Rivek Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I'm messing around with a trance track for a few hours now, and I'm trying to get a certain bass synth sound that I can't seem to get... I want it to be something that slightly glides in from nowhere, an eight note after the beat, an example being the bassline on the Alice Deejay song "Better off Alone". I'm using a single square wave with low attack and release, high sustain, and a LP24 with a low cutoff. Portamento and Legato are enabled on the synth I'm using. What more can I do to get a cool, glide-y, off-beat sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 The bass from that song doesn't really sound like it "glides" to me. The notes are staccato and not connected, aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzumebachi Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Alice Deejay i just threw up in my mouth a little. anyways can you post a small example so we can help you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dBu5X3TvNw That's definitely staccato bass if I've ever heard one. I'd say it's more about the placement of the bass (off-beat eighth notes) that makes it sound distinct than it's timbre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statas Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 lfo to freq cutoff... or freq envelope. you want it to hit and then either open up the filter, or close it (depending on the exact way you want the bass to hit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivek Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Yeah, I realized when I listened to the song shortly after posting the thread that the actual playing of the bass is staccato. I guess the part about it that made it "glide-y" in my own mind was how it picks up the low end when the kick is silent. Apparently then, what I'm looking for is that beefy timbre it has. I need more punchiness... would adding an EQ boost to the low and mids help that? Maybe some distortion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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