turbochicken
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i have an entry level bass, decent recording setup, but my bass sound just can't seem to sound fat enough.
any ideas?
any ideas?
how to make my bass sound fatter?
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turbochicken
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nonsense lar you.
turbochicken
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i know nuts about humanizing vst basses.
would love to know how to fatten my recorded bass sound.
would love to know how to fatten my recorded bass sound.
turbochicken
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yeaup, EQ-ed but it just doesn't get fatter. it just gets either boomier, thinner, thicker or brighter. and chorus makes it very light sounding; can't cut through the music esp if it's a packed instrumentation.
heard from a friend there's this "big bottom" thing but it's for vocals? not sure.
heard from a friend there's this "big bottom" thing but it's for vocals? not sure.
turbochicken
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erm, you guys can take a listen to my "labamba" track in the OM section, and you'll understand what i mean. the bass just doesn't cut through.
http://www.soft.com.sg/new/modules....c&t=6881&sid=809aa0ba63f1aac5dbfc7361947c1d54
BBE? enlighten me...
http://www.soft.com.sg/new/modules....c&t=6881&sid=809aa0ba63f1aac5dbfc7361947c1d54
BBE? enlighten me...
rottenramone
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uhhh... i haven't heard the track yet, but does your software have a compressor plugin? that shd do the trick.
uhhh... i haven't heard the track yet, but does your software have a compressor plugin? that shd do the trick.
turbochicken
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ok, i'm really bad with basses and their jargons, but here goes:
it's a sammick entry level bass, no idea on what kinda pickups but doubt they'll be very decent, picking position's toward the end of the guitar where the sound is more passive and less boomy.
and yeaup, i have a compressor plugin. do i just up the levels and compress the shit out of it?
it's a sammick entry level bass, no idea on what kinda pickups but doubt they'll be very decent, picking position's toward the end of the guitar where the sound is more passive and less boomy.
and yeaup, i have a compressor plugin. do i just up the levels and compress the shit out of it?
mingrong
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I haven't heard your sample but perhaps an octave pedal? Because what the octave does is make your sound 'fatter' and 'deeper', almost like your using a bigger string guage or the string that is before the one you're using.
Also when you pick at the end you get less bass and more treble, which might contribute to the 'thinness' of the tone. Maybe you can try playing closer to the bridge and than adjust your EQ so that it doesn't boom so much?
Also when you pick at the end you get less bass and more treble, which might contribute to the 'thinness' of the tone. Maybe you can try playing closer to the bridge and than adjust your EQ so that it doesn't boom so much?
teraslasch
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U can try compressing, there are many types of present for you to choose from lol.. at least in my case..
Turbo chicken,
I don't think you can actually use the EQ to make your bass sound fatter.
Actually, if you are looking for the commercial "Fat" sound, there is a couple of ways to do it.
1. Use the big bottoms. It is a APHEX hardware but has a software version (which only works with protools TDM systems.
2. Use the waves plug-in "Maxx Bass" it is a RTAS (protools LE) and VST plugin.
3. A technic I have used a few times before I have more expensive gear.
Send your bass out to 2 AUXes. Alternatively, if you are using software, you can duplicate it twice to get 3 bass tracks.
Keep the original.
To the send bass track or aux send, Shelf off all the highs. Then compress it so that it is really up front. play it along with the original bass and mix it in slowly until you get a thick bass sound.
To the third track, shelf off the lows at about 100 HZ and then chorus like crazy. Also mix this back in moderation to taste.
When all the bass tracks are played togther, you will get a thick milk shake!!
As with everything, don't overdo this or you will get too much low end saturation resulting in something that sounds like bass overdrive.
Hope this helps
Robin
I don't think you can actually use the EQ to make your bass sound fatter.
Actually, if you are looking for the commercial "Fat" sound, there is a couple of ways to do it.
1. Use the big bottoms. It is a APHEX hardware but has a software version (which only works with protools TDM systems.
2. Use the waves plug-in "Maxx Bass" it is a RTAS (protools LE) and VST plugin.
3. A technic I have used a few times before I have more expensive gear.
Send your bass out to 2 AUXes. Alternatively, if you are using software, you can duplicate it twice to get 3 bass tracks.
Keep the original.
To the send bass track or aux send, Shelf off all the highs. Then compress it so that it is really up front. play it along with the original bass and mix it in slowly until you get a thick bass sound.
To the third track, shelf off the lows at about 100 HZ and then chorus like crazy. Also mix this back in moderation to taste.
When all the bass tracks are played togther, you will get a thick milk shake!!
As with everything, don't overdo this or you will get too much low end saturation resulting in something that sounds like bass overdrive.
Hope this helps
Robin
turbochicken
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oooh.
thanks for the info
thanks for the info
