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Psy producers! How to get that punchy bass?
« on: May 06, 2016, 03:54:22 am »
https://soundcloud.com/spaceeh/project-4

Work in progress above...I still find the bass lacking punch. Any advice on proper chains?  Also, is it really necessary to purchase a sub to mix the low end?   

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Re: Psy producers! How to get that punchy bass?
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2016, 06:21:37 pm »
Your hi hats are a bit too loud and seem to drown out the "clicky" part of the bass. Also if you put a compressor on your bass pluck synth with an attack at around 0.85 and a quick release, it'll create a stronger punch to it. 

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Re: Psy producers! How to get that punchy bass?
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2016, 10:59:41 pm »
I would go for a chain of multiple L3 Ultramaximizers + Rbass set to a low note that your bassline is playing.
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Re: Psy producers! How to get that punchy bass?
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2016, 05:15:15 am »
thanks for posting that psy
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Re: Psy producers! How to get that punchy bass?
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2016, 03:31:39 am »
Awesome advice/tips guys.  Thank you.  I think I was able to find the right combination of chains to get that punchy bass.  It really took just Ableton's Operator, eq8, Multi-band limiter and Kickstart compressor to do the trick.

Here's a what came out of it.  New project, key at B instead of F#. 

https://soundcloud.com/spaceeh/project-b1
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