BASS, a n00bie cannot prevail

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BASS, a n00bie cannot prevail

By emceewhiterabbit Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:24 pm
I have issues with bass. No matter what i sample or recieve as bass samples i just haven't a single clue how to use bass! i want to be able to have thuddy bass and bass notes i can manipulate. i'm absolutely clueless, and ashamed i have to post this thread.

any tips? thanks!

-RaBBiT-
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Re: BASS, a n00bie cannot prevail

By emceewhiterabbit Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:44 pm
Menco wrote:Filter/eq/compress ur samples.
Sample basslines and one shots. Filter, eq and compress.
Looking for the right sample is the hardest part


thanks a lot man i'll get on that asap.

anyone else knows other tips i'd be happy to hear them.
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Re: BASS, a n00bie cannot prevail

By grimly_i Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:16 am
Take a single-cycle sine wave tuned to C and 16 levels that shit!
**** around till something sounds good. Filter and eq to taste.

Re: BASS, a n00bie cannot prevail

By phx_chronic Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:18 pm
if u got the jjos, i recommend taking some sample programs and turning the lo-pass filter on all pads. Next, set the cutoff and resonance to 50, go to the "slider" screen and turn the qlinks to realtime, set one to cutoff1 and one to resonance.

now you can sweep the cutoff freq to find the best bass sounds. try it on a bunch of different samples/programs.
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Re: BASS, a n00bie cannot prevail

By emceewhiterabbit Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:01 pm
you guys are a great help, i'll mess around on the weekend and let you know how it goes :)
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