Analog Synth for BassLines?

Khazul · Post by **Khazul** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:00 pm

I know your asking for analog specifically here, but there is a digital that comes to mind for brutal punchy bass and thats the v-synth. Utter monster!

Even my ATC-X needs to be run through a decent comp to get the same kind of intensity.

rarelyseen · Post by **rarelyseen** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:12 pm

I recently had a Cwejman S1 (http://www.cwejman.net) in my studio for a week and am now eagerly saving money to buy it. What a beast! A very unique and quite flexible synth. Check out this demo song: http://www.cwejman.net/cwejman.net/cwejmachine.mp3

As far as bass synths go, a Pro-One is always on top of the list. Shitty built-quality, but awesome sound.

As 'the girl next door' already mentioned, Dave Smith is about to release a new version of the Pro-5. Not to be missed!

the girl next door · Post by **the girl next door** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:18 pm

rarelyseen wrote:I recently had a Cwejman S1 (http://www.cwejman.net) in my studio for a week and am now eagerly saving money to buy it. What a beast! A very unique and quite flexible synth. Check out this demo song: http://www.cwejman.net/cwejman.net/cwejmachine.mp3

As far as bass synths go, a Pro-One is always on top of the list. Shitty built-quality, but awesome sound.

As 'the girl next door' already mentioned, Dave Smith is about to release a new version of the Pro-5. Not to be missed!

Yes the Cwejman stuff is FUCKING bad...Only problem is where did that cable go into which socket for that great patch i did last week

subbasshead · Post by **subbasshead** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:26 pm

i love my little Yamaha cs01, thru a Moogerfooger LPF it gets very deep & subby
mini keys, battery powered - if i ever find another i'll buy it on sight!

icedsushi · Post by **icedsushi** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:34 pm

Tarekith wrote:I have an Evolver desktop and think it makes awesome bass personally.

I agree the evolver made really nice bass sounds while I had it, but I wouldn't describe it as nasty. (But of course I'm comparing and everything is relative, so I mean not as nasty as the sidstation.) I guess I'm zeroing in on the word "nasty" because that's what the OP is asking for.

suburbanbather · Post by **suburbanbather** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:41 pm

Sidstation is a rare find since pretty much all the available sid chips have been bought out by Elektron and people that have done the DUI sid synth hacks. No one is giving them up

funkdefino · Post by **funkdefino** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:48 pm

Yeah... nasty is the key operative here.

I definitely don't wanna go virtual analog. I have pretty much heard them all and while there are very nice emulations... there is something thin and missing from that type of synth IMHO.

SidStation seems like a fun option... I may get one of those as well...

I think the only info I did not mention is... This synth must be MIDI controllable. I went through dealing with CV with my old 303. Never again...

funkdefino · Post by **funkdefino** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:48 pm

Also... thanks everyone for your replies. Keep'm coming.

kramerica · Post by **kramerica** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:55 pm

I used to own a Moog Rogue which is essentially a bass machine but very limited. I sold it for the Moog Voyager (patch memory!) which I use almost solely as a bass synth (mono out). Note, I may have bought the Lil Phatty if it was released back then but I'm still very very pleased with my Moog. It's a classic and will probably be mine forever (buried w/ me if possible).

I also have a Nord Lead 2X, which is great for tons of things - even bass, but it doesn't touch that analog fatness.

I can't comment on the Dave Smith stuff or otherwise as I haven't played it although I've heard good things from and good things about the Novation Bass Station (the original analog synth, not the VST).

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:13 am

sh101

minimal · Post by **minimal** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:50 am

waldorf pulse

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:27 am

icedsushi wrote:
Tarekith wrote:I have an Evolver desktop and think it makes awesome bass personally.
I agree the evolver made really nice bass sounds while I had it, but I wouldn't describe it as nasty. (But of course I'm comparing and everything is relative, so I mean not as nasty as the sidstation.) I guess I'm zeroing in on the word "nasty" because that's what the OP is asking for.

Really? There's like a dozen different ways to create distortion on that thing, nasty is usually the first word I think of when I think of my Evolver. Weird how we all view gear different, no?

M. Bréqs · Post by **M. Bréqs** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:57 am

quadrant6 wrote: get a 2nd hand waldorf pulse. It's pretty good and has shitloads of bass.

+1 on that.

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:04 pm

I have 4 bass weapons of choice;

MS20, Mono/Poly, Evolver and Nord Modular G1..

I prefer the MS20 because of its character and its thick sick filter..

the Nord comes second, loads of pressure, nasty edge..

Mono/Poly next, bit thinner, 24dB filter, very Korg also..

Evolver last.. don't really like it for bass.. dunno.. bit too 1-dimensional or something..

once had a Juno 60 as well which was very very well capable of thick basses..
don't underestimate that 1 ocs synth.. + sub osc..
loads of pressure..

GT · Post by GT » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:21 pm

koneko wrote:+ 1 for sh-101
though it has no midi, so you'd need a cv-midi interface (60-80€)

I have an sh-101 also, but i record the sound from it as audio file and then i manipulate it in live...
sorry about the stupid question, but what is this cv-midi interface and how it works? where can i get one?