Off the mark slightly before Steinberg's own Virtual Bassist is Bornemark's Broomstick Bass. Just like buses, you wait for ages for one and two arrive together. Given how well received products such as Virtual Guitarist and Groove Agent were, it is perhaps surprising that a 'virtual bass player' hasn't appeared before now. Enter, stage left, Bornemark's Broomstick Bass. So how is your plug-in band coming on, then? With a combination of Steinberg's Groove Agent and Virtual Guitarist plus Yamaha's Vocaloid, all that is required is a bass player. The Memory Tab at the top of the window allows 16 snapshots of the plug-in settings to be saved for later recall. Broomstick Bass in Auto mode with its namesake instrument selected.