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Posted by djsphere on Nov-29-2005 18:55:

bassline

i'm curently working on basslines but unfortunatly i have some cheep gemini headphones (the djx-1) and no speakers so it may sound ok in my cans but could sound realy bad on different setups.i was wondering if you could listen to this sample and let me know what you think of it. soundwize.

thanks!

sample here

Posted by djlogik on Nov-29-2005 19:40:

It almost sounds a little too compressed. You can't really make great tunes on headphones although it's been done. I really can't hear the bassline too well. I know it's like around the C3 range, but I can't hear the moving bassline you've tried to create.

Posted by djlogik on Nov-29-2005 19:43:

Posted by hey cheggy on Nov-30-2005 07:38:

can hardly hear the bassline at all mate.

Posted by djsphere on Nov-30-2005 07:45:

i used lots of fx on that first sample. here's another one which i think it's more obvious.

another one

Posted by azndragon0613 on Dec-01-2005 07:19:

bassline sounds more distinct but could use some boosting. If you added any other instuments...i'm sure the sound will be muffled. Maybe boost some mids

Posted by thoughtlessjex on Dec-01-2005 18:23:

It's fine in the mid-range most of the problem is that your low-end is too muddy, which is a common problem when producing with headphones. I'd tighten up the decays on your bass and kick. But that may just be me; I like really staccato basslines.

Posted by djlogik on Dec-01-2005 20:28:

Your bass sound is tooooo weak. You can barely hear it. I suggest either making the channel louder, using a different bass sound, or layering your bass sounds to get a deeper sounding bass. As of right now, you can barely tell it's in the mix.

Posted by djsphere on Dec-01-2005 21:12:

what about this one?

http://www.filehost.ro/59170/perc_and_bass_mp3/

Posted by Bedlam-UK on Dec-02-2005 02:56:

sorry...I followed the wrong link and ended up looking for an adult friend

oh......yeah the audio....yes much better bass sound than others.

Posted by djsphere on Dec-02-2005 09:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Bedlam-UK
sorry...I followed the wrong link and ended up looking for an adult friend

Posted by djsphere on Dec-04-2005 20:29:

please check this one out:

http://s59.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=...X42NG7966L89KYI

Posted by Speactra on Dec-05-2005 15:44:

It's to weak, if you haven't done this yet, try compress the kick and bassline on one channel, and put an equalaiser on each track. Also try to compress the Kick and bassline individualy.
Try to make it sound good in your headphones and compare with other songs..

Posted by djsphere on Dec-05-2005 16:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Speactra
It's to weak, if you haven't done this yet, try compress the kick and bassline on one channel, and put an equalaiser on each track. Also try to compress the Kick and bassline individualy.
Try to make it sound good in your headphones and compare with other songs..

you mean sidechain?

anyway i had no compession on that sample.

Posted by djlogik on Dec-05-2005 19:37:

Not sidechain. What he means is compress the bassline so it is a little louder. Compressing the kick and bassline together just makes them fit together better so it's not muddy in the low eq range.

Posted by djsphere on Dec-05-2005 20:11:

so, first i compess the bass, and then (using a merge/split unit or simply a mixer, right?) i run both comperssed bass and kick into another compressor. is that it?

Posted by IDarkISwordI on Dec-05-2005 20:36:

Hey. Actually, I'd recomend compressing the kick and then compressing the bass and the kick together. I wouldnt double compress the bass if you plan on making it at all dynamic. This isnt as important in trance as it is in house production though.

Cheers,
Zac

Posted by djlogik on Dec-06-2005 01:13:

Very true DarkSword...but what you're stating makes the bass stand out more in the mix and I know he could use that