so youre saying you have 3 bass synths playing at a time though? why is this.
I know this wasn't the original question but I understood your answer but of course that brought this question up
thanks
Sub bass and audible bass reside as one in one particular bass patch.
If you separate the sub bass from the audible bass layer, you will have more control over your mix entirely.
the other option is to have a sub bass layer in the patch that your audible bass is (but some times combining things at the wrong level ends up with a less than desired result).
The bass can be chopped up into how ever many layers you want. this also applies to lead synths, drums, and what ever else you might want to use or create at a micro or macro level.
I don't usually separate things based on frequency range, but i understand where the meat of my frequency content ought to be with the different sections and components of my mix (drums, bass, leads, sound effects).
that being said, if you do end up separating your individual components into different frequency ranges, you can process each layer a little different that will ultimately give you a different characteristic of texture and tone on a more detailed level than if you were to just slap on a distortion unit on your bass.
But you gotta decided what you want to do and how you want your stuff to sound like...Consider both tools and use them accordingly.
