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ex member 178 Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: Oct. 2010 Posted: Oct. 08 2010, 18:31 Hi Does anyone know of any soft synth that can emulate the sound of e-bow (often used by Bill Nelson) thanks Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Oct. 09 2010, 07:31 Good luck ! http://logosfoundation.org/kursus/4047.html http://www.sonelec-musique.com/electronique_realisations_ebow.html Back to top

Thea Cochrane Group: Musicians Posts: 445 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Oct. 09 2010, 12:06 The easiest way is to buy an E-bow - they aren't especially expensive and you'll be able to be much more articulate than with any plug-in. Plus you can try it on non-guitar instruments. But if that's completely not an option then you might try: SonicCouture eBow Guitar Back to top

ex member 178 Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: Oct. 2010 Posted: Oct. 09 2010, 14:34 Thanks guys.. the problems is I can't play guitar only keyboards hence the search for a vst for e-bow. Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Oct. 09 2010, 15:20 As ebow is not a real instrument ( it only modifies the sound of the strings )i think to recreate its sound will be very hard , maybe with a lot of effects on a virtual guitar . Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Oct. 09 2010, 19:54 The ebow tone can be simulated on a keyboard with a synthesized electric (distorted) guitar tone, or with a "Sine Wave" tone, playing very quietly and pushing the "Modulation" lever or knob (if you have it on your synth) all the way up. You should include lots of portamento: if your synth has got a portamento controller, you should also push it (or set it) way up. Also, you have a volume pedal, that would be helpful: you should also try pressing it at every note, instead of having it always fully pressed. By the way, on my Roland VA-7 keyboard I have a preset tone called "Heaven Key", which sounds exactly like the "Ebow Angelic" tone from the ones on the site linked by Mat above. And I have another, called "Shakutachi", which sounds exactly like "Acoustic Shaku". A variation of this, "Synth Shaku", always on my VA-7, sounds exactly like the Enigma pipe in Michael Cretu's first four albums as Enigma. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Oct. 10 2010, 08:07 http://rekkerd.org/fretted-synth/ Free Amp free 3.6 has two nice presets called Post Envelope and In/Out envelope , both are made with a delay ; this sounds pretty  like an ebow  effect ! You can use Free Amp with a guitar plugged on your pc in real time but it also works with synthes ( virtual guits ) Back to top

ex member 178 Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: Oct. 2010 Posted: Oct. 17 2010, 17:37 Hi Just by shear chance I downloaded SampleTank Free yesterday then bought the ExpansionTank Guitar collection which has an e-bow effect on it! I'm a happy chappy! Thanks Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Oct. 17 2010, 18:09 Hey !!! Just downloaded it yesterday too ! .... but not bought this effect ! ... i already had the old one in my vstis folder . Back to top

ex member 178 Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: Oct. 2010 Posted: Oct. 21 2010, 14:54 Hi Guys I have now put my e-bow preset to good use on my new track 'Invisible Colours' see link below: Invisible Colours If you just want to hear the e-bow then it comes in about a minute before the end of the track. Cheers Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Oct. 22 2010, 06:19 and what about sharing the preset ? Back to top

ex member 178 Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: Oct. 2010 Posted: Oct. 22 2010, 16:05 Quote (Tubular Tos @ Oct. 22 2010, 11:19) and what about sharing the preset ? Yeah sorry Tubular Tos... I can't give you the preset as it came part of a bank of guitar presets for Sampletank Free via esoundz.com. But this cost only £11 for the presets as there are 75% off at present see: sampletank at esoundz there's a few other banks they have on offer as well... cheers Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Oct. 23 2010, 08:21    If you are talking about the preset ebow vibrato , well it is from the free presets bank so why have you paid it ? You just need to be registered and it's free !   Back to top

ex member 178 Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: Oct. 2010 Posted: Oct. 23 2010, 11:17 Ok. Enlighten me as I didn't realise it was on the free presets unless I'm a complete twat! Don't answer that! What sampletank version r u referring to? Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: Oct. 23 2010, 11:41 Well well ! in fact i can't open them ! i've downloaded them and installed them in the right folder but it seems SP can't see these presets . Maybe because i don't get the complete guitar library . I already use an old version of sampletank free and now i also use this new free sampletank 2.5 version . ..euhh , not all my guits are virtual , i also use my real guit   Back to top

4thEden Group: Members Posts: 153 Joined: Nov. 2011 Posted: Dec. 21 2011, 05:51 I posted this a while ago (under Quietman) and now I have quite a few good e-bow patches.. I use IK Sampletank & Sonic synth a lot for my e-bow. There is a pretty good one as well with Sonicouture which I havn't got but sounds pretty good.. Big Fish Audio have a new Guitar Soundscape library with e-bow samples... this collection sounds really good for ambient work... -------------- Composin' until I'm decomposin' http://soundcloud.com/quietman www.4th-Eden.com Back to top

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