Drum and bass, bass....

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jeskola
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Drum and bass, bass....

Post by jeskola » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:02 pm

Alright...

Been reading up on drum and bass basslines..
anyone know any good step by step tutorials on how to get that proper typical hoover bass sound thats in those tracks?

oh and what is a reece ??


cant get anything similar :(

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Post by spiderprod » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:10 pm

set up a high resonance & low filter cut off on your bass synth , don't forget to compress ,you can blow speakers doing that .
you can also use a sub harmonic synth for really deep bass .

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Post by pax » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:11 pm

www.dogsonacid.com

Go to the 'Grid'
much discussion on theese topics.

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Post by Machinate » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:11 pm

Do you own operator? Because if you do, I may have some things for ya.
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Post by suburbanbather » Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:03 pm

Sub-Harmonic from Reaktor is good.

In reference to Reece. I believe that is the last name of the or one of the producers that originated that ripping bass sound that dominates DnB/Jungle.

And yeah, like spiderpod said, "Really start experimenting with LPF's, Compression, and I'll add EQ." Use EQ to cut the mids and Highs out so that you can turn bass up even more.

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Post by Machinate » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:25 pm

DOH! I totally forgot:

http://spinwarp.com/downloads/ReeseMx.zip

- a free vsti made SPECIFICALLY for reese/hoover stuff. It's a rompler, but it'll get you started 8)
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Post by telekom » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:43 pm

Hi jeskola,
If you've not come across it before try Chill Pill by Alex Reece on Metalheadz. Storming track. About 95/96 I think.
:) enjoy
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Post by sweetjesus » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:24 am

the copy of Computer Music i picked up in Hong Kong airport last week is dedicated to drum and bass music, the DVD ROM, and the magazine contents are full of tips/advice/tutorials/free software for use in your Dnb trax.

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Post by MrYellow » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:44 am

Mix some crunch deepness from Pro-53 with some whacky badness from
FM7 with some sub from Starrsynth with some with some :-)

-Ben

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Post by sweetjesus » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:10 am

and never forget

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Post by Machinate » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:43 am

pax wrote:www.dogsonacid.com

Go to the 'Grid'
much discussion on theese topics.
woah.... there are some deep discussions on there.... We need more of that stuff on this forum!
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Post by blakbeltjonez » Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:30 am

suburbanbather wrote:Sub-Harmonic from Reaktor is good.

In reference to Reece. I believe that is the last name of the or one of the producers that originated that ripping bass sound that dominates DnB/Jungle.

And yeah, like spiderpod said, "Really start experimenting with LPF's, Compression, and I'll add EQ." Use EQ to cut the mids and Highs out so that you can turn bass up even more.
the Reese bassline originated from an old Detroit tune by KMS a/k/a Kevin "Reese" Saunderson called "Just Another Chance". the bass allegedly was done on a yamaha DX-100

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Post by suburbanbather » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:33 am

blakbeltjonez wrote:
suburbanbather wrote:Sub-Harmonic from Reaktor is good.

In reference to Reece. I believe that is the last name of the or one of the producers that originated that ripping bass sound that dominates DnB/Jungle.

And yeah, like spiderpod said, "Really start experimenting with LPF's, Compression, and I'll add EQ." Use EQ to cut the mids and Highs out so that you can turn bass up even more.
the Reese bassline originated from an old Detroit tune by KMS a/k/a Kevin "Reese" Saunderson called "Just Another Chance". the bass allegedly was done on a yamaha DX-100
Thanx I was not quite shure about that.

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Post by segue » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:45 am

The interesting thing is the Reece sound is a very very simple affair to program. It has been somewhat mystified simply because an enormous amount of "dnb producers" appear to be a younger demographic with less extensive engineering skills then various other genres. Basically, you want to get used to routing LFO's and modulation. You can write a reece with a pair of detuned sine waves if you want.

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Post by gogmagog » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:44 pm

try free vst plug 'junglist' - its jolly good for 'music containing a succession of repetitive beats'
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