excited to present this uniquely resonant 150-year-old double bass.

With a dynamic range featuring up to six layers, up to eight round-robins, true legato, and an array of superbly designed presets and MIDI grooves, you can take your standup bass performances to new heights. Additional features include speed-dependent articulation switching for note repetitions, the option to select specific bass strings, beautifully authentic vibrato sustains, simulated vibrato based on real vibrato curves for enhanced control, adjustable string buzz, and an FX Suite for full customization.

This exquisite jazz upright bass offers five microphone positions, along with a pre-mixed option to accommodate lighter computer usage. Recorded through the Studer A900 analog console and Lynx Aurora 16 A/D converters at 24bit/96kHz, this instrument is meticulously sampled with eight articulations. These include performable repetitions, a variety of percussive hits on different parts of the bass body for extended creative possibilities, and genuine played chords.

MOJO: Upright Bass encompasses over 35 GB of uncompressed sample content. Whether your project demands the genuine feel of human playing for jazz, pop, rockabilly, or any genre where a synthetic sound just won’t do, this instrument delivers. The goal was to create an standup bass library that fulfills every requirement for composing, programming, and recording incredibly realistic bass lines. With MOJO: Upright Bass, that vision is now a reality.

Instrument Page

The Instrument page offers both global and articulation-specific controls. Choose from 20 different presets and dive further into the customization of your vibrato, legato controls, chords, and articulations like performance repetitions, hammer-ons and pull-offs, harmonics, and even percussion! You also get tools like a capo, velocity curve control, and humanization.

Performance Page

The Performance page lets you filter through a huge selection of custom MIDI performances by category, meter, key, and scale. Styles include Jazz, Blues, Bossa Nova, Latin, Funk, Rockabilly, as well as categories of fills, ends, and percussion. Use these as inspiration to quickly assemble a bass part!

Effects Page

Choose from a suite of eight different effects including EQ, BP Filter, Saturation, Cabinets, Compressor, Limiter, Reverb, and Delay. Presets are available for all the effects to get you started quickly. Take your sound from a vintage studio to a cool jazz club to a modern concert hall in seconds!

Mixer Page

The Mixer page includes controls for all five mic positions: neck, body close and far, and stereo room close and far, as well as a full mix option (a pre-mix of all five mic positions for an easier memory load). Each mic can also be routed to its own output. The neck mic provides detailed string sound, the body close mic offers fuller low-end sound, and the body far mic adds room tone. Add room close or room far mics for enhancement.

Settings Page

Customize the keyboard layout and change how and where the different articulations and release samples are triggered. Articulations can also be combined into a velocity stack to make the instrument even more natural for performances. It has never been easier for an instrument to integrate with your workflow!

Komplete Kontrol & Maschine Integration

MOJO: Upright Bass has been designed for seamless integration with Komplete Kontrol keyboards and Maschine, offering you a unique hands-on experience. Manipulate MOJO 2's interface using the controls of all NKS compatible hardware.

Features

• Designed for Jazz, Rock, Blues, Rockabilly and more
• True legato, real vibrato & eight articulations for incredible realism
• Hundreds of included MIDI performances for quick inspiration
• Powerful presets for any era and environment
• Over 35 GB of uncompressed sample content

System Requirements

• Requires 18.4GB of free disk space
• Kontakt 7 Player or Kontakt 7 (version 7.10.2) or higher)
• 4GB RAM or more recommended

Mac

• macOS 12 or higher (64 bit only)
• Intel Core i5 or later
• Compatible with Apple Silicon

Windows

• Windows 10 or higher (64 bit only)
• Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU

Kontakt Player Plugin Formats

• Stand-alone, VST3, AU, AAX