using basslines in audio question

[lyons238]

i def think this is personal preference/trial and error for your own workflow... but i will say that most of the bigger name guys that i know are bouncing down full bars/2 bars/4 bars of HEAVILY PROCESSED sounds. then processing/editing further once its in audio. i do pretty much the same thing... sometimes i will do big one note bounces to audio and then load that sound into a sampler and work further...

doing single notes and various speeds of LFO for each note would really only be useful if you are loading all of those different things into a sampler and sequencing out your bassline that way, but for working with audio i think you are much better off working in 1 bar or 2 bar loops.

thinking of it like recording guitars or vocals.. you cut guitar or vocals parts in bulk. way more than you need, lots of different performances.... then you go back and comp together the parts you like and edit further. doesnt make as much sense or flow as well to sing one word at a time.

for transitions, i think its def a little tougher to make smooth transitions and switch ups in audio, but there is no reason you cant go back and create/bounce a sound just for a transition. just save your settings that you use when you bounce, and you can go back and create more things as needed.

yeah this is what i was thinking. thanks for solidifying my thoughts. when i try to resample i usually just write a long bass line like 8-16 bars of just different melodies and notes. and then i chop the good parts and fill in some parts. still need lots of practice..