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Posted by phyrrus on Dec-02-2007 23:36:

electro bass lines

in electro music, the bass usually sounds like the pitch is being moved up and down between different notes, instead of the bass actually hitting the notes. how are electro producers able to create this kind of sound? it seems more complicated than just automating the pitch wheel up and down.

this is kind of difficult to phrase, so if you need me to reword it I can try. I would post a sample, but you can hear this in pretty much any benny benassi song, like satisfaction.

Posted by ASFSE on Dec-02-2007 23:39:

you talkn' bout a 'wobble' type effect?

you can do it with an LFO controlling the pitch...what synth you usin?

Posted by phyrrus on Dec-02-2007 23:41:

I'm a Reason monkey so I'm working with their synths... Thor and Maelstrom and Subtractor.

Posted by mzvirbulis on Dec-03-2007 01:28:

i will make something for you, reason is great for this but any other synth will do.

basically once you have your desired sound route mod lfo to pitch set the amount you want, do not use a large amount range as it will cover to many octaves. so you really only want to cover 1 to 2 octaves, so this value in reason for the amount control would be 12 or 24 out of a possiable 127 the lfo will only affect that range of pitch.

Posted by Storyteller on Dec-03-2007 01:37:

legato / note slide anyone?

Isn't that way easier, you can enter the exact notes you want and only have to automate the slide time.

Posted by echosystm on Dec-03-2007 01:49:

it's called portamento.

Posted by mzvirbulis on Dec-03-2007 02:21:

hehe yeah totally forgot about potamento, ah well i guess thats what he is reffering to, anyway here is an example
cheers

Posted by T-Soma on Dec-03-2007 03:57:

glide.

Posted by phyrrus on Dec-03-2007 04:13:

uh, well it sounds like everyone has their own favorite way.

this reason project file is a tad complicated, but I think I get the basic idea of modulating the oscillator pitch. thanks for responses.

Posted by cristianokeller on Dec-03-2007 05:14:

Why do not use pitch wheel?
Portamento is a fixed tool and I dunno that it will sounds good for the bass all the time..

Here I use the primitive pitch bend wheel/joystick with adjusted parameters/semitones..

Posted by mysticalninja on Dec-03-2007 07:14:

post a sample of wat u mean..

Posted by Storyteller on Dec-03-2007 11:23:

quote:
Originally posted by cristianokeller
Why do not use pitch wheel?
Portamento is a fixed tool and I dunno that it will sounds good for the bass all the time..

That depends on the instrument used . A lot of VST's support glide time/portamento time, which defines how long it takes to slide to the other note. Really easy.

Posted by cristianokeller on Dec-03-2007 17:43:

Is this what are u talking about?

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I don't like fixed portamento/glide because sometimes u don't need a transition between a note to other note glided...

In the second note (B1) to the third note (B2), I don't play B2, I play A2 and glide it to B2 using the pitch bend wheel/joystick..

Posted by Sanguis Mortuum on Dec-03-2007 22:16:

An LFO on a filter can have a similar effect as well, without changing the frequency of the fundamental so it wont detune everything...

Posted by kopi_luwak on Dec-03-2007 22:58:

This video is very clear:

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=lBNveKGyI24

If you have FL, you can download the file so you are ready to go.

Kopi =o.

Posted by paulc_dj on Dec-29-2007 23:28:

quote:
Originally posted by cristianokeller
Is this what are u talking about?

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I don't like fixed portamento/glide because sometimes u don't need a transition between a note to other note glided...

In the second note (B1) to the third note (B2), I don't play B2, I play A2 and glide it to B2 using the pitch bend wheel/joystick..

I love that bass sound, its mint m8. What VSTi/Patch are u using for that?

PC

Posted by cristianokeller on Dec-31-2007 15:57:

Hi paulc_dj
It's Oddity and Vengeance Minibass soundsets

Posted by paulc_dj on Dec-31-2007 18:13:

Cheers for that Cristiano!

PC

Posted by Chris Crossland on Dec-31-2007 21:44:

Epic win.
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=443316