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Bassline design and eq question.
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| PaULiN0 |
So i'm late in the game and i i know how to program external bass from hardware and each has its specific task. I'm also happy with much trial and error with recording re-recording paid off. now I would like to add another bass line to my 3 (sub, 2 mids, which would be the top high end that has a band pass filter. My question is how would i go equing this and at what negative decibel range and frequency? Does note pattern matter at all like for some track i'll like to have 1 single octave then another maybe 2 or i'm stuck with 1 as a rule of thumb?
Thanks in advance, oh before you flame i did a search in google and came close to result but it was in reason and there was no eq setting for the band pass bass so touche optics. |
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| kosmotika |
Er...well, I'm going to try my best to understand this. It's a little confusing. I typically use the same synth for bass, the oldschool way yknow...but it really doesn't matter if your high end is the same octave as your sub so long as the frequencies don't clash.
Really the only advice I have to give about the equalization process is to use your ears; there's no set number to cut your high end off at, so just make sure your bass isn't sounding muddy or overlapping the kick too much and you'll be fine. Besides, if you make a track according to what guidelines other people set as the "standard", what's to save your track from sounding generic? Just mess around with everything until you like how your song is sounding.
But what most people would tell you I believe is...sub should be 1-200hz; sinewaves work best for subbass imo. Mid is pretty self explanatory; cut everything but the mids (200-1khz) but you may want to leave a little bit of high frequency in if it's making it sound muffled. High end is what people are most likely going to hear most; it's the sound that gives the mid some oomph, so you want to make sure this stands out, so boost the volume a bit over the other bass sounds. That said, cut the low end frequency (1-200hz) and leave the rest. Do a sort of "fade" into the mids if it's clashing with your midbass.
It's common in uplifting trance for the bass to come in like in my track here @ 28 seconds in, which is just simple high pass modulation.
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| PaULiN0 |
| Thanks man for your help/ |
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| Ahura |
A good spectrum analyser and a waves EQ plug-in. Solo each layer of bass and see where they peak and trough and EQ accordingly.
i.e. if your sub is big between say 40-100hz, shelf <100hz out of your mids, if your mids are big between 100hz-600hz, shelf <600hz out of your highs.
Ahura. |
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| PaULiN0 |
| Thanks for your input, i figured this awhile ago. |
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