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Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« on: January 27, 2016, 04:32:54 am »
I've been having the hardest time matching a bass to a sample synth loop that i mangled into an awesome sound. I cant seem to get any sort of bass i write to match the sound or beat of the sample nicely.

Does anyone have any tips on how to make a bass to use with a sample?

Thanks!

EDIT: Ive uploaded a sample of the sound for reference
https://clyp.it/vbydmdll
« Last Edit: January 27, 2016, 07:22:20 pm by Laced »
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Re: Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2016, 06:07:04 am »
I'd make sure to use a low pass filter on the bass, and a high pass filter on the sound you want to layer over it. If you've already done that then I'm not sure how to help. Maybe make sure that there's not too much dissonance between the melodies of the bass and the samples.
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Re: Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2016, 10:39:38 am »
Can you post the sound up somewhere, like Clyp?
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Re: Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2016, 02:37:25 pm »
if you use ableton you can use audio to midi and then you should know what notes are playing
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Re: Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2016, 03:38:02 pm »
Quote from: Laced on January 27, 2016, 04:32:54 am
I've been having the hardest time matching a bass to a sample synth loop that i mangled into an awesome sound. I cant seem to get any sort of bass i write to match the sound or beat of the sample nicely.

Does anyone have any tips on how to make a bass to use with a sample?

Thanks!

Well...what's not fitting? the notes or the bass texture?
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Re: Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2016, 07:15:10 pm »
Quote from: Xan on January 27, 2016, 03:38:02 pm
Quote from: Laced on January 27, 2016, 04:32:54 am
I've been having the hardest time matching a bass to a sample synth loop that i mangled into an awesome sound. I cant seem to get any sort of bass i write to match the sound or beat of the sample nicely.

Does anyone have any tips on how to make a bass to use with a sample?

Thanks!

Well...what's not fitting? the notes or the bass texture?
Quote from: PlainSimple on January 27, 2016, 02:37:25 pm
if you use ableton you can use audio to midi and then you should know what notes are playing

Its more of the bass texture/sound. I converted the sound to MIDI, i use logic.
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Re: Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2016, 07:21:01 pm »
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Re: Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2016, 07:21:48 pm »
Quote from: Laced on January 27, 2016, 07:15:10 pm
Quote from: Xan on January 27, 2016, 03:38:02 pm
Quote from: Laced on January 27, 2016, 04:32:54 am
I've been having the hardest time matching a bass to a sample synth loop that i mangled into an awesome sound. I cant seem to get any sort of bass i write to match the sound or beat of the sample nicely.

Does anyone have any tips on how to make a bass to use with a sample?

Thanks!

Well...what's not fitting? the notes or the bass texture?
Quote from: PlainSimple on January 27, 2016, 02:37:25 pm
if you use ableton you can use audio to midi and then you should know what notes are playing

Its more of the bass texture/sound. I converted the sound to MIDI, i use logic.

Well then isn't it a case of just preset selection? Sounds like you're just frustrated IF you think the notes you chose are what you want.
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Re: Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2016, 08:02:06 pm »
Did you try just a sine wave? Sorry if that's a dumb question. That clip you posted is quite discordant and has lots of harmonics, so you'd probably want to keep the bass sound underneath as simple as possible. Stuff in the really low bass frequencies should always be pretty simple
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Re: Adding/Matching Bass to a Sample [Help!]
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2016, 08:29:55 pm »
Quote from: Bertie South on January 27, 2016, 08:02:06 pm
Did you try just a sine wave? Sorry if that's a dumb question. That clip you posted is quite discordant and has lots of harmonics, so you'd probably want to keep the bass sound underneath as simple as possible. Stuff in the really low bass frequencies should always be pretty simple
You actually solved my problem! I tried just a plain sine but it just wasnt enough, but that gave me the idea of loading the sample into a sampler and i added lower harmonics, lowpassed it and it worked! Thank You!
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