Toontrack 发布 EZBass 新扩展 Upright EBX，这是一个标志性的弦乐贝斯虚拟乐器音色库。
Double-bass, standup bass, contrabass, bass fiddle, violone or, as in our case, upright bass.
Although it goes by many names, it’s one of those instruments that hardly needs one – you can distinguish it just at the strike of a note.
The slightly muffled but still vibrantly resonant, earthy and dark timbre of the upright bass has seeped through every tier in our music history, from its first iteration several hundred years ago until today.
Honestly, only one word carries enough weight to describe its incontestable role in music as we know it: timelessness.
低音提琴、立式低音提琴、大贝斯、倍低音提琴、中大提琴，或者像我们这里的直立低音提琴。
虽然它有很多名字，但它是一种不可或缺的乐器——你只需演奏一个音符就能辨别出来。
从几百年前的首次迭代直到今天，立式贝斯略微低沉但仍然充满活力的共鸣、质朴和暗淡的音色渗透到了我们音乐史的每一个角落。
老实说，只有一个词有足够的份量来描述它在我们所知的音乐中无可争辩的重要性：永恒。
The Upright EBX comes with a handpicked, acoustic upright bass, sampled to capture the complex and unique hallmarks of this classic instrument.
In addition to the sounds, it also includes a broad selection of presets as well as a custom content of MIDI basslines.
Upright EBX 是一个精心打造的声学立式贝斯，采样以捕捉这款经典乐器复杂而独特的特性。
除了声音之外，它还包括全面的预置选择以及适用于贝斯的专用MIDI素材。
Measuring six feet from scroll to endpin, but with a tone like a ten-story building,
this is the embodiment of an ideal instrument for use in any jazz, rock, pop or general acoustic music composition where the bass is “plucked” and needs to cut through.
Welcome to the mother of all basses – twice the size, double the action and, if you ask us, a downright upright delight.
从卷弦器到尾部的长度为6英尺，但音色却像一座十层的高楼，
这是一种理想乐器的体现，适用于任何爵士乐、摇滚乐、流行乐或一般原声音乐作品，在这些地方低音被“拨动起来”，超乎低音的极限。
很高兴你能见识到贝斯的源头 - 双倍的体型，双倍的动作，如果你问我们，这是一种立起来的冲击感。
For any acoustic instrument, and particularly so for a one that has its predominant range in the lower frequency, projection is key.
Frankly, a good instrument needs a voice that sings and cuts through.
A Corsini Elite* by renowned Romanian instrument luthier Calin Wultur* proved to have exactly all those qualities and be the perfect match for the Upright EBX.
对于任何声学乐器，特别是对于一个在较低频率上具有主要范围的声学乐器来说，设计是关键。
总而言之，一件好乐器需要一个能歌唱、并具有穿透力的声音。
由罗马尼亚著名乐器演奏家 Calin Wultur 设计的 Corsini Elite 被证明拥有所有这些品质，使其能够成为 Upright EBX 的典型代表。
A brief history of the double-bass.
Although its origins are debated, most hold to belief that the upright bass stems from the viola de gamba – a 15th century family of bowed string instruments not to be confused with the much younger viola.
The name literally means “viol for the leg” in Italian, so one can assume that the intent was a viol-like instrument to be played on the leg as opposed to under the chin.
低音提琴的简史。
尽管它的起源存在争议，但大多数人认为立式贝斯起源于Viola de gamba - 一个15世纪的弓弦乐器，不要把它与年轻得多的中提琴混淆。
这个名字在意大利语中的字面意思是“腿上的提琴”，所以人们可以假设它的意图是在腿上演奏一种类似提琴的乐器，而不是在下巴下面演奏。
The earliest illustration dates back to 1516, but written accounts suggest even earlier instances.
While the modern-day iteration of the instrument almost exclusively features four strings, the early instruments could have as much as up to six.
Records also suggest that there were as many as up to 50 different tunings in use before the classic E-A-D-G method was adapted, which wasn’t until the early 20th century.
