After spending part of the day taking the tips posted on here ive finally come up with something im happy with - in reason.

Unknown Bassline

The tunes doing well as a whole now so should be ready soon - stay tuned! :P

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Hi guys,

I'm completely new here to production section, and i don't know thing about production.

However, i've been reading a few threads here and there, and I just thought there's one trance track which really brings home to me the importance of the variation that basslines give to music.

Paco Lessoto - Le Mirage.

I dunno if u people have heard that track. I love it. BUt after reading this thread, i realised that the only thing that gives that track substance is it's bassline. If that was more static, the track would be the same thing over and over really and wouldn't give me the feel it does. (i still love the track).

ANyways, just letting you guys know.

Keep up the awesome work, and keep sharing with one another.

I never really seem to have any trouble coming up with basslines.
here's something I do when I really REALLY can't think of an original line:
i make a complicated breakbeat, then I remove the kick and the clap, and all instruments that remain, I just put on the C4 note, I copy the notes and past them in a bass synth ..
try things you'd think they really shit.. they might even sound nice after a bit of tweaking.. take this for example..

K---K---K---K---K---K---K---K---]:......(kick)
-*-*--888--*--*00-888-*--*-*--00]:......(bass)

*= 1/4 bassnote
00=2/4 bassnote
888= 3/4 bassnote

and put a friggin lot of distortion on them !! and a phaz0r on the mids and highs.. and nah nevermind just dont do thát

anyway you should also experiment with changes in drive with longer and shorter bassnotes..!

hope I could add something to this thread

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can u guys post sample clips on the sequences?

Bassline 1
Bassline 2
Psy Bassline

i know they sound like shit but they still illustrate the sequence...

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i love anuses
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no, but seriously, they feel good

well ofcourse you could also play with the attack and decay/sustain of the bass gives a certain drive.
For example here is the bassline I used in my track Flat & Simple.

K---K---K---K---K---K---K---K---...(kick)
-B-bbbB---BB-B-B--bbb-BB--B--B-B...(bass)

B= 1/4 note
bbb= 3/4 note

bassline flat & simple

hope this drives you all nuts

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I added a ping delay to the bass line to come up with something cool (at least I think it's cool :toocool. The ping delay on the bass was tempo sync'd (left channel at 1/2 and right channel at 1/4 with some feedback).

K---K---K---K---K---K---K---K--- (Kick)
-b----b----b---B-b----b----b---B (Bass)

The bass line is migrating from left to right getting further and further away from the kick (for the first three measures).

It sounds horrible with out the ping delay

Here is it's sample:

CLICK: Migrating Bass Line.mp3

Edit: I just wanted to say this is one awesome forum and thread for that matter!

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Love ping delays... ;P

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Sebastian Zander - Hotel Chaplin
Sebastian Zander - Set Two [Electro/Tech House and Trance of some sort]
Paulo Da Costa - AVGN [Prog. House](128kbps])

dj palm i liked your first bassline, that would definatly make me dance .
percs are fat but the snare is weird to me but what the hell, this is a bass thread ;P.
i dont really like your second bassline, dunno why.

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i love anuses
Dymanic säger:
no, but seriously, they feel good

Anyone heard Steve Angello - The End? That bassline is wicked:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2967/S...28Sample%29.mp3

Entire tune is awesome too, prolly my favourite. A real masterpiece, and a guide to how a track is supposed to sound.

Another favourite bass line is Fedde Le Grand - Las Vegas...

Anyways. Creating a trance running bassline is the easiest thing in the world imo. A layer of basslines is also easy. All you really do is something like this (don't think; do):

K---S---K---S---K---S---K---S---
--xx--xx--xx--xx--xx--xx--xx-xxx
-X-X--XX-X-X-XXX-X-X--XX-X-X-XXX
--Z--Z-Z--Z--Z-Z--Z--Z-Z--Z-Z---

x is the sub bass.
X is the mid bass.
Z is a mid bass too, but with some stereodelay on it.

I just made this up. Could someone try out if it's any good?

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Sebastian Zander - Hotel Chaplin
Sebastian Zander - Set Two [Electro/Tech House and Trance of some sort]
Paulo Da Costa - AVGN [Prog. House](128kbps])

second sun and gabriel and dresden have their thing with snares and high hats