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Bass Problems

Post by Adieu » Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:44 am

aite so i use reason and im having problems creating decent basses.

i can make the sound, but automating the wobble is fucking hard man, anyone got any tips?


p.s im using subtractor for the FM dial.
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Re: Bass Problems

Post by ogunslinger » Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:47 am

I don't use reason, but I'm sure theres got to be a zillion how to make a doctor p skrillex excision da-whatever bassline on youtube


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Re: Bass Problems

Post by -[2]DAY_- » Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:19 pm

it may be worth noting that subtractor's LFO is not able to be synced to key (or retrig, watever u call it when the LFO wavecycle triggers with MIDI instead of freely oscillating)

You may be better off routing the CV out from maelstrom or thor's LFO to subtractor's filter freq, and combine it with your subtractor so that they all recieve MIDI together.. then the external LFO can sync with the key trig while you play notes on subtractor. Then your wobbles will be in time with the beat. hope this helps you modulate your bass/wobbles.
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Re: Bass Problems

Post by AJGR » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:37 pm

or just use thor with it's key sync and fatter sounding oscillators.

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Re: Bass Problems

Post by synthless » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:53 pm

-[2]DAY_- wrote:it may be worth noting that subtractor's LFO is not able to be synced to key (or retrig, watever u call it when the LFO wavecycle triggers with MIDI instead of freely oscillating)

You may be better off routing the CV out from maelstrom or thor's LFO to subtractor's filter freq, and combine it with your subtractor so that they all recieve MIDI together.. then the external LFO can sync with the key trig while you play notes on subtractor. Then your wobbles will be in time with the beat. hope this helps you modulate your bass/wobbles.
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Re: Bass Problems

Post by bRRRz » Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:42 pm

You don't necessarily have to use an lfo.
You could also just automate the filter frequency itself.
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Re: Bass Problems

Post by Grime Syndicate » Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:56 pm

This may not be the most popular answer, but I recommend learning Reason, and then moving on... Its a midi workstation, not a DAW. The limits are apparent. That being said, some really doooope artists use nothing but Reason. So, whatever, you can disregard this. I still recommend it tho
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Re: Bass Problems

Post by tavravlavish » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:18 pm

Personally I had a really hard to getting anything to sound phat on reason, keeping in mind I didn't use it for very long.

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Re: Bass Problems

Post by jaydot » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:38 am

I can almost guarantee if you switch to Massive you'll never go back. :5:
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Re: Bass Problems

Post by th@-pu$$y » Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:57 am

jaydot wrote:I can almost guarantee if you switch to Massive you'll never go back. :5:
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Re: Bass Problems

Post by Dr Bloodnugget » Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:33 pm

They all essentially do the same thing. Try and recreate the sound on another synth.

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Re: Bass Problems

Post by DJ Crackle » Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:38 pm

I wish I had the familiarity elsewhere that I had with Reason.
Re-learning Cubase/learning Massive.
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Re: Bass Problems

Post by Grime Syndicate » Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:57 pm

Cubase is clunky and inefficient in my opinion. You can do anything with it you can do in other DAW's, it just seems like it takes many more steps and is less intuitive than others. I'll say it again: ABLETON. One DAW to rule them all, One DAW to find them, One DAW to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
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Re: Bass Problems

Post by KnightsOfTheRound » Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:08 pm

This probably sounds silly, but as a fellow Reason user, I came to a revelation...I was being too much of a control freak with my LFO, and I was never satisfied...then I just let the bass do what it's going to do...listen to basslines and you'll notice the wobble isn't always in time with the beat, even when it's intended to be...in some songs, it stays about a half beat behind the main drums...what sounds glaring and awful to you might sound awesome to others...if you cant get something to sound just so, then just roll with it...it's a weight off your shoulders.

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Re: Bass Problems

Post by legend4ry » Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:12 pm

jeezus, I remember when I used Reason and used to make harder stuff.. Its really simple to make absolutely stupid, dark basslines - just load up a malstrom, and mess about with mod A & B and put a scream distortion in there and find the one what gives the most crunch, layer a sub bass underneath...

In 3 minutes you'll have something what... Let me try this...

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