Yup, Do that on a Novation bass patch (the bass-station VST is out now for about �90 - looks good) and prepare to batten down the hatches - you want v quick attacks and not much sustain and release, decay to taste... Ha, I was totally blown away too by that scene in the LOTR when the sword hits the ground and theres a massive bass note (one of the only reasons for going to a popcorn cinema). Layer those basslines too and render to single wavs (or resample thru the desk if using hardware) and stick them back in a sampler, layer again or have the 2 layers using diff filters and have a fiddle - you can get some surprising results.
Good luck, Dan -----Original Message----- From: Andy Abang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 October 2003 18:39 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: Supa hard bass sounds: Like an oil tanker just cruised into your back garden! for short, sharp, really punchy bass synths, make a really powerful bassy synth sound, turn down the sustain and release all the way, have a really sharp attack, and then just adjust the decay. you can make your bass synth sounds really nice, percussive, and "riff"-y this way. as far as making some good samples that just have a lot of bass, you could always just EQ them and (yeah it's bad for headroom) crank the low frequencies a bit. I dunno if that'll help but it's an idea :) ~a -----Original Message----- From: Nick Lankester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:14 AM To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Supa hard bass sounds: Like an oil tanker just cruised into your back garden! OK, so my next question is... How do you go about getting bass sounds that are short and sharp, but that are so powerful as to take you off your feet... As an example, I'm thinking of moments in films (can't actually think of a specific film at the mo... actually, maybe lord of the rings...) where there's a scene change and the audio goes from quiet to really bassy really quickly.... Kind of like a big bit of metal being dropped and vibrating through the ground..!! If you're still with me at this point then I'll go on to say that I've come close to this but it still doesn't match up to the effects in the movies.. There's a sample or two in distorted reality that kind of do what I'm talking about but they're too clean... Does anyone get me here? Or am I talking shite? I guess it could just be a case of having a fat analogue processor of some kind?!? (all my equipment is software).. Cheers, Nick --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/03 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/03 --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
