I SWEAR TO GOD IF THIS BASS SOUNDS KEEPS ON EVADING ME

[RichMinerva]

IM GOING TO PUNCH A PUPPY IN THE FACE!

where do you guys start with your bass?

i mainly do one di through my countryman

split one off and send it through an ampsim.

i then eq both of them. clean track i strip some of 500 and 800. lowpass to about 5 k and highpass to 65-70

the overdriven one i eq to taste...my problems here are compression! where would you guys start!?

 

[DestroyTheColossus]

Recently I've been more happy with my bass tones, and I've been doing it similar to how you described. I like to do the majority of the bass compression before splitting. Then straight DI I use just for lows below 200hz and amp sim for everything above. The DI I smash to hell with a limiter so the low end is more constant, but the amp sim track I leave with whatever movement is left from the initial compression.

EDIT: The amp sim track on this for me isn't heavily distorted. If I was going for some distortion I would have a 3rd track with some on it.

 

[FIXXXER]

i always compress the bass to death, sometimes i use different compressors with different settings.

cheers
S.

 

[guitarguru777]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/615947-metal-bass-guitar-tutorial.html

Just do EXACTLY what Ola does ... works PERFECT every time.

 

[RichMinerva]

this is what i gots with it!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3320336/seths.mp3

 

[guitarguru777]

What kind of bass is that? Its hella scooped in the low mids

 

[RichMinerva]

its a spectre 5 string with emgs.

 

[Fandus]

dun dundun dundun dun dundun dundun EYH

 

[hardwire666]

Ola's Tutorial is pretty spot on, but you have to still work with it to get the tone right for you.

 

[Fox Mulder]

1, Split/Duplicate the DI's into two tracks; Hipass one at 300hz(18db/ocatave), Low-pass the other at 3000hz (18db/octave).
2. Before compressing the shit out of it, get rif of the peaks/nulls using Hi-Q Eq'ing. Harmonically Balance it.
3. De-Ess the the second track (the one with the 3000hz low-pass filter). Harmonically balance it before it hits the De-esser.
4. Buss them together and tweak.
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And now for the third track (overdriven):
Use TSE 808. Lowpass at 300hz (18db/octave). Highpass at 3000hz (18db/octave)
Get rid of peaks and nulls before compressing that. Harmonically balance it.

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Buss the DI Buss and Distortion Buss together and tweak. No compression. Maybe a little tape saturation.
Narrow cut at 200hz to make room for the snare. Also a Cut in the 3khz region.

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IMO the biggest mistake we beginners is making the Kick peak at 80hz. That's for Hard Rock. Make the Kick peak at 60hz and a downward/smooth slope all the way to 100hz.

You need that 100-120hz region for the guitar and bass

 

[AEL89]

IMO the biggest mistake we beginners is making the Kick peak at 80hz. That's for Hard Rock. Make the Kick peak at 60hz and a downward/smooth slope all the way to 100hz.

You need that 100-120hz region for the guitar and bass

Sort of right but you can't just use this as a guideline for everything. This might work some of the time but it depends on the source. You just have to give everything some space.

Also - I would definitely compress the combined bass buss. Opto style compression will make it really cohesive. Careful with pre-compression EQ too, a lot of the time you're just going to undo some of it.