bass (square+saw?)

Discussion in 'how to make "that" sound' started by black_waves, Jun 9, 2017.

  1. saltwater

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    i was referring to OP's Bass,

    in your example actually there is sidechain ducking up-beat, followed by no sidechain ducking off-beat.

    well, whatever :crazy:

    i think we gave the OP some good examples how to obtain this kind of bass :wink:
     
  2. black_waves

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    thanks everybody but i can't achieve anything more than this
    as you can hear, it's not powerful, it lacks frequencies, it's really shit, still can't figure it out and i don't wanna use samples or rip or whatever
    (i know it's not in context, but trust me i added a kick too later and it was almost worse lol)

    https://mu6.me/145114
    there's some shit going on in high frequency i think it's the website but those are the least important

    i Will attach the file
     

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  3. saltwater

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    i think your somewhat on the right way, just keep it going :winker:
     
  4. black_waves

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    anybody got any other clues? im completely stuck. there is something i'm missing for sure. or maybe its way simpler than i think.

    point is: i cant make anything similar sounding
     
  5. saltwater

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    what synthesis are you using, look for FM synths
     
  6. black_waves

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    i thought this was supposed to be a simple subtractive job

    put two waves, maybe two+a sine. a bit of distortion or filter drive, and boom done.
    instead i can't do it.

    i'm not saying i'm an expert, but i can make other sounds more easily, plucks, pads, etc. when it comes to bass it's a bit harder, and i usually analyze waveforms and stuff so i can get an idea.

    well no luck 'till now
     
  7. saltwater

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    FM synthesis can create more complex timbres than subtractive/analogue synthesis + in a more linear way.
    this isn't usually wanted for Basses, well, it depends (as always).
    but for your example i would say you have to go FM with the appropriate saw waveform.

    (edit)
    and octave stacking is key for this bass

    Bildschirmfoto 2017-06-17 um 22.11.57.png
     
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  8. black_waves

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    i will try and get back at ya !
     
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    Not to distract you from work, but when pointing to fm, we should also mention a phase modulation oscillator. It can do a very good job at supplying the deep bass and strong harmonics. Just saying.
     
  10. Baxter

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    Not perfectly spot on, but I made this really quickly:
    https://clyp.it/jww3it0n

    Made the bass in Sylenth1. Sine, and a square an octave below. Lowpassed it all. Added a distortion (after Sylenth1) and finally some more lowpass filter (after distortion).
    [​IMG]
     
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    hey Baxter that is really nice. mind sharing with us the distortion used?
    thanks for detailed image
     
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    have saw with hpf bass and sqr with lpf highs

    very short pitch anvelope and other kinds of errors in the machine
     
  14. black_waves

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    had some good results with baxter try and with some fm synthesis

    really? what kind of envelope? errors?
    you hear a pitch envelope in those basses?
     
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