How to create this deep house lead bassline getting played everywhere at the moment?

[Shubelo]

Originally Posted by Synchronix

TBH, it doesn't sound that special to me at all. Especially the first track. You can get that sound relatively easily if your synth has an oscillators that can use multiple waveshapes at once, try this:

(I am visualizing an Andromeda so adapt to whatever you are using)

1. 1 Osc (or two if you don't have the option of multiple waveshapes) using positive saw and a square wave. If you have PWM available as a waveshape, set the duty cycle around 55-65% and modulate the PWM with a reverse, key-triggered LFO on a negative cycle with rate around 10hz, play around with this a little bit. If your synth has a noise generator and/or a ring modulator, use these to get more texture with your patch.

3. I like to use the Andromeda for basses like this, it gets really gooey with the filters in parallel (12db and 24db). Open up the 12db filter around 75%, give it alot of that SEM-ish resonance, set the filter envelope to, I don't know, maybe A: 10 D: 0 S:60 R: 30, set the filter envelope amount until it begins to sound "gooey". Won't sound as gooey with plugins vs an analog synth, but try it.

4. Set the 24db filter to maybe 20% open, if you can modulate the cutoff frequency, give it a little velocity. Bring up the resonance to the point where it isn't self-oscillating, but you feel/hear a rumble in the subs. Give it some filter envelope until it snaps in your face.

5. I like to control the high freqs on these soundss, so on your multimode 12db filter, take away some of the high freqs but not too much otherwise the sound with lose powerful overtones.

6. In the post-filter mixer, give it a sine (I am visualizing this on an Andy but you can do something similar if your oscillator section has a pre/post filter option) the Andy has a wicked ring mod so I would give it some of that.

7. Set your amp envelope to something like A: 5 D: 45 S: 25 R: 20.


Adjust settings to taste, turn down the tempo in your master sequencer (or MPC/drum machine), feel the funk and jam out a bassline. Probably won't sound like anyone elses, but hey, thats a good thing right?

Hey mate,


Im interested in what synth you a referring when producing this sound?

Im operating mainly on Sylenth that does not allow PWM and is limited its osc settings. I also have diva but as im only new to the game its a bit more complex.

think this is a nice example of Fm type vibe in these house tunes

(Sorry for not been able to post the youtube video directly on here somehow it is playing up ATM.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGUEarzYbU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAqRw...USSyax6WSGK_3Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZS0V...eature=related


I would like to hear what you guys that posted saying it is an easy sound to make come up with? As I'm finding a lot of people making it sound easy not only on this thread but also other. Yes the Principal I understand is easy to make this sound but the way in witch some artists make it sound ''Fat'' and cut through the mix is been difficult.


heres the closet I've been able get to this sound in sylenth, this patch was past onto me by a friend

Zippyshare.com - Sylenth deep bass.fxp

[Shubelo]

Originally Posted by Yoozer

Sounds do not come out of a synthesizer all finished like that. What happens after the sound leaves it and enters processing is just as important, if not more.

I get what you mean. Ive played around with a bit of distortion, EQ and saturation. And or though it does sound nice when I try and reference it to something else it seems a bit underdone. Could you be more pacific with what you mean by processing. any handy tips?

Im working with the filter Env attack and decay to get the ''knocking'' sound?

[pearlywhites]

Tried compressing it?

[Shubelo]

Originally Posted by pearlywhites

this is a bigger sound at the moment

Theo Parrish - Black Mist (Extended Version) - YouTube

Yeah really digging this. Anything goes for Theo

[pearlywhites]

Could never get that sound ITB not even with Trilian.

[Shubelo]

Originally Posted by pearlywhites

Tried compressing it?

Yeah im fairly fimilar with compression and effecting the sound.


Its mostly the sound design thats tripping me up. I understand the basics of the sound. saw waves, filter Env etc. also been doing my research on the topic.

if you have sylenth you can check it out what ive been playing with but I know its still not all the way

[joostoftoday]

sounds nearly the same, but in a better and more melodic context



what you can do is searching for "mr fingers can you feel it bass", I think at KVR there is a thread about this kind of sounds, its basicly a saw-tooth bass with fast env on the filter complete close. for this exact sound the juno 60 chorus effect is important! sorry for my bad english :P

[Bullseye]

Sounds like a voyager to me.

[antwoneb]

IMHO you can do that kind of bass even with EFM1 (Logic's built in fm synth)....the secret it's how you beef it up, eq and put it in the mix

[Shubelo]

Originally Posted by joostoftoday

sounds nearly the same, but in a better and more melodic context



what you can do is searching for "mr fingers can you feel it bass", I think at KVR there is a thread about this kind of sounds, its basicly a saw-tooth bass with fast env on the filter complete close. for this exact sound the juno 60 chorus effect is important! sorry for my bad english :P

I think I found the thread Mr Fingers - Can you feel it, Bass Synth?

[btfnk]

Don't confuse FM bass with Mr Fingers bass. They are quite different.

[Shubelo]

I found a few people have managed to post their examples of mr fingers can you feel it bass on that thread.
I would like to hear from some of the people that posted they could make this sound easy in this thread. and hear what they came up with

[btfnk]

I made this a while back just to see if I could cop that sound using only software.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/91865675/fi...20discount.mp3

The mix and song idea are shit but the patch is pretty close.

The secret to the mr fingers sound is a very wet mono chorus and some hpf.

I've used sounds that are fairly reminiscent of this on a few tracks but try to shy from a direct copy of his sound.

[newguy1]

Originally Posted by ohmicide

why settle with what's going on now? gotta make that next level shit bro

Better to push the limits from a place of knowledge than a place of ignorance.

[timothyallan]

Originally Posted by OttoPilot

Saw this comment, had to check... amazing! Whoever created that is completely tone deaf. This gets played in clubs?

Phew, glad it's just not me. What a painful experience that was.

[steve_sax]

Originally Posted by timothyallan

Phew, glad it's just not me. What a painful experience that was.

Wow. Real 12 tone atonal bassline bizzness......

Seriously, how could anyone write that and think it was good?????? Made me feel quite, quite queasy....

[Shubelo]

I agree the original examples are definitely not the greatest tracks and personally wouldn't listen to them but I understand JTL's question.