How can I make a bassline/bass sound more thicker?
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:08 pm
by Comet8
I made my own synths in NI Massive, I put them over a simple, kick snare beat
they just sound kind abit boring and mostly empty
i add subbass, still it stays empty, like theres something missing but I dont know what, some extra FX? even if i use presets made by professionals, my bass just doesn't sound like the thickness i am looking for :/
Heres what i mean: Nice and thick interesting but simple bassline
Mine just lacks those characteristics.
Any help, I would be very gateful.
Re: How can I make a bassline/bass sound more thicker?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:27 pm
by Fowles
add subtle effects to thicken it up, such as distortion. Using a saturator or overdrive works to thicken up most basses.
Re: How can I make a bassline/bass sound more thicker?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:20 pm
by charles1
consider the valid possibility of not having the loudest and thickest bass in the world. your music is very likely just fine without it, but it might be easier to tell if you give us an example.
Re: How can I make a bassline/bass sound more thicker?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:54 pm
by mromgwtf
Comet8 wrote:i use presets made by professionals
Re: How can I make a bassline/bass sound more thicker?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:21 pm
by NinjaEdit
Unison and stacking octaves detuning the oscillators
Reverb and stereo widening like Dimension Expander
Can we hear a sample of your basses?
Re: How can I make a bassline/bass sound more thicker?
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:01 am
by MaZa1
I have this kind of problem too..All my midbasses sound too thin especially if i cut those sub freqs to make them fit with my sub bass..
How do you eq your midbasses? Ive been trying to lowpass them to bring those lower freqs up but it just starts to sound muddy or not so bright (dunno the word )
I have all my osc turned down to -12 and im using notes like E4, should i try to use something lower, like E3?
When i do this, the midbasses starts to muddy hard, but should i just use lower notes and change my patches so that they wont sound so messy when using lower notes?
Sorry for my bad english and knowledge about music
Heres a example of my couple of my midbasses, using E4-D4 notes..
even if i use presets made by professionals, my bass just doesn't sound like the thickness i am looking for :/
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