cheese-synth bass!

Smellhound · Post by **Smellhound** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:21 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kfC-vHBNtE

listen through the intro (until 0:30). does anyone know what synth has that bass patch? it's on many old 80's jams (Take on Me is one prominent example).

benmiron · Post by **benmiron** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:53 pm

I want to know too...

What is that bass ! I need to improve my bass.

benmiron · Post by **benmiron** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:56 pm

sounds similar to justice's bass with less distortion at parts and then very similar to justice at other times.

benmiron · Post by **benmiron** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:55 pm

http://hypem.com/track/654406/Danger-19H11

or the bassline in that.

crumhorn · Post by **crumhorn** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:30 pm

Sounds very FMish to me possibly a DX7?

Nogi · Post by **Nogi** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:50 pm

I'd start with NI FM8 preset "Bassguitar I" from the FM7 factory bank.

Smellhound · Post by **Smellhound** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:01 pm

I'd start with NI FM8 preset "Bassguitar I" from the FM7 factory bank.

I've done exactly that, but it doesn't seem to get close enough. To me it seems like a preset from a hardware sample-based or wavetable synth.

But speaking of the FM8, does anyone know if a DX7 equivalent sound bank is available anywhere? It's definitely possible that I'm just not programming the FM8 correctly.

by the way to benmiron: you posted a link to the same track homie
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Homebelly · Post by **Homebelly** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:17 pm

Smellhound wrote: But speaking of the FM8, does anyone know if a DX7 equivalent sound bank is available anywhere? It's definitely possible that I'm just not programming the FM8 correctly.

Google the interwebs, there are plenty of places hosting DX7 to FM7/8 conversions.
I'd go along with the FM bass tip, add a very fast pitch modulation to get the attack sound, i'd also add a reverb with the decay and diffusion cut very short and a couple of bands of filtering.
I also think the sound has been sampled and is sequenced from the sampler rather that the synth that made it.

Smellhound · Post by **Smellhound** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:37 am

Homebelly wrote:
Smellhound wrote: Google the interwebs, there are plenty of places hosting DX7 to FM7/8 conversions.

Where can I find these?? I've looked far and wide. I'm guessing I just don't know where to search.

benmiron · Post by **benmiron** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:01 pm

bump on where to find dx7 patches for FM8