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What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:57 am
by CYRHEN
I found C Minor was decent, E minor seemed too high...and I heard F was perfect for sub bass.

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:24 pm
by syrup
Definitely C (compress)

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:00 pm
by mromgwtf
johney wrote:Definitely C (compress)
lol

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:43 pm
by CYRHEN
mromgwtf wrote:
johney wrote:Definitely C (compress)
lol
I do compress and saturate I know what I'm doing. Some scales in sub bass are too high and too low regardless the octave. Just a simple question that didn't need a useless response, no wonder I don't come to this forum anymore.

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:51 pm
by Samuel_L_Damnson
my favorite note is that low e but surely there is no BEST scale otherwise all dubstep would be the same right(although i know loads of it is lol)?

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:54 pm
by benjam
If your using a single sine theres no need to compress, I normally go from E to G pure sine no EQ or compression needed

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:55 pm
by wub
I like my sub bass like I like my women.

A minor.

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:00 pm
by CYRHEN
wub wrote:I like my sub bass like I like my women.

A minor.
Respect lol! A great answer along with a joke legend Wub.

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:06 pm
by therapist
CYRHEN wrote: I do compress and saturate I know what I'm doing.
I love this place.

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:16 pm
by Samuel_L_Damnson
but do u rly cmprss?

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:58 pm
by syrup
CYRHEN wrote:
mromgwtf wrote:
johney wrote:Definitely C (compress)
lol
I do compress and saturate I know what I'm doing. Some scales in sub bass are too high and too low regardless the octave. Just a simple question that didn't need a useless response, no wonder I don't come to this forum anymore.
terrible loss. :i:


I'd say it should be in the same scale as the rest of your tune?

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:29 pm
by test_recordings
I like the Phrygian.

Oh, that's a mode :roll:

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:30 pm
by wub
test recordings wrote:I like the Phrygian.

Oh, that's a mode :roll:
No need to get Enigmatic on us.

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:41 pm
by joegrizzly
Pull up your piano roll, get a sine wave, throw some kind of spectrum analyzer on it and use your ears in combination with your eyes

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:11 pm
by fiveone
C or D

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:50 pm
by alphacat
Never used to think bout this til reading that Bassnectar interview someone posted up here: whether or not you like man's sound, you have to admit he has a lot of experience playing on a ton of different systems.

Anyway, yeah - E through G was the normal range for club systems, but bigger systems push the boundary down to C1 or something. Don't recall exactly, but it's good to know... In case anyone ever wants to play my tunes in a club, that is.

:cornlol:

:corncry:

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:51 pm
by CYRHEN
johney wrote:
CYRHEN wrote:
mromgwtf wrote:
johney wrote:Definitely C (compress)
lol
I do compress and saturate I know what I'm doing. Some scales in sub bass are too high and too low regardless the octave. Just a simple question that didn't need a useless response, no wonder I don't come to this forum anymore.
terrible loss. :i:


I'd say it should be in the same scale as the rest of your tune?
I put the whole tune into one scale that wasn't the question lol..basically at the end of all this what's your favorite scale to produce in? For sub bass purposes I always liked producing in C Minor :corntard:

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:53 pm
by CYRHEN
alphacat wrote:Never used to think bout this til reading that Bassnectar interview someone posted up here: whether or not you like man's sound, you have to admit he has a lot of experience playing on a ton of different systems.

Anyway, yeah - E through G was the normal range for club systems, but bigger systems push the boundary down to C1 or something. Don't recall exactly, but it's good to know... In case anyone ever wants to play my tunes in a club, that is.

:cornlol:

:corncry:
Appreciate this feed back with your supporting details thanks Alpha, yeah I know PK Systems are hitting that range.

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:17 pm
by mthrfnk
alphacat wrote:Never used to think bout this til reading that Bassnectar interview someone posted up here: whether or not you like man's sound, you have to admit he has a lot of experience playing on a ton of different systems.

Anyway, yeah - E through G was the normal range for club systems, but bigger systems push the boundary down to C1 or something. Don't recall exactly, but it's good to know... In case anyone ever wants to play my tunes in a club, that is.

:cornlol:

:corncry:
He also mentioned before about using "ghost frequencies" to make it seem like really low notes are audible on other smaller systems - Waves MaxxBass does this kinda thing by adding in controlled upper frequencies of whatever you input, slightly different to the harmonics that saturation/disto can add. Although I didn't think it was that great, sounded kinda muddy.

Personally I like rooting my sub around G through to A# for heavy bass.

Re: What scales are the best for sub bass?

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:02 pm
by syrup
CYRHEN wrote:
johney wrote:
CYRHEN wrote:
mromgwtf wrote:
johney wrote:Definitely C (compress)
lol
I do compress and saturate I know what I'm doing. Some scales in sub bass are too high and too low regardless the octave. Just a simple question that didn't need a useless response, no wonder I don't come to this forum anymore.
terrible loss. :i:


I'd say it should be in the same scale as the rest of your tune?
I put the whole tune into one scale that wasn't the question lol..basically at the end of all this what's your favorite scale to produce in? For sub bass purposes I always liked producing in C Minor :corntard:
my bad