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Have your sinewave bass CUT thru the mix! [video]
Added 2021-02-01 14:24:35 +0000 UTCLemme show you how to have your sinewave bass CUT thru the mix!
Some producers that I mix for use simple sinewaves, and it's my job to make it more audible.
This is how! And add a tracking EQ to the mix, and you're golden. You'll keep the soft vibe but add a bit of the stuff that helps the bass to be heard from small speakers.
Comments
What hits the distortion has an effect on the tone (try highpassing a bass before distorting it and hear). A lot of times, if it has some tone already, I keep the sub in tact. I remember Optical explaining that for sub to be the most effective, it should be a sine and not a square, for example – I forgot the actual sound-physical reason. But I've been going by that myself. Obviously if the bass is very close to sine and has no harmonics, you have to hit it fully into distortion to actually generate harmonics. But yeah, at some point you will start to lose sub. There are distortion plugins that allow you to choose what part to keep and what to roast (e.g., Softube Saturation Knob, Ableton Saturator etc).
Janne Hatula
2023-12-30 08:10:55 +0000 UTCFor some reason, I thought adding distortion/saturation or processing to the sub was a no-no, and that any processing should be done to a top layer of the bass? Is that more something this done on neuro style basses that might have a lot of modulation and movement, so you can have that expression on the top layer, without creating a bottom end that changes level wildly? 🤔 Also, do you have any general tips on using reverb on bass? This is something I avoided for ages, but it kinda sounds great, although it can cloud a mix if done wrong. Presumably the best approach is to use a return with an instance of reverb that has a HPF on its input to avoid mud - but are there any other tips you have regarding reverb on bass?
John Citizen
2023-12-29 22:17:41 +0000 UTCNice! Similar to adding punch to the kick, except the kick pretty much stays at the same frequency so don't need tracking capabilities :)
Neal Schlatter aka VariableOp
2021-02-03 00:33:50 +0000 UTCHappy it helps man!
Janne Hatula
2021-02-02 15:49:23 +0000 UTCNeeded this one ! Love a clean sine wave.. thought i was going to have to buy subwoofers lool
Elshus Scott
2021-02-02 15:37:28 +0000 UTCYeah! I don't think one actually exists. Then, add saturation to that please…mmmm…
Janne Hatula
2021-02-02 07:33:36 +0000 UTCShame about Q3 a dynamic tracking EQ would be sick.
Pete Galliott
2021-02-02 00:32:45 +0000 UTCNow I need a new EQ 🤣
Pete Galliott
2021-02-02 00:31:42 +0000 UTC
