Is the sub in this tune too high??

[djdopejack]

alrite dudes - fairly nu to the forum so hello to everyone - im currently defecting from the DnB side of the fence, (as it just seems to be copying dubstep's ideas these days,) and have been having a go at a bit of production - got this tune on the go at the mo but I cant quite place my sub. when i produced dnb my sub was always quite high but as i did mostly liquid-esqe stuff that was ok, i cant quite get it to sound right on this beat tho. its the dirty south sub preset on subtractor, osc's at 4 n 5 with notes at C1 if that helps

http://soundcloud.com/djdopejack/dubstep1-stage-3-wip

[therook]

Read this thready. Seriously. The whole thing. It will change your life.

http://www.dubstepforum.com/this-thread ... 74832.html

Keep drums at around -10db and you sub around -3 db below that.

[djdopejack]

woah 29 pages!! i best put the kettle on!! from skimming the first page looks very useful indeed, but i was asking more about the octive that the notes are sat at, as im sure this makes a difference too?? could be wrong tho

[volcanogeorge]

Use a frequency analyser to see where it's peaking. People have different definitions of sub bass, I like to think its anything below ~90Hz, so try not to stray too far out of that. YMMV.

[upstateface]

Use a frequency analyser to see where it's peaking. People have different definitions of sub bass, I like to think its anything below ~90Hz, so try not to stray too far out of that. YMMV.

I think hes using reason , Just listen to it to see if it sounds right??? There's no answer set in stone.

[Recessive Trait]

you don't need a preset for sub, and you don't want more than 1 oscillator. the best option is a pure sine wav, as it is the boomiest, although pure triangle, saw and square waves make nice alternatives if you don't want it to be as huge.

but what you want is just one pure, unfiltered or carefully lowpassed sine wav.

[therook]

Yeah above 30hz and less than 90hz is a good reference. It's hard to judge a sub but doing an A/B comparison with an already mastered track can help you in finding the right level.

[djdopejack]

shweet - cheers for the feedbk dudes - i have to say tht thread u posted rook is amazing, cheers mate!!