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We also have the following threads that might help up front;

Moneyshot thread (Mastering/Mixdown) - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=74832
Resampling - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... 4#p2206342
Bass - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... 6#p2204163
Sidechaining - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=209347
How To Sound Like Skrillex & Make Skrillex Bass - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=198681
Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=199401


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Just got Massive. Would like a heightened idea on how to use it. Pretty much every single YouTube video is "how to make skrillex filthy talking bass in massive"

I just want to know how to use the tools it gives me!

So no specific sound, but can someone point me in the direction of a good comprehensive all around massive information video or article?

I know this isn't a dubstep track but I have heard a few producers mention this technique, Swedish house Mafia also begins this track (around 22s) with a kick that they eventually use and turn into their bassline as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3MK5NVnevE

does anyone have any tips on how to go about doing this or can point me in the right direction? thanks in advance.

Sonika wrote:Just got Massive. Would like a heightened idea on how to use it. Pretty much every single YouTube video is "how to make skrillex filthy talking bass in massive"

I just want to know how to use the tools it gives me!

So no specific sound, but can someone point me in the direction of a good comprehensive all around massive information video or article?

http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/nat ... -mo-volans

bigdaveo11 wrote:I know this isn't a dubstep track but I have heard a few producers mention this technique, Swedish house Mafia also begins this track (around 22s) with a kick that they eventually use and turn into their bassline as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3MK5NVnevE

does anyone have any tips on how to go about doing this or can point me in the right direction? thanks in advance.

basically all they do is loop the sample faster and faster until it creates the note they want, the faster the loop the higher pitch the note , they did a masterclass which you can find on youtube but they say it took a longggggg time to get it to that stage

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Any idea how to make the bass synth in massive? Posted this in the November (I think) thread but didn't get any replies

Guitar rig and lots of distortion. Experiment with other effects too

MilkyPirate wrote:

bigdaveo11 wrote:I know this isn't a dubstep track but I have heard a few producers mention this technique, Swedish house Mafia also begins this track (around 22s) with a kick that they eventually use and turn into their bassline as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3MK5NVnevE

does anyone have any tips on how to go about doing this or can point me in the right direction? thanks in advance.

basically all they do is loop the sample faster and faster until it creates the note they want, the faster the loop the higher pitch the note , they did a masterclass which you can find on youtube but they say it took a longggggg time to get it to that stage

ok. thanks for the response! I will experiment.

Asked this in the December thread and didn't get a response .... really hoping to crack this one, so here goes another shot for this month:

All right.. the almost-bad-quality-reese-sounding bass in this interview. It comes in twice in the song; once at EXACTLY 1:54 and again at 2:01. It sounds like it's ultra distorted due to bad quality, but I actually REALLY like how that sounds. Anyone know how to achieve something that fat and "bad quality" but keep it controlled? Preferably with the tools available in Massive, FM8, and Logic Pro.

P.S... no idea how to embed. Sorry for the slight inconvenience.

http://youtu.be/7qkVh0aeCAA

bigdaveo11 wrote:

MilkyPirate wrote:

bigdaveo11 wrote:I know this isn't a dubstep track but I have heard a few producers mention this technique, Swedish house Mafia also begins this track (around 22s) with a kick that they eventually use and turn into their bassline as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3MK5NVnevE

does anyone have any tips on how to go about doing this or can point me in the right direction? thanks in advance.

basically all they do is loop the sample faster and faster until it creates the note they want, the faster the loop the higher pitch the note , they did a masterclass which you can find on youtube but they say it took a longggggg time to get it to that stage

ok. thanks for the response! I will experiment.

Look up some videos about granular synthesis. It's somewhat relevant, and really cool.

Oh and, that bassline probably is not made from that shitty kick, you can actually hear it fade out and just hear a distorted saw wave going up in pitch while fading in. Sounds great though

I am trying to make a kick like the one in this deadmau5 tune.
It sounds full and "warm."
Whenever I am eq'ing a kick to try to get it to sound like this (not clicky), it sounds dull.
I usually scoop out the mids, from like 300 hz, to 2-3k hz. I then layer it with an eq'd 808.
What do you guys think?

Sonika wrote:Just got Massive. Would like a heightened idea on how to use it. Pretty much every single YouTube video is "how to make skrillex filthy talking bass in massive"

I just want to know how to use the tools it gives me!

So no specific sound, but can someone point me in the direction of a good comprehensive all around massive information video or article?

The NI manual.

anyone have any luck making these fat plucks like sounds after 1:23, 1:26, and 1:32

blakedipp wrote:I am trying to make a kick like the one in this deadmau5 tune.
It sounds full and "warm."
Whenever I am eq'ing a kick to try to get it to sound like this (not clicky), it sounds dull.
I usually scoop out the mids, from like 300 hz, to 2-3k hz. I then layer it with an eq'd 808.
What do you guys think?

...sample it from his song....it's very easy in a song that has just the kick in the intro

yeh yeh i know. it's kinda noobish what i'm asking.... i allso could of google and search, but it's quied hard to google something like 16 bit bass - you know what i mean?

but has anyone an idea how to make this kind of bass like 16 bit.

Sonika wrote:Just got Massive. Would like a heightened idea on how to use it. Pretty much every single YouTube video is "how to make skrillex filthy talking bass in massive"

I just want to know how to use the tools it gives me!

So no specific sound, but can someone point me in the direction of a good comprehensive all around massive information video or article?

http://www.massivesynth.com/

Big MD wrote:yeh yeh i know. it's kinda noobish what i'm asking.... i allso could of google and search, but it's quied hard to google something like 16 bit bass - you know what i mean?

but has anyone an idea how to make this kind of bass like 16 bit.

sounds like a reese to me.
lots of modulation, distortion, resampling...
worst answer, i know. but the right one!

Sonika wrote:

blakedipp wrote:I am trying to make a kick like the one in this deadmau5 tune.
It sounds full and "warm."
Whenever I am eq'ing a kick to try to get it to sound like this (not clicky), it sounds dull.
I usually scoop out the mids, from like 300 hz, to 2-3k hz. I then layer it with an eq'd 808.
What do you guys think?

...sample it from his song....it's very easy in a song that has just the kick in the intro

I am trying to learn, not steal.

its a kick drum, just nick it and get on to writing your tune!

Anybody know how to make the long kinda wobble on the drop of this...