The Official Growl Bass Thread

[ephyks]

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not really a growl. more of just a phasing reese. anyways, take a crack at my attempt.

second one has a bit more movement. just automated around the phaser cutoff. sounds the same pretty much but has a nice crispier end.

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Second bit was nice, atleast on my iPhone :p

[dotcurrency]

I made a reese and have 2 notch filters controlled by 2 different LFO's automating constantly. I then used the bandpass filter to get the movement then used the EQ/Overdrive/Exciter to bring out the high's that got pretty muffled by the filter then tossed a spreader on there for some stereo effect (better heard through headphones). Pretty sure it was just 1 note held down as well

Cheers man, any clue what FL Studio's alternative would be to a notch filter?

[Maxxan]

I made a reese and have 2 notch filters controlled by 2 different LFO's automating constantly. I then used the bandpass filter to get the movement then used the EQ/Overdrive/Exciter to bring out the high's that got pretty muffled by the filter then tossed a spreader on there for some stereo effect (better heard through headphones). Pretty sure it was just 1 note held down as well

Cheers man, any clue what FL Studio's alternative would be to a notch filter?

Fruity Parametric EQ 2, toggle one of the bands to a notch and then automate frequency?

[mromgwtf]

My first attempt at growls:

you should be able to tell where the growls are (0.35). Instead of just having the growl, i decided to build a bit around it.
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I'm definitely looking for ways to improve my growls, I like making them so far

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[dotcurrency]

My first attempt at growls:

you should be able to tell where the growls are (0.35). Instead of just having the growl, i decided to build a bit around it.
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I'm definitely looking for ways to improve my growls, I like making them so far

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Yeah haha, just threw some of the melodies in the A key around the 1 growl pattern

[hhans]

btw: tristams new tune has some really weird, clean formant synth going on:

Dunno if you're familiar with Errorsmith's Razor, but the formant waves/formant filter in it can get some super clean weird formants that sound similar to that video you posted. When I get home ill see if I can make some stuff with Razor and put it up here.

edit: fixed autocorrect stuff.

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First nine or so are made with only Errorsmith's Razor. I was demonstrating the super clean formants/vowels that Reversed was talking about. Not exactly like Tristam, but similar and possibly a method that could be expanded on. Again, they were made with only Razor, not any effects on the channel. The rest are various growls that I have made and saved as presets in Ableton. Let me know if you guys are interested in them and I can elaborate.

[Crysist]

Not to be the noob of the thread, but I'm terrible at making growls, the one that I've always raved over was KOAN Sound's growls. ESPECIALLY the one in Talk Box & Max Out. When I try to make that sound myself, I have like no clue where to start.
I have so many ideas of what I could do with that sound its ridiculous. I think culprate uses it too.


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I feel like they're some kind of reeses but I really could use some help on this guys.

Here's my "signature" sound, that is aimed at a koan/culprate style bass and growl.
It's a Reece with heaps of fx and filters,
Will go more into detail if wanted
http://soundcloud.com/acetoneofficial/dare

[VirtualMark]

Crysist - That's some good sound design! I'd be interested to hear your methods, mainly what sounds you start with and what processing you use on the different frequencies? And any other tips you'd like to share.

[Crysist]

Crysist - That's some good sound design! I'd be interested to hear your methods, mainly what sounds you start with and what processing you use on the different frequencies? And any other tips you'd like to share.

First off Thankyou

Basically, my sound starts as a Reece bass, but I steer completely clear of any phasing, then I have two notch filters, two band pass filters, a low pass and a high pass as well, all of which I automate depending what I'm after. The growls I have a slight cut to the high and low freqs using the two cut filters. I then have the two band pass filters sweeping away from each other then back again through the mid range while one notch dips the freqs in between them but barely moves.

I then split the frequencies into the usual high, mid and low. A bit of saturation on each as needed, some camel crusher on the mids, then a phaser, chorus, more saturation, then a wow filter, then some freq shifters, possibly not in that order as I'm not at home at the moment. The mids arent always in the mix either, as my growls come in, I automate the level of the mids to peak at 0 as the growl ends. This gives it a more vocal feel and sound.

The punchy main bass of this has no mids at all. It's mainly the two notches sweeping around abit.

I'm no expert on any of this and have literally taught myself everything I know. So their may be a "proper" way to do things that I don't know about, but, it works for me and I can't really see ppl out there getting sounds like these for the minute which is just fine with me

[dotcurrency]

Basically, my sound starts as a Reece bass, but I steer completely clear of any phasing, then I have two notch filters, two band pass filters, a low pass and a high pass as well, all of which I automate depending what I'm after. The growls I have a slight cut to the high and low freqs using the two cut filters. I then have the two band pass filters sweeping away from each other then back again through the mid range while one notch dips the freqs in between them but barely moves.

I then split the frequencies into the usual high, mid and low. A bit of saturation on each as needed, some camel crusher on the mids, then a phaser, chorus, more saturation, then a wow filter, then some freq shifters, possibly not in that order as I'm not at home at the moment. The mids arent always in the mix either, as my growls come in, I automate the level of the mids to peak at 0 as the growl ends. This gives it a more vocal feel and sound.

The punchy main bass of this has no mids at all. It's mainly the two notches sweeping around abit.

I'm no expert on any of this and have literally taught myself everything I know. So their may be a "proper" way to do things that I don't know about, but, it works for me and I can't really see ppl out there getting sounds like these for the minute which is just fine with me

Man, that is excellent sound! I've been doing almost the same thing you described, but the sound I get is more, midrange-ish. Idk what it is I'm doing wrong.

Here's my set up. using FM8. Also, note that Ohmnicide is off, because it adds to the midrange sound imo.
http://puu.sh/18tjy


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[kavaxofficial]

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think i did good growls in heeeere

[hhans]

Just a quick one I made during my free period today. Let me know if you guys have any questions.

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And here's the .als for you Ableton users.

http://www.mediafire.com/?9fg049ripayrxrd

[Swamo]

I too love Razor. It's so easy to make growls with this synth, and as hans said the formants are really clean.

Here are some basic growls I made in Ableton. With the first two I modulated the formant in the first oscillator, with the second two I modulated the pitch, and with the last two I modulated the velocity of the formant in the vowel filter.

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[XoGeN]

I found this patch and I really like it. I just plopped a Sausage Fattener, Limiter, and other shit. Kinda talky kinda growly. There is also a pitch envelope but it doesn't make too much of a difference. Play around with it.

http://imgur.com/a/qLIqv#0

[mromgwtf]

I found this patch and I really like it. I just plopped a Sausage Fattener, Limiter, and other shit. Kinda talky kinda growly. There is also a pitch envelope but it doesn't make too much of a difference. Play around with it.

http://imgur.com/a/qLIqv#0

Who the hell uses talkwah
It fucking sucks

[Trichome]

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not really growls but they have a vocal property to them

[mromgwtf]

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not really growls but they have a vocal property to them

Sounds like knife party, but the kick is too high :s

How did you make it?

[Trichome]

NI Razors filters, i forget which one