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    THOSE HEAVY BASS SOUNDS!!

    Aight. We've all heard em in Drum n Bass tracks.
    Pendulum
    SPOR
    Ewun
    Subfocus...


    WHERE DO I GET SAMPLES LIKE THAT!?

    My shit comes out all fuzzy and distorted, and yes in a BAD way, when i try to drop samples down an octave or more...sometimes even just a half step or two makes the sample shit...

    BESIDES SPENDING MONEY on boxes, keybords, synthesizers and the like, anyone know of "A Poor Man's Remdey"?

    thanks, appreciate ya!
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    don't try and do it all with one synth

    it's all about layering. layer a few bass synths that hit hard at their frequency ranges. meaning.....

    vst 1 - sub bass
    vst 2 - mid-low bass
    vst 3 - texture (not necessarily bass-y at all)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heider
    don't try and do it all with one synth

    it's all about layering. layer a few bass synths that hit hard at their frequency ranges. meaning.....

    vst 1 - sub bass
    vst 2 - mid-low bass
    vst 3 - texture (not necessarily bass-y at all)
    also when you use these multiple synths to create that sound (I beleive your wanting a reese) create a bus track and load a compressor onto the bus track, and route all your bass synths tracks' send's (pre-fade) to that bus track and compress them together.

    ...and keep experimenting....you might just find something new that you like!
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    ACID Express...freeware. I don't have the capabilities you guys are talkin about st this time, and can't add effects onto my tracks. It's $70 for the upgrade, but things like rent and groceries always get in the way. lol.

    I'll keep those all in mind though THANKS!!.

    Also, i DLd my new samples from http://www.drumnbass.be/downloads.html

    a rather rescourceful site. The Breaks and Dave Akuma drum packs are awesome, but their bass selection is kinda low.

    Any other suggestions? Freeware, etc..

    Clean preferably..lol.

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    Id save up and invest in a proper sequencing program like Cubase SX vs. dumping any more money into Acid.

    just my .02
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Sanborn
    Id save up and invest in a proper sequencing program like Cubase SX vs. dumping any more money into Acid.

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    werd.
    figured as much.

    off to sell plasma i go.

    lol
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    Wow. That's sacrifice for your art. You go on with ya bad self!
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    I can't even get logic to make sounds out of midi information :-(

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    also make sure you're eq'ing properly. you have to make room for all those tracks... :) if you don't need a certain sound in frequencies that others should shine in then eq a few db back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by majai2000
    also make sure you're eq'ing properly. you have to make room for all those tracks... :) if you don't need a certain sound in frequencies that others should shine in then eq a few db back.
    Yeah, been toying with the eqs. i think im going to have to mute all the tracks and solo each one after i get the main body done, filter them through my mixer one at a time and then rebuild.

    just thinkin about it makes me not want to make music anymore.lol.

    cuz we all know that some traacks need some umph while others dont.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dj category 5

    just thinkin about it makes me not want to make music anymore.lol.
    yeah i know those type of tracks... take a break from it for a few days, listen to some commercially made cds and get back on it with fresh perspective.

    good luck

    majai

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    yeah. It's not that i get burned out, or blocked..it's just all the damned work that has to go into it.

    Im a point and click kinda dude. I like being able to work on a track for a day and have a finished product. Jam session style.
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    thats not the way to go.
    gotta have patience.

    i'm currently working on a track with some fuzzy distorted bass.....(think: three faces)
    trust, it takes time to get what you want.
    experimentation also.
    like said above though, get a proper sequencing program.
    also, hardware makes it 10,000x as easy to fuck with the sounds.....well, hardware + software. im not just talking a midi controller though.
    we got a couple of grooveboxes (mc808, mc909, & mpc4000) and i dunno how i lived without them.
    its been way smoother since those were dropped into our lives.

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