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First of all, don't worry! This is not another wobble bass thread
It is actually the opposite,
I've just started seriously producing dubstep and i'm wanting to move away from dull wobble basslines and create a fresh new bass sound. Sadly I lack the skill to do this all on my own so I was just wondering does anyone have any ideas for a new style of bassline that goes well with dubstep??
Cheers

Dj Acto wrote:does anyone have any ideas for a new style of bassline that goes well with dubstep??
Cheers

I would..

But obviously im guna be using em myself.

Best bet is just to experiment.

And dont think something sounds "too weird"

ive made sum DIFFERENT blines, and they work well within the track.


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Vonboyage wrote:

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^^truth

don't think in production terms of, like, LFO, distortion, etc. think weight, mass, width, girth, think about how it makes you feel and how it'll make people dance. Mala's brilliant w/ the simple bass lines that are mad effective...

TeReKeTe wrote:don't think in production terms of, like, LFO, distortion, etc. think weight, mass, width, girth, think about how it makes you feel and how it'll make people dance. Mala's brilliant w/ the simple bass lines that are mad effective...

Yip, yip. Too much emphasis on being technical/cool/producery-producertons and not enough on feeling/art/vibe.

Turn your brain off.

TeReKeTe wrote:don't think in production terms of, like, LFO, distortion, etc. think weight, mass, width, girth, think about how it makes you feel and how it'll make people dance. Mala's brilliant w/ the simple bass lines that are mad effective...

i was finkin about the samefing on the bus home from college 2day.

two oh one wrote:producery-producertons

producerizmz!!

two oh one wrote:

TeReKeTe wrote:don't think in production terms of, like, LFO, distortion, etc. think weight, mass, width, girth, think about how it makes you feel and how it'll make people dance. Mala's brilliant w/ the simple bass lines that are mad effective...

Yip, yip. Too much emphasis on being technical/cool/producery-producertons and not enough on feeling/art/vibe.

Turn your brain off.

i don't know how u got from being more artistic to turning your brain off...
don't turn your brain off, switch it on! mysticism of something which IS technical IS the biggest crock of shit ive heard.

how many people in a coma could make decent track?

yeah, i agree with the way u can get a feel of the mass, girth and weight of a track. but this guy admited that he doesn't even have to skill to think of a way to make a bassline..

one tip is to start listening to tracks without a wobble. and see what theyre doing.

FullyRecordingz wrote:

two oh one wrote: Turn your brain off.

i don't know how u got from being more artistic to turning your brain off...

use the force luke

trust your feelings

lol. big up R2D2 on the buttons

Yeah, don't go with 'feel', whatever you do. That shit's old and shitty shit, yo.



I didn't mean turn it off completely, just turn off the analytical bit that gets in the way. Just use your fucking ears, is the best way in which it can be put. You can analyse, but just not in THAT way. I personally try and put myself in a state where I'm not even aware that it's me at the buttons, so I can try and listen a little more objectively. Horses for courses, innit?



Best thing you can do is plug in a keyboard, set your drums on loop and play notes along to it and tweak the bass synth at the same time until you get something.

just get really high and make wobbles!!!













I'm kidding

FullyRecordingz wrote:

two oh one wrote:

TeReKeTe wrote:don't think in production terms of, like, LFO, distortion, etc. think weight, mass, width, girth, think about how it makes you feel and how it'll make people dance. Mala's brilliant w/ the simple bass lines that are mad effective...

Yip, yip. Too much emphasis on being technical/cool/producery-producertons and not enough on feeling/art/vibe.

Turn your brain off.

mysticism of something which IS technical IS the biggest crock of shit ive heard.

nah man, you get to a point where the technicalities no longer get in your way because you understand them so well you dont even think about doing them. by turning your brain off, hes referring more to a state of no-mind. not fumbling with knobs cos you "dont know what them synth shit does".

learn your gear/software till you dont have to think about how to make a sound or new timbre, because when you think about what your doing, you fuck it up.

this IS music, remember.

Misk wrote: nah man, you get to a point where the technicalities no longer get in your way

this IS music, remember.

I agree. this approach definately works for me

unklefesta wrote:just get really high and make wobbles!!!

Hahaa "everybody knows that grass increases creativity!"

Misk wrote:you get to a point where the technicalities no longer get in your way because you understand them so well you dont even think about doing them. by turning your brain off, hes referring more to a state of no-mind. not fumbling with knobs cos you "dont know what them synth shit does".

Read the original post. Now, do you think he's reached this point? or do you think he's at a point where he "dont know what dem synth shit dus"?

when you give someone advice, don't give them advice that YOU need. come at it from their point of view. Telling a newb producer to turn off his brain is like saying drop the whole thing.

now stop thinking youre a badaman and tryna get 1 up on me.

this is music,.. and you aint no music teacher, remember.

TeReKeTe wrote:don't think in production terms of, like, LFO, distortion, etc. think weight, mass, width, girth, think about how it makes you feel and how it'll make people dance. Mala's brilliant w/ the simple bass lines that are mad effective...

I been working on getting some girthy b-lines recently

TeReKeTe wrote:don't think in production terms of, like, LFO, distortion, etc. think weight, mass, width, girth, think about how it makes you feel and how it'll make people dance.

This really is a statement of great truth.

werd. music is play. if it's anything else to you, you will never finish a track. Approach making bass with playful ness, yet with dedication and you will succeed!

You defo need to understand where the lfos are in your synth. Once you learn a synth tho they're all quite similar. I learned z3ta in about 10 minutes tonight.

Then I made a bass in z3ta.

Then I made most of a tune with the bass I made in z3ta http://www.mediafire.com/?ddbkdm3rd4d