Trilian

Spec sheet

Purpose

Trilian is a virtual instrument for acoustic, electric and synth basses, aimed at music producers.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Headquarters

Burbank, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Founded

1994Read 28 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Company

Spectrasonics says it was founded in 1994 by Eric Persing and Lorey Persing; its mailing address is in Burbank, California.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Arpeggiator

Its arpeggiator includes chord voicings, pitch slides, step dividers and MIDI file capture.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Bass variations

The product includes more than 60 electric basses in 4, 5, 6 and 8 string configurations, with fingered, picked, fretless, slapped, tapped and muted techniques.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Copy protection

Spectrasonics uses a custom Challenge/Response authorization system without an iLok or dongle, with a single-user, multiple-computer license.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

DAW formats

Trilian works as a plug-in with hosts supporting VST, AU or AAX and also includes a standalone application.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Effects

The instrument includes 33 FX units, including compressors, EQs, filters, distortion, delays and reverbs.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Installation limit

The complete library must be installed for patch compatibility, but it can be installed to a secondary or external drive.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Library

Its core library contains over 34 GB of sounds and includes acoustic, electric and synth basses.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Omnisphere integration

Trilian can operate as a satellite instrument inside the Omnisphere interface for Omnisphere users.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Sound design

Trilian includes patch-specific Custom Controls and creative effects processing for shaping sounds.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Standalone recording

The standalone application includes Flow Capture, which records audio, MIDI and .trilian sound format simultaneously.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

System requirements

The maker lists macOS 10.15 Catalina or higher and Windows 10 or higher, with a 64-bit host and 36 GB free drive space required.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Trial availability

Spectrasonics says it does not offer demo versions because of the size of its instruments and advises contacting a local dealer to arrange a live demo.Read 29 Sep 2026 · spectrasonics.net

Plans and prices

Every Trilian plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Virtual Instruments#16 of 337.4