I'm learning how to use cubase and massive, but i'm really stuck creating basses. Can someone help me out? I'd like to know how to create a bass as in Jack Sparrow - Copland, or Sleeper - Submerged. So not like al the Skrillex/Datsik shit that's on youtube..
Cheers!
Re: Creating basses?
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:04 pm
by GothamHero
What DAW do you use?
Ledge had a great tutorial which will provide a great starting point in creating darker basslines.
If you don't use FL, everything done is easily applicable to Massive, or whatever synth you choose. If you use Reason, there are tons of great tutorials on Reese and dark basslines on YouTube, as well as Boy In A Band's Dark D&B, Dirty Dubstep, and Bassline tutorials.
Re: Creating basses?
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:17 pm
by brettheaslewood
quick simple dark sounds.
saw wave - distort slightly - add slight reverb/unison (detune)/chorus - automate frequency filter to raise from 0% - 20% (or how ever much you want)
voila.
Re: Creating basses?
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:29 am
by Lectric
- Saw wave, play a chord, minor
- add some drive distortion and reverb
- low pass
- more reverb and distortion
- long attack decay and release times
instant dungeon sound
Re: Creating basses?
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:34 am
by amphibian
Lectric wrote:- Saw wave, play a chord, minor
- add some drive distortion and reverb
- low pass
- more reverb and distortion
- long attack decay and release times
instant dungeon sound
Chords in bass frequencies usually result in some rather nasty side-effects. And most basses I would have thought are usually done in mono, and legato? That prevents chords from being used.