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Looking for some tips on making this bass sound...
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| RobertAllen |
So I've been really trying to work on my basslines lately...and it seems like whenever I listen to a Daniel Kandi track, I hear the kind of basslines I would love to be able to make. For example, I've tried to make the bass sound in "Soul Searchin'".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJms0UPk1GE
So far, I have 2 oscillators as saw waves, one at -2 octaves and the other at -1 octave with some detune. Little bit of attack, no decay, a lot of sustain, and some release. Some filtering and some ping pong delay, but other than that I don't know what else to do. Has anyone else had any luck making one of these thick and pumping basslines before? So far, mine sounds pretty cheesy...Thanks to all who offer some tips. |
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| EddieZilker |
What does your result sound like?
Honestly, don't expect too much concerning a simplistic rolling bassline, but you're doing your homework so I'm a little more inclined to help. |
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| LoveHate |
dont use a delay, use a arpeggiator if its available. add a touch of white noise and some saturation/ over drive.
post up yours, so we can can critique it. |
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| RobertAllen |
Alright, I just put a quick sample of the kick and bass together. Any suggestions would be great! |
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| LoveHate |
| its not to far off, sounds like you have some reverb but the bass as it is right now is occupying the mids so thats ok, just keep it minimal. what its missing is a sub bass, add a third osc thats pitched lower saw or triangle would do , you can play the notes on a lower octave as well ..and its also missing the fuzz/little bit of distortion that Daniel used. |
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| RobertAllen |
| I followed some of your tips, and I'm seeing some good difference. Thank you very much. I went with a triangle for my third oscillator and took your advice on the white noise. I've never thought of using white noise on a bass, I guess I need to bring the volume down fairly low, and maybe raise it an octave? Currently I have it set to only 1 voice as well. Oh, and I think the reverb you were hearing was from the delay, but I dialed the wetness down a bit and it sounds better. I put some overdrive distortion on it as well. Again, thanks. Might post up the new version once I get it how I want. |
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| josephw002 |
I don't know what else to do. Has anyone else had any luck making one of these thick and pumping basslines before? So far, mine sounds pretty cheesy...Thanks to all who offer some tips. |
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| ReclusNdangrmnt |
| Bring it down an octave for sure. You might want to shorten the delays/releases/reverbs you have set up. Also, try shifting the MIDI sequence to delay it just a bit, and (lol) more sidechain won't hurt you. |
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| tehlord |
You're missing the sub layer as well which is a completely different sound. Something like a thick low saw that's heavily low passed and distorted/saturated.
As for the sound you've already created, I would add delay, probably a synced ping pong set to 1/16 or 1/16d and setup so that the delay hits are fairly wide. I'd keep the feedback fairly low and then just play with the mix dial.
It might also be worth turning up the filter resonance a tiny amount but bringing down the filter envelope slightly so you get more filter action per note. |
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