Your Favourite Vst's for Bass?

bauri · Post by **bauri** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:13 pm

nathan_fr wrote:
livecollective wrote:
nathan_fr wrote:thing is, use one synth, whatever it is, but you got to know how it works really deeper. I mean, If you know how to use really well a synth, you can make everything you want.

I'm using Linplug albino 2 (not 3), RGC zeta+, sometimes Novation BassStation and sonic charge microtonic (awesome by the way).

Anyway, sometimes I'm doing something weird. I'm using kick samples to make sub bassline, someone have already do that ? (It sound pretty good).

Of course, there are audio FX,EQ and editing on the kick ...
a lot of minimal is made from making sub basslines from kicks... percussive basslines i would call it

with a few efx you can get a nice glide effect between the kicks/toms and it gives a wicked gloooooopy feel. Woobly but not without an lfo being used.
yes of course, I was just wondering if I was the only one who is doing that

been doing it since -95! hehehe!

habitueE · Post by **habitueE** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:29 am

fm8 and some other stuff thats mentioned above

sines · Post by **sines** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:33 am

my not-so-"secret" bass weapons:

SH-101 + DX-100 - the swiss army knives of techno for the last 20+ years
Minikorg II [the traveller is AMAZING]
Arp Avatar
Westone Electric Bass [live > recording]
TX-802
Evolver desktop
Matrix-1000
CS-15 + MC-202 [gone now - sniff, sniff]

oh wait these aren't VSTs

okay - AU / VSTs
1999-2004
mda dx10 [need an AU version,

]

2004-present
PPG Wave [nice for grizzly, gristly basslines - thick satin, rive gauche, etc] - will replace with the real thing soon.
ES1 [flada]
FM8
Oddity
EXS24 with samples of my old junk.. - pitched 808 toms
Ultrabeat

usually use ES1 + PPG for sketches but often finish material using outboard gear more + more.... the computer is often a recording device vs. the sound generator. you might wanna try the same.

gobok · Post by **gobok** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:04 pm

using rapture at the moment specifically for bass. sounds good but needs some getting used to.

Andre schrama · Post by **Andre schrama** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:04 pm

I use the FM8 vst a lot in combination with a small subkick vst called subatomic.

in fm8 is use the arrpegiator a lot and some tweaking in the expert mode.

chucklechops · Post by **chucklechops** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:26 pm

It never, ever crops up in these discussions but Applied Accoustics UltraAnalog sounds really fucking good. It's just a two-osc two multimode filter VA but it's got a really nice fat analogue sound. Definitely give it a listen. Good for keys as well.

New Guy · Post by **New Guy** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:49 pm

Spectrasonics Trilogy is very good!

brooksmosher · Post by **brooksmosher** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:04 am

personally it's just easier for me to get a fuller mix using hardware.

VSTi's work, but for me it's takes more effort. i think a lot of it is how you use it and your process of engineering the mix. sometimes layering the right instruments and using the right processing is *everything*...

i agree with Sines on the PPG Wave 2.V, i also like the SQ-8L (an Ensoniq SQ-80 emulator), the Minimonsta, and i've used the PlastiCZ in the past with some nice results.