How to make this (PWM?) bass

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  1. dashfiss

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    I've been fiddling with sound design lately but have a long way to go, I don't spend enough time with it and I'll probably never get very good at it.

    So I could really use some help with this. It's not a super advanced sound, I know that, but I'm not able to nail it. Reminds me of a PWM bass. Listen to the beginning of this:

    and something similar about one minute into this one:


    I'm mostly using Sytrus or Serum these days, many thanks in advance for any help.

    And if you love vintage synth music, give Orbital a go, it's just FANTASTIC stuff :) Listen to this:
     
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    Here ya go, a simple patch for Serum. It's really that simple, a saw with low unison voices and high detune. Less is more once again.
     

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    Thank you for taking the time, I'll check it out as soon as I get the chance! :)
     
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    In audio forum mathematics;

    5 dislikes - 1 winner = useful(dislike)(winner)

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    In the beginning of de first song, there's also a very short "kick" sample layered over the "fart-saw"... This gives the sound that snappy "edge" to it...

    Sounds like the analog sound of a C64 SID chip...
     
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    Sounds like detuned supersaw, with pitch envelope and portamento.
     
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    First, old trick, probably a Taurus with the overdrive trick with the pedal and modulated. You can clearly ear the difference. The other same but a Moog Minitaur.





    EDIT: After I listen again the second video and is more a 303. For Orbital - Meltdown some guy in internet say that is a Supernova2. But is absolutely wrong, is a pedal overdrive for sure into a moog, for me is a Taurus or some moog analog bass and some phatty synth polychained. They use a lot MFB Dominion X, probably is this that goes into the pedal overdrive, who knows.
     
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    Have you no sense of humor?
     
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    You asked, i replied. Simple as it is. The bass to me has a very farty feel, so that was the first idea that came to mind.

    In addition: If its a very juicy fart and you put a bit of bitcrushing on it, it will not give what you asked for put if you pitch that thing down and put a sub under it it can also give very nice farty basses
     
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    np :)
     
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    Well given, your comment history you seem to have a taste for farts.
    I would appreciate if you stop doing this sort of useless comments.
    One can be humour 10, is simply useless to say the least.
     
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    teach me plz Banned

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    Im sorry. I'll keep my tips for myself in the future. Im just trying to break the standards and develop something 'new' in music, thats why i dont suggest standard things like 'do it with synthesizer XYZ'.. we need to get more creative.

    I can understand tho, that the fart approach isn't everyones thing, so yes, i'll leave it in the future.
     
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    Ya know... Deadmau5 samples his ass claps. So don’t let somebody with forum powers discourage you from innovating.

     
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    And wouldn't an ass clap technically be a single cycle fart wave? So it’s kind of like a fart wavetable...
     
  16. What, like the Ensoniq Fizmo?
     
  17. dashfiss

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    None of the suggestions brought me even close to that sound (sorry Slaking), I guess I just asked at the wrong site/forum, people are talking about sharts, might as well have asked monkeys to assemble a rocket :) I'll figure it out myself by reverse engineering it.
     
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    My preset was referring to the first reference you posted, i think it's pretty close... Don't know what you're looking for tbh
     
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