How To Sound Like Skrillex & Make Skrillex Bass

[wub]

A collection of all the Skrillex threads that exist on the DSF production board. The thread title is such that it should maximise it's visibility within Google searches.

Watch the videos in this thread first

The Skrillex Bass Sound Reproduction - Mini Series - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=198507

Other DSF threads about Skrillex

Australian glitch producer re-creates Skrillex bassline - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=198168
LIKE SKRILLEX? WANT HIS DIED THIS WAY PATCH FOR SYLENTH 1? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=198021
Did you guys see the Skrillex song in the new Mortal Kombat - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=196848
Had a crack at remaking First of the Year by Skrillex - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=195751
This sound?! (No, not Skrillex) - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=194203
How To Make A Skrillex Bassline - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=192688
Skrillex, Borgore, heavily processed bass : explained! - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=192504
skrillex style synth in Ableton? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=192206
Are skrillex's basses reese? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=183639
Skrillex, aka Vocals Processing and Chopping - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=180661
Free Skrillex Massive Preset. - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=179288
Skrillex - how to. (massive tutorial) - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=177144
Skrillex's "scatta" bass - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=176497
Skrillex has got me all giddy & I can’t sit still... - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=175247
How to make Skrillex+ Bare Noize scatta bass?? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=174068
Did you want SKRILLEX bass? well well well - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=169621
does any body know how to make a skrillex bass - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=169431
SKRILLEX official dubstep tutorial! - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... &p=2088457
Need help getting a skrillex style wub in reason? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=167655
Skrillex assistance. NO, this is not about bass or leads... - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=199672
Skrillex is a sampler - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=204466
Skrillex reveals details on how he makes his basslines - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=210760
Skrillex Growl in FM8 (Got A Rough Sound) - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=214417
How to Make Skrillex Scatta Bassline/Growl in Massive - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=215351
I made Skrillex Scatta bass in FM8 - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=215292
FM8 Bass tutorial and further processing with fm8 (skrillex) - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=221410
Skrillex Hey Sexy Lady Remix High Pitched Synth - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=221277

Other Skrillex links

skrillex again! (not what you think) - http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4393188
Make sounds like Skrillex? - http://www.reddit.com/r/dubstep/comment ... _skrillex/
how do people like skrillex make their tracks? - http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4444245
Skrillex Whine Bass - http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1242901
How to make a Dubstep Wobble Bass Vocal talking Skrillex Doctor P style massive tutorial - http://www.dubplatepolice.com/2011/04/h ... -doctor-p/
Skrillex - http://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?t=64743 (NB: You need to register to view the ImageLine forum threads in their entirety)
My name isn't Skrillex, but I can make that bass - http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.ph ... d&t=709837
How to sound like Skrillex using Massive - http://www.urban-fabric.net/?p=1937
Massive Skrillex Basslines - http://www.soundstosample.com/blog/how- ... -basslines
Skrillex Bass Wobble - http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=153101
Skrillex Massive Dubstep Bass - http://www.gearslutz.com/board/electron ... -bass.html
Gargling bass wobble by Skrillex - Tutorial videos - http://www.ableton8tutorials.com/index. ... s&Itemid=8
77 Skrillex & Datsik Dubstep Bass Patches for NI Massive - http://www.massivesynth.com/patches/77- ... i-massive/
The Skrillex Bass Sound - http://mrbillstunes.com/2011/05/11/the- ... ass-sound/
Skrillex Growl Bass - http://www.looperman.com/forum.php?tid=151954


Work through the videos and try the different techniques. Play around with parameters. If it doesn't sound spot on first time round don't panic. Try again. Practice practice practice.

[futures_untold]

Wow

Adding this to the bass thread.

Not sure if http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=198507 is there, but it provides plenty more Skrillex bass tutorials.

[wub]

Not sure if http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=198507 is there, but it provides plenty more Skrillex bass tutorials.

First one on the list, titled "Watch this first"

[futures_untold]

Doh!

[flatfaced]

so many

[AJGR]

i got bad news kids, there is only enough room in the world for 1 skrillex.

[street_legal]

haha such a good idea!

[hifi]

hopefully this solves some problems by preventing future useless threads.

[Filthzilla]

Wooo! My old thread made it.

[daft cunt]

hopefully this solves some problems by preventing future useless threads.

First it was the wobble, then Datsik & Excision, now Skrillex, tomorrow sthg else. Cope with it : redundant threads, trolls, people not using the search engine all are parts of any forum. There's no end to it. There's one simple solution tho : not giving a fuck! (and also threads like this one ).

Good job, wub

[futures_untold]

^^

You missed out Yoy bass between Datsik & Excision and Skrillex

[Turnipish_Thoughts]

Brilliant work on the organization front Wub, tirelessly bringing all these threads together into one easily findable database. Must have taken you along time and signifies a dedication to the forum, so big respect for that.

