How can I get this effect? Please help!

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Posted by Eugene on Jan-15-2003 00:10:

How can I get this effect? Please help!

Okay guys, I don't have FruityLoops yet (still waiting for it) but I already have an idea for a song and I want to use a certain effect that is very popular in hard Trance. I'm sure you've heard it many times.

HERE IS A SAMPLE of what I mean. I call it "steel bass" -- it's not the main bass, but it's a "2-way" secondary bass that goes like this, _-_-_-

Could you tell me how to create this effect in Fruity? What synths to use and what settings (envelope, LFO, whatever...) I don't know that much about synths yet, just wanna get that cool "steel"-type, "warm" effect, which is very popular, esp. in German tracks. THANKS!

Posted by DJ Sound on Jan-15-2003 01:05:

steel?

Posted by Eugene on Jan-15-2003 01:06:

quote:
Originally posted by DJSound
steel?

well... for lack of a better word
I'm sure it has some name, it's a very popular effect

Posted by J.L. on Jan-15-2003 05:25:

ok... i just made an easy lead synth in fruity loops to show you the basics of getting a lead synths...

you can download it here:

http://www.geocities.com/k3wln3ss/Easy_Lead_Synths.flp

good luck!

Posted by Pjotr G on Jan-15-2003 09:25:

that's not hard to build at all, it 2 sawtooth oscillators, detuned....and...that's about it. In the sample there's a Lowpass filter that's being tweaked from low to high

Posted by Mod1 on Jan-15-2003 17:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Pjotr G
that's not hard to build at all, it 2 sawtooth oscillators, detuned....and...that's about it. In the sample there's a Lowpass filter that's being tweaked from low to high

yep thats right

Posted by TranceInMySoul on Jan-15-2003 19:42:

Further to what Pjotr said, try running the synth through a chorus effect too.

And if you're building a secondary bass, it may be necessary to avoid it conflicting with the main bass by running the secondary one through a high-pass filter. Set it to take off the very lowest frequencies on the secondary to leave your main bass without competition in the lowest frequencies. I find sometimes this produces a more even overall sound.

Posted by Eugene on Jan-16-2003 00:46:

Thank you, guys!
I'll try it and see what happens!

Kewlness - thanks for the file but I can't d/l it, server is busy
I'll try again, but can you re-upload it, or just e-mail it to me ( [email protected] )? thanks

(I now have Fruity.)

Posted by J.L. on Jan-16-2003 04:23:

no problem...
i e-mailed it to you

Posted by Eugene on Jan-17-2003 00:12:

quote:
Originally posted by kewlness
no problem...
i e-mailed it to you

Thanks a lot
But now I have another problem, it can't load the file because it can't find the "Fruity Parametric EQ Plug-in."

This plug-in was introduced in 3.11 and I have 3.
Do you know where I can get this Parametric EQ library?
thanks

Posted by J.L. on Jan-17-2003 06:51:

get a new version of fruity loops, fruity loops 3 is sorta old and sorta sux now...

I used fruity loops 3.56

Posted by Eugene on Jan-17-2003 13:08:

quote:
Originally posted by kewlness
get a new version of fruity loops, fruity loops 3 is sorta old and sorta sux now...

I used fruity loops 3.56

OK, getting it now!