Reese Bass

[Milesy]

How do you guys get that lovely Reese bass sound for techno use.... not as crazy as the DNB guys like it, but more along the line of

Kevin Saunderson
Air Frog - Boy Voyage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWW3F8mmnOo
DK8 - Murder was the Bass - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGR-SAgu9Y
Funk D Void - Diabla - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au3PfQAwiEc
Mr Sliff - Ripping & Dipping - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZKjMy7XTGM

etc etc... I know it involves detuning multiple oscilators etc but was wondering if anyone had any pointers to general tutorials that can be applied to any synth. :)

thanks :D :)

[DannyBlack]

I have a savage reese bass VST. I love it, blody amazing.

[rhythmtech]

check out spartek 1 for some lovely reece bass

[Milesy]

I have a savage reese bass VST. I love it, blody amazing.

You exposing the name of it lol??? ;)

[Milesy]

check out spartek 1 for some lovely reece bass

Thank you :)

[DannyBlack]

hahah sorry mate- jet lag.

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/HotelsinusReeseBassline/screenshot.shtml

[Milesy]

Thanks folks... Look forward to trying them out :)

[The_Laughing_Man]

Well, I`ve been doing these kind of basses for years now, so I think I`ve got it down.
Finding and sorting the sound is dead easy, multi oscillators, detune one or more of them, possibly pull back the filter attack for some wobble sweep in.
The main problem is fitting these basslines into the track.

If you listen to all those tracks you linked, you`ll notice the kicks are pretty weedy as they have been low cut to allow the bass to slip underneath it.

Essentially you want the bass to sit just above or just below the kick, so EQ both appropriately.

Adding some sidechain compression over the bass will also help keep things clean.

To get a bigger kick AND big ass is a bit more problematic.

Egenrally the best technique is to use 2 synths for the bass, one providing the sub, and then the other providing the gnarlyness. Sidechain the sub bass quite hard and leave the gnarly line mostly untouched. This should allow the pasage of bigger kicks.

Another alternative to blend a huge bass and kick together is to band pass your sidechain compression so it only effects the lower frequencies of the bassline, say 150hz down, but leaves the top untouched.
So it sounds like the bass is huge and unpumped, when in fact all the energy that could effect the kick is kept out of the way.

I think this sound is a bit tired in techno now, but it`s fun to do none the less.

[Milesy]

Thanks. Good advice. I am going to try and create some tonight.

Yeah the Mr Sliff stuff doesnt have a powerfull kick and the energy seems to be in the bass, but I like the way the DK8 sits above and the kick is powerfull still.

[jon connor]

hahah sorry mate- jet lag.

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/HotelsinusReeseBassline/screenshot.shtml

NICE 1 DANNY THATS FREE TO DOWNLOAD TO stick the link in free vst sticky.

[jon connor]

Well, I`ve been doing these kind of basses for years now, so I think I`ve got it down.
Finding and sorting the sound is dead easy, multi oscillators, detune one or more of them, possibly pull back the filter attack for some wobble sweep in.
The main problem is fitting these basslines into the track.

If you listen to all those tracks you linked, you`ll notice the kicks are pretty weedy as they have been low cut to allow the bass to slip underneath it.

Essentially you want the bass to sit just above or just below the kick, so EQ both appropriately.

Adding some sidechain compression over the bass will also help keep things clean.

To get a bigger kick AND big ass is a bit more problematic.

Egenrally the best technique is to use 2 synths for the bass, one providing the sub, and then the other providing the gnarlyness. Sidechain the sub bass quite hard and leave the gnarly line mostly untouched. This should allow the pasage of bigger kicks.

Another alternative to blend a huge bass and kick together is to band pass your sidechain compression so it only effects the lower frequencies of the bassline, say 150hz down, but leaves the top untouched.
So it sounds like the bass is huge and unpumped, when in fact all the energy that could effect the kick is kept out of the way.

I think this sound is a bit tired in techno now, but it`s fun to do none the less.


that is a brilliant post nice 1 steve gunna have crack myself at that now for another project im doing .