Hy guys, i think i have read almost all bass thread on the forum and most of them explain the classic sine bass... But why we dont go more in depth and share each other tricks to make different sounding bass?
Personally, i love to make lower saw/square notes and use automation to play with reso/cut off of the filter to obtain unusual variations.
I think it could be usefull and fun to share information about bass that arent the basic play a low sine.
Bye
Bass Tricks
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I sent this one out a day or so ago, but here goes again:
take a low pass filter that can self-oscillate, turn the resonance all the way up and tune the cutoff to the tone you like. Then send a click or short bit of white noise into it. Sending a hat or whatever into it will work just fine.
For more fun, modulate the cutoff frequency with either an envelope or an LFO.
FYI: this is how the 808 kick drum is synthesized. Your resulting bass tone will resemble the 808 and may sound much better than a pitched 808 sample.
take a low pass filter that can self-oscillate, turn the resonance all the way up and tune the cutoff to the tone you like. Then send a click or short bit of white noise into it. Sending a hat or whatever into it will work just fine.
For more fun, modulate the cutoff frequency with either an envelope or an LFO.
FYI: this is how the 808 kick drum is synthesized. Your resulting bass tone will resemble the 808 and may sound much better than a pitched 808 sample.
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Excellent tip, thanks for this!unsaturated wrote:I sent this one out a day or so ago, but here goes again:
take a low pass filter that can self-oscillate, turn the resonance all the way up and tune the cutoff to the tone you like. Then send a click or short bit of white noise into it. Sending a hat or whatever into it will work just fine.
For more fun, modulate the cutoff frequency with either an envelope or an LFO.
FYI: this is how the 808 kick drum is synthesized. Your resulting bass tone will resemble the 808 and may sound much better than a pitched 808 sample.
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its a common myth, only half true though. the 808 kick is a bridged-T oscillator, which is a slightly more complex thing than just sweeping cutoff on a resonant lowpass.unsaturated wrote:I sent this one out a day or so ago, but here goes again:
take a low pass filter that can self-oscillate, turn the resonance all the way up and tune the cutoff to the tone you like. Then send a click or short bit of white noise into it. Sending a hat or whatever into it will work just fine.
For more fun, modulate the cutoff frequency with either an envelope or an LFO.
FYI: this is how the 808 kick drum is synthesized. Your resulting bass tone will resemble the 808 and may sound much better than a pitched 808 sample.
Re: Bass Tricks
i think theres been a lot of threads about bass on this forum which have gone into more depth than just sinewaves, i know i've contributed to some of them, maybe keep searching mate.stefanovidalidj wrote:Hy guys, i think i have read almost all bass thread on the forum and most of them explain the classic sine bass... But why we dont go more in depth and share each other tricks to make different sounding bass?
Personally, i love to make lower saw/square notes and use automation to play with reso/cut off of the filter to obtain unusual variations.
I think it could be usefull and fun to share information about bass that arent the basic play a low sine.
Bye