| The bass component of many popular music tracks is | | | | Sometimes the fret needs to be added to bass |
| absolutely vital and is not just an afterthought. As a | | | | sounds, especially those derived from wind |
| producer, you should be aware of the many styles | | | | instruments like the flute. You can add frets |
| of music that rely on a solid (if not | | | | organically by adding another track and tapping the |
| speaker-crunching!) bass line sound. We're going to be | | | | side of a guitar near a microphone to the start of |
| discussing a few tips that will help you create some | | | | every bass note. This technique is becoming more |
| fantastic bass for use in your songs and other | | | | and more popular. |
| people's songs if you develop sound patches for | | | | One element you must not have in your bass sound |
| virtual instruments. | | | | is reverb. Not even a little! If you use a track-wide |
| One very underused method of generating bass | | | | reverb, you can still pass it over the bass line but |
| tones is to use wind tones and some lead synth | | | | only as long as it's not meant to be heard but just |
| patches. Using the lower registers of these | | | | adds some character. The bass frequencies do not |
| instruments and sounds can produce a wicked bass | | | | sit well with reverb, and using more than a tiny, little, |
| sound that lends itself well to many pop and urban | | | | wee bit of reverb will quickly muddy up the track and |
| styles of music. The sound may come off a little | | | | your mastering or mixing engineer (if you don't do |
| buzzy, but a little processing (low pass filters come | | | | this yourself) will be very angry with you! You have |
| to mind) can solve this and get you out of any | | | | been warned. |
| messy predicament. Before long, you'll have a | | | | I hope you've found this useful. Lastly, I just want to |
| jamming sound you can be proud of. | | | | also add this: don't overlook simple sounds. For |
| You can use electric guitar patches (and even the | | | | decades, video game makers have added bass |
| acoustic varieties) for the same application. The | | | | sounds using the most simple generators, and even |
| added advantage here is that even in the lower-mid | | | | though technology has exploded, it is still worthwhile |
| regions, the sound could still pass as a pure bass | | | | to go with synthesized bass sounds and anything |
| sound, and the guitars generally have a very warm | | | | that sounds good. You don't have to get the latest |
| and welcoming presence that will help the bass sound | | | | and greatest, just get what sounds good and make |
| be heard in a full mix. | | | | some wonderful music. |