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Joined: 02-Aug 04
From: London - UK
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I have been making music for a while now and I have started to dapple in drum and bass producing (things like Omni Trio, LTJ Bukem, London Elektricity etc)
I don't have any problems where the drums are concerned (I started in music 10 years ago playing drums) but my bass lines really could do with some work... they tend to be a little "samey" and I need to figure out how to introduce some variation in to my tunes and as you guys have been so helpful in the past I was wondering if anyone would like to share their hints, tips or tricks to help me along with the bass lines?
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Joined: 17-Feb 05
From: Huddessfield - UK
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bass can be very hard to mix with if you're trying to get an interesting sound from it......
forgetting the actually tune/rhythm of the bass line fr a second, i always use two different instruments for the bass (playing the same line i mean)- first part needs to be a simple low sound panned dead center to take care of the low end feel of the sound, the next part you can play more freely with - just make sure there's not much low end in it though (high pass filter at around 150 to 500hz should do it). Use the second part to provide the character of the sound which you can then play around with it freely and not upset balance of the mix.
personally i like the tightly interlocking way of programming drum and bass (london elektricity, ram trilogy etc. way of doing things)
Bass Lines, Any help advice?
Thu 19 May 2005, 17:07
