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I've been trying for a little while now to get this fast wobble sounding good. I don't know how to make a bass wobble fast but still sounding like a clear, clean wobble. If you don't know what I'm talking about, listen to datsik's track called Retreat and when the bassline hits the fast wobble, it sounds clear. If I were to do this with one of my basses, it would not be so clean because of the pitch of the bass wave itself not filling enough space between the pitch of the LFO. Do any of you people know about this?

Be specific as to which your actually talking about, talking about one specific wobble in Datsik and Excisions sea of wobbles is a needle in a haystack situation.

Astral wrote:Be specific as to which your actually talking about, talking about one specific wobble in Datsik and Excisions sea of wobbles is a needle in a haystack situation.

its about 0:57-0:58 in to the video...the bass wobbles really fast three times in one bar

EDIT: I think I hear a boost in resonance, which (since adding higher frequencies) should make the pitch fill more space in the lfo, giving a clearer wobble.
EDIT (again): I tried the resonance thing and it didnt work...hmmm

Uhh...try modulating the low and high frequencies at that point to make the highs go up a little and the lows lower? Dunno, just guessing.

sounds like a normal fast wobble to me. it doesnt sound anymore clear than a normal one to me

lyons238 wrote:sounds like a normal fast wobble to me. it doesnt sound anymore clear than a normal one to me

exactly, but when I try to wobble like that, it just doesnt even sound like a wobble, its too fast for the waveform that I'm wobbling

jrisreal wrote:

lyons238 wrote:sounds like a normal fast wobble to me. it doesnt sound anymore clear than a normal one to me

exactly, but when I try to wobble like that, it just doesnt even sound like a wobble, its too fast for the waveform that I'm wobbling

wanna load up an example of what your talking about?

TheBrownie wrote:Uhh...try modulating the low and high frequencies at that point to make the highs go up a little and the lows lower? Dunno, just guessing.

That worked! Thanks man now I can wobble fast

jrisreal wrote:

Astral wrote:Be specific as to which your actually talking about, talking about one specific wobble in Datsik and Excisions sea of wobbles is a needle in a haystack situation.

its about 0:57-0:58 in to the video...the bass wobbles really fast three times in one bar

EDIT: I think I hear a boost in resonance, which (since adding higher frequencies) should make the pitch fill more space in the lfo, giving a clearer wobble.
EDIT (again): I tried the resonance thing and it didnt work...hmmm

maybe it's the certain bassline or sound that when at a fast lfo rate it may perceive to your ears to sound that "clean" different with each sound duh

Hypefiend wrote:

jrisreal wrote:

Astral wrote:Be specific as to which your actually talking about, talking about one specific wobble in Datsik and Excisions sea of wobbles is a needle in a haystack situation.

its about 0:57-0:58 in to the video...the bass wobbles really fast three times in one bar

EDIT: I think I hear a boost in resonance, which (since adding higher frequencies) should make the pitch fill more space in the lfo, giving a clearer wobble.
EDIT (again): I tried the resonance thing and it didnt work...hmmm

maybe it's the certain bassline or sound that when at a fast lfo rate it may perceive to your ears to sound that "clean" different with each sound duh

thanks for trying to help man, but problem already solved

Hola

How did you fix it? Just curious.

melodium747 wrote:How did you fix it? Just curious.

I did what @TheBrownie said to do and added emphasis to the high frequencies when the bass wobbles fast.

oh ok cool well good! glad ts fixed

interesting fix, never thought of that

DJ Crackle wrote:interesting fix, never thought of that

Well it actually does make sense, since the higher frequencies vibrate quicker than lower frequencies. SO when you make them louder, more of the "bass" can fit inside of the faster wobble

jrisreal wrote:

melodium747 wrote:How did you fix it? Just curious.

I did what @TheBrownie said to do and added emphasis to the high frequencies when the bass wobbles fast.

How did you go about doing this then?

serox wrote:

jrisreal wrote:

melodium747 wrote:How did you fix it? Just curious.

I did what @TheBrownie said to do and added emphasis to the high frequencies when the bass wobbles fast.

How did you go about doing this then?

add an eq but keep the eq offline (muted, disabled, whatever) until the fast wobble happens, then turn it on while it wobbles and then turn it off again