Spectrasonics Trilian Patches 140
Lillia Iniguez
Hi, I recently bought Trilian and it works without a problem on my computer. I also have Omnisphere 2 and through that VST you also have access to the Trilian sounds. Since the Omnisphere 2 vst is capable of more stuff and more modern it is my prefered way of accessing the Trilian patches.
Every patch includes modulation wheel assignments for more expressive control. And with 128 patches included, Minimal will give you enough flow to keep you inspired for many music projects to come.
As with all our patch libraries, registered users enjoy the added benefit of access to free updates when they become available. From time to time, new patches are added, further expanding your pallet at no additional cost to you!
Up to eight patches can be layered in a multi, with individual level, panning, MIDI channel and auxiliary effects. For navigation, each layer has four tabbed screens (Main, Edit, FX and Arp), plus some deeper, complex pages accessed with the Zoom icon, such as the modulation matrix.
As expected, there are plenty more articulations - we counted 11 basic ones for the Clean Bass (Fender Jazz) - and you also get release noises and automatic legato. Of the stringed patches, the five-string Studio (Music Man) Bass, with its clean, punchy sound, is our favourite.
Multi patches and the Live mode bring the above elements together, with the Switch option in Live mode enabling temporary keyswitching. The other keyswitching modes didn't work properly for us, though, sometimes resulting in unwanted articulations playing.
Also annoying is that patches start loading as soon as you select them in the browser - not great if you're surfing and just want to read the descriptions. Both Lite mode and Preview load can help here, luckily.
As for the synthetic sounds, it's important that new users download the latest patch library, which includes over 500 new synth patches. Enhanced versions of the original Trilogy patches should also be out by the time you read this, although your old Trilogy presets are not compatible with Trilian. On a related note, you can also use Trilian's sounds within Omnisphere (but not the other way around).
The synth sounds are arranged in three categories: Mono, Bass and Arp + Rhythm. Sonically, there's much variety to be had, with plenty of noises and sweeps, as well as basses and rhythmic, arp-dependent patches that are often reminiscent of the original synths that were sampled. Most synth patches make great use of Trilian's effects, frequently with parameters linked to carefully configured custom controls.
Live is more akin to typical keyswitching territory. Again, up to eight patches can be used, and with full control over key, MIDI CC and even mouse-click assignments, it's very flexible. There are those three switching methods - Switch, Latch and Touch - that influence the nature of the switching, and with an easy MIDI learn option, as well as various ways to view assignments, it's difficult to go too far wrong.
One of the best features is that existing articulations don't cut off when you switch to another. If you use basslines with multiple articulations such as slides, mutes and so on, Live mode makes it very simple, and there are plenty of library patches that are already set up to work this way.
Next I take this approach to music...that is "whatever it takes to bring the magic" to your track. I play keyboards and search through 10,000 plus patches to fit your song. I play rhythm guitars (I'm not a lead shredder). I consider myself intermediate level on guitars but that's not a bad thing. I will fit parts to your song, that is the key.
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