trap bassline without distortion aka "rattling speakers"

[Thunderdan]

Trap beats have a pitched 808 in place of a traditional bassline... The samples I use dont need compression...depending which ones you are using they might not need it either so that may be the first thing to try. I also use harmonic distortion to make them more present in the mix, my favorite plug right now is fatuator, its 19 dollars and its awesome.

Probably the most important tool I have in getting that sound though is my refrence speakers, when im getting the mix loud after I've finished I switch my monitors off and listen through this lil denon mini system I've had since 99, if I turn it almost all the way up and the bass is distorting I just turn the 808 down until it doesnt distort if at that point the 808 is hard to hear then I'll just ad more distortion until everything starts sounding right...might not be the right way to get it right but it works for me.

[sabo313]

some trap basslines are actually sine waves or Low bass sounds from synths played with the kick.

[Sheldon Mack]

That's easy, I believe it's the lower frequencies below 50 hz that make the speakers rattle. Just do a High pass filter cutting anything lower than 40 hz or 50 hz. We can hardly hear anything below that so it's better for your mix if you cut that stuff. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's the reason. That's what I do and my bass doesn't rattle, It could just be the 808s I use though, but try that out.

[alphakat]

thanks man i will try this

[alphakat]

[alphakat]

thank you guys for the tips i willl try all of these things

[KT1]

I dont get this question at all. Neither do i understand some of the responses.

Nothing wrong with filtering out SUB bottom if thats what you want..But why? I love the 25-40 HTZ sub. Low D is somewhere in between. If the tone is rattling - something is either loose in your speaker or it isn't mounted in a way as to avoid vibration - or you have some crazy sustain type action going on in the source.

Sure the real bottom does make a Sub move and you feel it more so than hear it. A whole lot of energy exists down there.

Do you have an example of this? I would like to hear what is going on and take a look at a spectrum.

[Zachariah]

Originally Posted by KT1

I dont get this question at all. Neither do i understand some of the responses.

Nothing wrong with filtering out SUB bottom if thats what you want..But why? I love the 25-40 HTZ sub. Low D is somewhere in between. If the tone is rattling - something is either loose in your speaker or it isn't mounted in a way as to avoid vibration - or you have some crazy sustain type action going on in the source.

Sure the real bottom does make a Sub move and you feel it more so than hear it. A whole lot of energy exists down there.

Do you have an example of this? I would like to hear what is going on and take a look at a spectrum.

Thank You and +1 to that

Dont cut the subs!

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