Newsgroup: it.comp.musica
Titolo: [INFO] Drum&Bass: Tips for Better Bass

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dnbscene.com
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http://www.dnbscene.com/articles/article.php3?id=30
Tips for better bass in buzz and elsewhere
Although they were written with some buzz-specific examples (such as 
machine suggestions), these tips can be applied in principle to any 
production environment, not just buzz.
* for the most pro sounding bass action, you need constant filter 
tweaking. this means samples are not the best choice for building your 
fat bass. (sure, you could use a filter machine, but remember- a filter 
in an effects chain AFTER a generator is NOT the same as having a filter 
actually in the synth stage.) this means you're best advised to use a 
buzz synth machine (or VSTi).
Of course, for optimum results, vary the filter inside the synth machine 
AND chain it through multiple filter machines...
[... Se utilizzate Buzz (softsynth) leggetevi l'articolo
sul sito...]
* not using a jacinth [BUZZ] but want sweet distortion? use an 
analog-style distortion machine rather than one of the simple (and 
entirely mediocre) "digital overdrive" type machines which account for 
so many buzz distortions. Recommended: Zu Tube Head, smartelectronix 
tubescreamer, Edsca Migraine, Devon Analog Cruncher...
* Try using a highpass or bandpass filter before the distortion, to 
distort a certain frequency band. (A combination of several could 
crudely simulate multi-band distortion fx such as the quadrafuzz.) The 
results will usually be far more satisfying. If you send the distortion 
the whole signal, it chews up all the huge low end stuff and spits out - 
well, rubbish. Mostly, it's only a given spot (I find its usually 
between 500Hz and 1.2KHz) which wants the "teeth".
* three steps to bass that is fatter than yo momma:
   1. sub oscillator! turn the subosc volume UP. Max that fucker.
   2. detune the oscillators.
   3. a little chorus on bass often sounds excellent, if the bass is not 
a really low-end subby, sine-y kind of affair.
* I also find that any bassline sounds fuller and phatter if it sits in 
a subtle but constant "bed" of subs. Trigger a root-note on a SUBbass 
preset in semiquavers, pitch down a pad, or something like that, and get 
a "bass pad" which will psychoacoustically make all sounds seem more 
anchored down at the bottom end. Be careful with it though - mix it low, 
keep it mono, low-shelf the extreme bass.
* if you want that whole techstep "that sound is alive!" squealing bass 
thing, it needs major patience. be prepared to sit there entering 
numbers in that grid to change the amp envelope, filter envelope and 
filter cutoff/res for pretty much every note individually. boring, but 
there's really no shortcut.
* filters? obviously some flavour of lopass is probably commonest 
(although hipassing and bandpassing bass is common enough, especially 
for 'filtering in' breakdowns (a la renegade hardware), or mid-range 
'additional layer' basses (a la where's jack the ripper?). as yoda would 
say, "resonance turn up and fun with filter you will have". for the most 
liquid basslines, run the synth through several different filters in 
parallel, with each filter sweeping differently, and with further 
different processing on each chain.
* contrary to recieved wisdom, some reverb can sound good on bass. for 
example, the metallic edge of the (usually crappy) jeskola reverb can 
help. but keep the reverb times short, or better yet, gate it! be 
careful with reverb, keep it subtle or it turns to a big mess - its 
probably best to hipass filter your reverb send. also, if you use any 
stereo reverbs, then convert them back to mono afterwards. bass doesnt 
belong splodged over the stereo field, and if it is, then you will have 
major issues pressing your tracks to vinyl- the cutting process cant 
cope with it.
* expert's basslines-in-the-stereo-field tip: break the rules! spread 
the bass all over the stereo field. then just use a multiband 
stereo-imaging plugin to make everything at the bottom firmly mono 
again, whilst leaving upper harmonics widened. result: the phatness that 
width provides, but remaining 'safe'.
* you're going to spend a lot of time trying to make that bass sound as 
beefy in the low end as you can. but be careful, the high harmonics play 
a large part in ensuring people hear the bass cuts through the mix. for 
example, engineers of 'normal' music often boost a few dB at 2K on the 
bass guitar. obviously this is drum'n'bass, so 'normal' rules dont 
apply, but still...
* also, having got that bass really low and bassy, you also need to stop 
it being too low. frequencies below a certain point wont be reproduced 
on most normal sound systems. frequencies even lower than that (say 
below 20Hz) are out of human hearing and are therefore just a total 
waste of headroom. also, extreme low-frequency energy can fuck up things 
like compression. therefore, it is often a good idea to use a low-shelf 
eq to kill the sub-subs. remember that if you're trying to get that 
track as hot as possible, high-amplitude stuff that you cant even hear 
is going to get in your way!
* you may also need to use an eq cut to help your bass and kick drums 
work together. sometimes its not a problem, and sometimes its a royal 
fucker. kicks are often in the 70-90hz range so if your bass is 
obscuring your kicks, try cutting there. a good general rule is to 
choose whether your bass is above your kicks, or vice versa - and having 
decided, eq to make sure its that way.
* as mentioned about, most consumer hi-fis and 'project studio' 
nearfield monitors dont reproduce very low bass (south of 70Hz you're 
not getting a very accurate picture). be ready to spend a lot of money 
if you want monitors that go down low enough to accurately hear your 
subs. if you dont have £500+ to spend on speakers, then do what i did, 
and spend £70 on headphones instead (mine go down to something 
ridiculous like 7hz).
-- 
goldicus1970 AT 
yahoo.it
http://deelan.cjb.net

 ridiculous like 7hz).
questione di gusti, come detto qualche thread fa secondo me il missaggio 
in cuffia č assolutamente da evitare....
Kali

 in cuffia è assolutamente da evitare....
concordo.
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K