I recently got into producing music and would like to know how other artists like 16Bit, Benga, Coki etc make their sub bass wobble.I want to have a clear powerful wobble that I find hard to achieve. What do you all usually do when making your sub bass wobble do you use LFO's ? Tremolo ? I've used LFO's in my first two tracks so far, but it's slightly harder to tell when the bass is wobbling when it hits a certain frequency. And yes, i do have a perfectly fine subwoofer so i can hear both low and high frequencies perfectly. Im not sure whether its best to put a low pass lfo on a sub bass or tremolo, maybe im missing something? Please share how you usually deal with making your sub bass wobble and tell me what im missing, cause im startin to get off
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:54 pm
by ehbes
LFO on the volume
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:01 am
by djrq
ehbrums1 wrote:LFO on the volume
case closed!
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:03 am
by djrq
and if you are having trouble doing it 'in synth' I have been using the cubase 'chopper' or camelphat.
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:06 am
by VirtualMark
Mostly volume automation, but sometimes pitch too. You don't want a lot of processing on sub bass, personally I like to just duplicate the mid bass and turn everything off and switch the oscillators to a sine. Then just put the same lfo mods to volume instead of filter or whatever. That way it follows the mid bass nicely.
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:56 am
by TheBiggFrizzz
ehbrums1 wrote:LFO on the volume
That's it? Hmm easier than i thought, thanks
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:41 am
by charles1
are you joking with LFO on volume?
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:53 am
by ehbes
charles1 wrote:are you joking with LFO on volume?
no why
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:55 am
by TheBiggFrizzz
charles1 wrote:are you joking with LFO on volume?
What do you mean? I was serious about the question if thats what you were hinting at
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:56 am
by ehbes
OP Lfo on the volume of the osc is what you want. trust
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:35 am
by Benji
I don't think you're meant to be able to hear the sub in your mix, you have to gauge it with an EQ, and you want to LFO the cutoff in your synth. I like to make my sub match whatever the bass is doing
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:44 am
by ehbes
yeah but you can certainly feel the sub's lfo.
prime example:
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:52 am
by Benji
Yeah definitely, I sometimes put a rizla over my sub so I can see how strong my sub is against my kicks. I have no idea if it's a legit method or not
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:57 am
by charles1
ehbrums1 wrote:
charles1 wrote:are you joking with LFO on volume?
no why
In my experience LFO on volume sounds weak (for wobbles) and to be honest I've never heard anyone talk about LFO on volume. Only heard (again, for wobbles) of LFO on filter cutoff (ie pitch). But I'm not saying it doesn't work I'm just saying I didn't know it was a popular practice
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:10 am
by ehbes
charles1 wrote:
ehbrums1 wrote:
charles1 wrote:are you joking with LFO on volume?
no why
In my experience LFO on volume sounds weak (for wobbles) and to be honest I've never heard anyone talk about LFO on volume. Only heard (again, for wobbles) of LFO on filter cutoff (ie pitch). But I'm not saying it doesn't work I'm just saying I didn't know it was a popular practice
filter cutoff isn't the pitch
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:03 am
by djrq
Effecting the volume is the best way wobble a SUB bass, you can't really get a good hard stutter like the James Blake one with cut-off.
I roll off my low pass pretty low though, if you have a sub with a bit of mid in it, cutoff will give you some movement.
IMO / 2 cents etc...
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:27 am
by Kit Fysto
Tremolo guitar pedal, then you out whip cream in it
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:11 am
by VirtualMark
charles1 wrote:In my experience LFO on volume sounds weak (for wobbles) and to be honest I've never heard anyone talk about LFO on volume. Only heard (again, for wobbles) of LFO on filter cutoff (ie pitch). But I'm not saying it doesn't work I'm just saying I didn't know it was a popular practice
An 808 bass is a perfect example of a pitch modulated sub!
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:20 am
by NinjaEdit
TheBiggFrizzz wrote:Tremolo
Re: How Do I Make My Sub Bass Wobble???
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:23 am
by Gravehill
charles1 wrote:
ehbrums1 wrote:
charles1 wrote:are you joking with LFO on volume?
no why
In my experience LFO on volume sounds weak (for wobbles) and to be honest I've never heard anyone talk about LFO on volume. Only heard (again, for wobbles) of LFO on filter cutoff (ie pitch). But I'm not saying it doesn't work I'm just saying I didn't know it was a popular practice
and would like to know how other artists like 16Bit, Benga, Coki etc make their sub bass wobble.I want to have a clear powerful wobble that I find hard to achieve. What do you all usually do when making your sub bass wobble do you use LFO's ? Tremolo ? 
I've used LFO's in my first two tracks so far, but it's slightly harder to tell when the bass is wobbling when it hits a certain frequency. And yes, i do have a perfectly fine subwoofer so i can hear both low and high frequencies perfectly. Im not sure whether its best to put a low pass lfo on a sub bass or tremolo, maybe im missing something? Please share how you usually deal with making your sub bass wobble and tell me what im missing, cause im startin to get 
off
I was serious about the question if thats what you were hinting at