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I'm trying to create this bass sound used in some garage and d'n'b tunes

Comes in at 2.36 here



Here at 1.45



And 0.44 in this one



I'm trying to get that mid-range texture, I've experimented with filtering detuned squares and stuff but had no luck, can anyone help?

Joespook wrote:I've experimented with filtering detuned squares and stuff but had no luck, can anyone help?

That's pretty much it. Detune, like 4-6 squares or saws (probably Squares for this kind of stuff), filter it with a lowpass with high frequency, and add some distortion to the low-mids to get a more "mid-rangey" sound to it.

Nothing too hard, brah.

I know I already posted here but there is another way you could get a similar sound (if you looking for more low-mid range and, I guess more control.)
Take a sine wave, distort it (I used a Sine Shaper to get a similar sound) and then filter it with a bit of resonance.

Its that oldschool lowpassed reece type bass.DO THIS IN MASSIVE:

1) OSC1 SINE - Pitch -24 Formant - Intensity about 8-9 o'clock

2) OSC2 The same

3) VOICING - ~3 voices,monophon,small detune amout (Pitch Cutoff)

4) OSC3 CICA - Pitch -24 - Spectrum - WT about 10 o'clock

5) Modulate OSC 3 Phase.Pitch - 24,Phase knob about 11 o'clock.

All OSC routed to filter 1,Lowpass or daft filter about 10 o'clock.

Add a bit of Classic Tube and other shit to taste.

P.S. be careful with CICA WT position and PHASE modulation.

P.P.S Nothing too hard BRAH

it's a low passed reese, stack two saws, detune one by +.25 sts, the other by -.25 sts, distortion sounds like analog overdrive (when you push the gain button on the mixing desk and it starts clipping). Then apply a thick chorus as an insert and throw an eq after that (but don't touch it yet). low pass it, add a bit of resonance and go back to the eq. Now, notch the lower mids until you find the sweet spot and you are done.

Keep in mind that a lot of the character of the sound comes from the kind of filter, eqs and distortion used. These sounds probably came from a hardware synth or rompler, went through a desk and were resampled in an outboard sampler. You can imagine all those different AD/DAs converters and circuits colouring the sound by huge amounts.