最早的图片资料可以追溯到1516年，但文字记载表明，它的出现甚至更早。
虽然这种乐器的现代迭代几乎只有四根弦，但早期的乐器可能多达六根。
记录还表明，在经典的E-A-D-G方法被采用之前，使用的调音多达50种，4弦定音法直到20世纪初才被采用。
To sum up: Logically, a double-bass should have its counterpart in a single-bass – but it doesn’t.
The name rather underlines the fact that its tone sounds two octaves below the middle C.
But even that is up for debate. Some claim that the ‘double’ simply solidifies the fact that it was meant to double the violoncello in an orchestra. That too is up for debate, though.
总而言之：从逻辑上讲，倍低音提琴应该有与之对应的低音（标记），但它没有。
这个名字相当强调了这样一个事实，即它的音调听起来比中央C低两个八度。
但即使是这样，也值得商榷。一些人声称，“倍低音”只是反映了这样一个事实，即它的本意是让管弦乐队的提琴组演奏的低音翻倍叠加。不过，这也值得商榷。
Regardless of what we call it, where it originally comes from or whatever else that may be up for debate,
any music lover would likely attest to the fact that this iconic bass with many names has etched its undeniable imprint in music as we know it.
不管我们怎么称呼它，它最初来自哪里，或者其他任何可能引起争论的东西，
任何音乐爱好者都可能会证明，这个有着许多名字的标志性贝斯已经在我们所知的音乐中刻下了不可否认的印记。
THE SOUNDS & ARTICULATIONS.
Seeing as this bass mainly is intended for use in jazz, rock, pop or general acoustic music compositions, it was sampled solely using the plucking (pizzicato) technique.
To offer the broadest possible tonal options, both an onboard piezo pickup as well as five high-end microphones in different positions were used to capture the scope of the instrument’s monumental tone.
声音和技巧
由于这种贝斯主要用于爵士乐、摇滚乐、流行音乐或一般的原声音乐作品，因此仅使用拨奏（Pizzicato）技术进行采样。
为了提供尽可能全面的音色，使用了不同位置的五个高端麦克风作为拾音器来捕捉乐器全面的音域范围。
To ensure maximum transparency and minimum ambient saturation, the bass was recorded in a relatively small room.
This, combined with the elaborate microphone positioning scheme, makes for a genuinely organic, warm and tangibly vivid sampled instrument.
为了确保最大的透明度和最小的环境干扰，该贝斯在一个相对较小的房间里进行录制。
这与精心设计的麦克风定位方案相结合，造就了一款真正的人性化、温暖和生动的采样虚拟乐器。
THE PRESETS.
The end goal with the presets was to offer a library of tones as broad but still as natural and true to the instrument as possible.
In addition to saturation in the form of effects like compression, reverb and EQ, the presets also include mixes of microphones that blend the different natural tonal flavors they offer.
Expect an array of options for anything from mellow jazz trio-type of tracks to any Americana, bluegrass, folk, indie, pop, rock or acoustic scenario.
音色预置
预置的最终目标是提供一个尽可能全面的音色选择，但仍然尽可能地保留原始乐器的声音特性。
除了压缩、混响和均衡器等效果的饱和处理外，预置还包括麦克风混音参数，融合了它们提供的不同音色。
包括多种多样的选择，从醇厚的爵士乐三重奏类型的音轨到任何美式、民谣、独立音乐、流行音乐、摇滚或声学音色应用场景。
THE MIDI
The included MIDI was created by noted player Laurence Cottle and covers a fundamental collection of basslines tailored for the unique expression of an upright bass.
Expect a broad approach that touches on anything from the laid-back to the more elaborate – ready for you to hone, mold and shape using the onboard tools of EZbass.
MIDI 素材
内置的MIDI是由著名演奏家劳伦斯·科特尔创作的，涵盖了为立式贝斯的独特表达量身定做的基本低音集合。
拥有多种多样的方式，从粗糙的到更精细的 - 准备好让您使用 EZBass 引擎来打造和塑造任何音乐。
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
600 MB free disk space, 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended).
A working EZbass 1.1.0 (or above) installation.
