Sound Design (Bass)
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Sound Design (Bass)
This is something thats been bugging me for a while.
Right so I pretty much don't synthesize anything anymore, I often find myself getting frustrated as no matter how long I put into designing a synth (whether it be bass or lead W/E) it comes out sounding crap (I just don't know what knobs to twiddle or w/e (even though I'm pretty certain I tried all of em)) so I just lash samples together
Anyway yeah, if anyone'd be kind enough to post how they design a nice synth, ie what the usual do's and don't are.
The main thing I'd like to know, is how to make DnBish bass synths (real dark grindy things) i.e. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWfNJaJfS9I (drop's at 0:40 if you dont wanna listen to the intro) but any kind of different sounding basses'd b nice (think squire of gothos (without the wobbles, everyone knows how to do those))
Pictures welcome/preferred
Right so I pretty much don't synthesize anything anymore, I often find myself getting frustrated as no matter how long I put into designing a synth (whether it be bass or lead W/E) it comes out sounding crap (I just don't know what knobs to twiddle or w/e (even though I'm pretty certain I tried all of em)) so I just lash samples together
Anyway yeah, if anyone'd be kind enough to post how they design a nice synth, ie what the usual do's and don't are.
The main thing I'd like to know, is how to make DnBish bass synths (real dark grindy things) i.e. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWfNJaJfS9I (drop's at 0:40 if you dont wanna listen to the intro) but any kind of different sounding basses'd b nice (think squire of gothos (without the wobbles, everyone knows how to do those))
Pictures welcome/preferred
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- kowalczyk
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This probably doesn't help, but I like to show off.
Bassline #1
Listen to it: http://www.zshare.net/audio/835369056c4ad283/
Bassline #2
Listen to it: http://www.zshare.net/audio/835371038f1803b7/
Bassline #3
Listen to it: http://www.zshare.net/audio/835373064ed9e91d/
Bassline #1
Listen to it: http://www.zshare.net/audio/835369056c4ad283/
Bassline #2
Listen to it: http://www.zshare.net/audio/835371038f1803b7/
Bassline #3
Listen to it: http://www.zshare.net/audio/835373064ed9e91d/
Well, the bass in that particular song you posted sounds like it's just a square wave with some kind of high pitched thing over it (maybe a formant or vowel thing?), and then all of that got some bitcrush or maybe a sample and hold thing applied to it. When you said a growling dnb bass though, I thought you meant a reese bass, which you should already know.
kowalczyk wrote:This probably doesn't help, but I like to show off.
thats a good start thanks
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- Skornsteen
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Maybe very useless advice, but I used softsynths a long time and never got anything out them I liked, so I bought some hardware synths, and somehow I always manage to get decent sounds out of those, I just need some real knobs te turn.
My 2 cents.
My 2 cents.
So you want neuro ey?
Open up a softsynth (NI Massive is great for this shit)
It´s not that important but three oscillators will make this sound big!
Make the two first oscillators saw waves, the third you make a sine.
Tune down the first osc to -24, the second to -24 and the third -12.
It now sounds like shait...JK now, go to your filter section and select a bandpassfilter. Turn the resonance fully down, the bandwidth to about 9 o clock and the cutoff to about 2 o clock. Alright now you want to automate the cutoff to get that ripping and twisting sound. Assign a slow lfo to the cutoff. Now it´s starting to move! From here you can open up a new filter (massive have two filter sections) and make it a notch filter or another bandpass. Now for another important part of the neurobass: Detuning! Take the second oscillator and detune to about 30 cents. Now we have it! Keep on modulating the lfos and filters and you will get a ripping, twisted, dark bass!
Open up a softsynth (NI Massive is great for this shit)
It´s not that important but three oscillators will make this sound big!
Make the two first oscillators saw waves, the third you make a sine.
Tune down the first osc to -24, the second to -24 and the third -12.
It now sounds like shait...JK now, go to your filter section and select a bandpassfilter. Turn the resonance fully down, the bandwidth to about 9 o clock and the cutoff to about 2 o clock. Alright now you want to automate the cutoff to get that ripping and twisting sound. Assign a slow lfo to the cutoff. Now it´s starting to move! From here you can open up a new filter (massive have two filter sections) and make it a notch filter or another bandpass. Now for another important part of the neurobass: Detuning! Take the second oscillator and detune to about 30 cents. Now we have it! Keep on modulating the lfos and filters and you will get a ripping, twisted, dark bass!
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I strongly suggest checking out dubstepforum.com - they have some really interesting discussions about production techniques, especially making bass sounds.
I hate dubstep- make no mistake, but that forum is well worth a read. They offer really constructive advice to each other and share a lot of knowledge.
I hate dubstep- make no mistake, but that forum is well worth a read. They offer really constructive advice to each other and share a lot of knowledge.
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