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DUBSATIVA
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Joined: Mar 24th, 2007, 06:40

How can I make this bass sound?

May 4th, 2010, 08:36

Hi everybody, I really need some help with this one. I need to make this type of bass sound but I cant figure out how it is done. Many deep house tracks have this special bass. Its like a very subtle sub-bass, that pumps a lot. I have tried with Logics synths but I really dont know how to get this bass. There is a track in youtube which has this type of bass. Its a great example. The track name is: Alex Sosa - Sleep Wake I dont paste the direct link in case its not permitted here in the forum. Please listen to it in youtube and give me your thoughts and ideas. Thanks a lot to everyone in advance. DubSativa
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Stevesaxman
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Joined: Sep 11th, 2009, 04:51

Re: How can I make this bass sound...

May 5th, 2010, 07:15

Hey Dubsativa, I will check out the tune this evening when I'm at home. Out of curiosity, are you familiar with utilizing side-chain compression? One of Olav's tutorials covers a pretty cool method of achieving that pumping sound that you referred to. Perhaps someone can help me with the exact tutorial, chapter, etc as I am in my dungeon of a cubicle I like to call work.....to be continued Cheers, Steve
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DUBSATIVA
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Re: How can I make this bass sound...

May 5th, 2010, 04:38

Thanks for the reply, Steve. You are right, in one of Olav Basoskis tutorials, in section 5 of the 406 electronica workflows he speaks about sidechaining and pumping the bass drum, as he says " to get that in you face sound" jeje. He is actually talking about the bas drum here. What im looking for is the bass, not the bass drum. I always sidechain the bass with the drum. But I still cant get the deep-minimal type of sub-bass working. I always try to turn all the filters down, specially the cutoff, in the synths, and it goes in the right direction, but not to the point im looking for. Im sure you know what type of bass im talking about, its very very common in todays deep house. Maybe with Logics synths cant be done properly and I have to use third-party software. Any ideas? Thanks a lot! DubSativa ;)
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Hamish H
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Joined: May 4th, 2009, 02:29

Re: How can I make this bass sound...

May 5th, 2010, 07:46

Hi Dubsativa What about using the Sub Bass? Or the ES1 has a sub oscillator I really like the track you recommended, thanks for that! Cheers Hmaish
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