On the other hand, i can't help but notice the rhetoric of something of this nature existing, the title of the thread speaks for itself, the implications of which pointing towards a pretty (erm... lazy?) agenda of the current Dubstep production culture. Even though someone as seasoned as yourself wub would obviously not benefit personally from such a compilation of resource. The fact that even someone like you has been pulled into supporting this sub-cultural status quo inherently lacking that necessity for personal creativity speaks volumes.

I would advise that those seeking this kind of information (copy this artist, et al) should never take it as gospel, and should always absolutely make sure the learning process gained from 'copying' is filled not with a point for point likeness, but be used simply as a foundation upon which to colour the basic theory with your own personal flare and unique spin.

A fair warning, almost certainly debated to the point of bitterness already, but i feel also important to highlight here. No diss-respect intended! Creativity is precious and tough love is important sometimes.

peace!

[wub]

Brilliant work on the organization front Wub, tirelessly bringing all these threads together into one easily findable database. Must have taken you a long time and signifies a dedication to the forum, so big respect for that.

See, that's the thing - it didn't. I used Advanced Search to show all threads within the Production sub forum with 'Skrillex' in the thread title. Opened up each thread in a seperate tab, weeded out a couple which weren't relevant then cut & paste the URLs of the others together with their thread titles.

The google search took slightly longer, but again the search criteria I used were "skrillex bass how" and "sound like skrillex", then the same cut & paste on the search results. Probably took about 20mins at most, including editing the URLs and making it look pretty.

On the other hand, i can't help but notice the rhetoric of something of this nature existing, the title of the thread speaks for itself, the implications of which pointing towards a pretty (erm... lazy?) agenda of the current Dubstep production culture. Even though someone as seasoned as yourself wub would obviously not benefit personally from such a compilation of resource. The fact that even someone like you has been pulled into supporting this sub-cultural status quo inherently lacking that necessity for personal creativity speaks volumes.

It's the old adage of education vs. innovation. Some people like to sit down and try to replicate the sounds they have heard as a way of learning how to make them, adding their own take on things as they go along to define 'their' sound once they've learnt the basics. Other people prefer to self teach and find out exactly what everything does by themselves.

This isn't so much reflective on Dubstep culture as a whole, more a by product of the Internet generation. When I was first learning how to use FL, there wasn't vast tracts of knowledge online that I was aware of, forums like this didn't exist, and even if they did I was on 28.8kbps dial up and it wasn't practical for me to spend hours online when I could just fire up my computer and work things out for myself.

The sad truth is that, with the Internet being as it is and everything being available at the click of a mouse, some people (not all mind, this is by no means a sweeping generalisation) expect to have everything available to them for each search, read & digest.

I would advise that those seeking this kind of information (copy this artist, et al) should never take it as gospel, and should always absolutely make sure the learning process gained from 'copying' is filled not with a point for point likeness, but be used simply as a foundation upon which to colour the basic theory with your own personal flare and unique spin.

A fair warning, almost certainly debated to the point of bitterness already, but i feel also important to highlight here. No diss-respect intended! Creativity is precious and tough love is important sometimes.

Agreed. I add a caveat to the bottom of all the resource lists/tutorials/guides that I put together advising people to try everything, change parameters, practice etc to get their own take on things. Someone remarked elsewhere on the forum that if users are constantly trying to learn how to make the sounds of their favourite producers, they will be constantly chasing their tailcoats, always striving to emulate but never quite getting there.

In time, the users with the dedication and desire to improve will cease and move into their own ways of doing things. That's the idea, anyway


I appreciate you taking the time to give your POV on this though, feedback of any nature is always good

[thor_beatz]

What I love about those tutorials is that you end up with a modern talking massive patch (or any other synth) and start adding your own beats and melody and find out the patch/bassline is just a fraction of the sound. Yeah you still suck. Life is hard. keep at it!

[hifi]

hopefully this solves some problems by preventing future useless threads.

First it was the wobble, then Datsik & Excision, now Skrillex, tomorrow sthg else. Cope with it : redundant threads, trolls, people not using the search engine all are parts of any forum. There's no end to it. There's one simple solution tho : not giving a fuck! (and also threads like this one ).

Good job, wub

yea man i never really care for those threads I just keep scrolling down until I see something that catches my interest and might be insightful of some sort but this thread will surely help me not scroll down so much. not like I scroll that much anyways. well in other words its whatever, im going to stop talking now.

[danjl]

lol, who wanna sound like skrillex?

[samurai]

I honestly thought skrillex was a pop electro-house dj or something the way all the bitches at my college be talking about him. fuck dubstep is retarded sounding now.

[wolfgang263]

spanks alot

[Dosva]

i got bad news kids, there is only enough room in the world for 1 skrillex.

I hope people know that by just watching a bunch of tutorials and reading a bunch of articles they won't be as good as Skrillex. Whether you hate him or love him, you've got to admit hes a good producer. But this thread is pretty nice nonetheless.

[ironik]