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Postby Silent Frog » Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:13 am

How would I go about getting that big dubstep bassline all the kids are using nowdays?

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Postby PEPCORE » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:44 pm

I use Synthesisers for low basses.

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Postby weyheyhey !! » Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:47 pm

hmm ... filtersweep lines on top of sine waves by the sounds of things.

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Postby JohnMerrik » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:47 pm

Do you mean the wobble?

If so there are a couple ways to do this (3 I know of, and use)

1 is simple... find a distortion with a lfo, or some kind of oscillator base... then set the frequency to somewhere really low like 2hz or 3hz... easy... got a wobble. However most oscillator distortion units SUCK... so this is not my first choice.

2 is fun, but will honestly give you the best results. Run a distorted sine bass through 2 filters. one hp, and one lp. when you bring the hp up, do the same with the lp. This will cause the bass to go out for a second, and the highs to come up. Run the damn thing through a compressor, and boom, Massive wobble bass. This method DOES require the most amount of work, as you are sequencing every wobble in the song this way... but it lets you change the oscillations of it nicely, and smotthly.

3 This is what I call the "hoover" method. Take a simple 2 oscillator synth, and set them both to the same waveform. keep the mix at about 50/50... little more or less, wont hurt though. Set one of the oscillators tune a little bit sharp. play some low notes, and adjust the detune on said oscillator until it sounds like its fazing in and out. Run this through an overdriver, analog clipper, etc. and compress the living shit out of it... Not the most practical wobble bass... but this one can be played as a mid range synth as well.... so it is a little more useful that way.

Hope that was what you meant hahahaha :)
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Postby rtificial » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:39 pm

I used to get some massive basslines from REAKTOR some years back. I'm sure its even better now, cause I was rocking REAKTOR 3. Massive, dirty, distorted stuff that would shake my desk.

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Postby Silent Frog » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:16 pm

That's great John, I'll give it a go!

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Postby Hillgiant » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:42 pm

i like 3xosc is fruity loops
just set it to three low tuned sine waves
the play with the volume lfo till it wobbles the way you want it

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Postby narkoleptik » Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:57 am

will check this stuff out

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Postby Felix-the-jungle-cat » Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:43 am

Try this, got some nice sounds out of it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcMtxpUAKcQ&feature=player_embedded

*p.s. its an ablton tutorial, although, I'm sure you could get the same effects in others with a bit of creativity.
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