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The Bassline Black Friday deal is 70% off, $29, with the offer ending Nov 26, 2026, on AIR Music Technology's monophonic synth plugin built on vacuum tube modelling.
Bassline is a mono synth that aims for the sound of classic analogue instruments with a modern twist. Its engine is an evolved version of the vacuum tube circuit modelling first heard in AIR's Vacuum.
The maker says that engine keeps the crunchy, warm character of the analogue era while adding newer features.
The oscillator has a continuously variable waveshape that covers octave saw, saw, square and sine. Sub and fifth oscillators sit alongside it for thicker, layered timbres.
Multiple filters and envelopes give you a full subtractive signal path. AIR pitches it at recreating the sought-after analogue sounds of the 70s and 80s.
There are over 150 factory presets, spanning pads, plucks, basses and leads.
The effects are built in, so you can shape a sound without opening another plugin. Each one has its own dedicated section.
Two distortion algorithms are on board as well. The effects come from AIR's Creative FX collection, which has shipped with Pro Tools since version 8.
Bassline was first exclusive to AKAI Professional's MPC and Force products. It now comes as AU, VST and AAX plugins, so you can use it in your host of choice or as a desktop app.
The purchase includes the Desktop Player application. Connect a MIDI controller over USB or Bluetooth and you can play it live.
You can scale the Bassline interface to half its normal size or double it. Presets can be saved and loaded from the plugin toolbar, including in the standalone app.
On Mac, Bassline runs on macOS 12, 13, 14 and 15, on both Intel and Apple Silicon. Windows support covers Windows 10 and 11, and needs an ASIO sound driver.
Yes. The Bassline Black Friday deal takes 70% off AIR Music Technology's mono synth plugin, bringing it to $29. The offer ends Nov 26, 2026.
Bassline comes with over 150 factory presets, covering pads, plucks, basses and leads. The purchase also includes the Desktop Player application, which lets you run it standalone and play it from a MIDI controller over USB or Bluetooth.
Bassline is available as AU, VST and AAX plugins, plus the desktop app. It was originally exclusive to AKAI Professional's MPC and Force products. On Windows, an ASIO sound driver is required.
Bassline includes Chorus, Delay, Reverb, a Compressor and the new Hype EQ, each with its own section. Two distortion algorithms are also built in. The effects come from AIR's Creative FX collection.
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