How to get great metal bass. 0. Use proper gain staging at all times. 1. Record bass 2. copy track (2 tracks total) 3. On Track 1, using an EQ, drastically cut the mids around 1k with a wide Q width. 4. On Track 2, using an EQ, COMPLETELY cut out the lows and highs, leaving just the mids present. (essentially you are filling the mids back in) 5. On Track 2, insert a distortion/drive plugin and drive it heavily. (essentially you are driving just the mids) 6. On Track 2, lower the volume from the mixer and blend accordingly to the entire track. (This is all dependent on the track characteristics)
Thanks for all the rad videos! Just started my home digital studio now that we are in lockdown and your vids help me get the most out of logic pro! And the tunes slap!
your music sounds great. thanks for the helpful video, i will definitely try this to enliven my bass tone. pro tip: a selection of music isn't called an "extract", it's called an "excerpt". thanks for the help.
Nice work my friend, interesting video to see how other people do this. I often switch between MIDI bass and my real bass (Fender Squire 70's Jazz) depending on the song/riffs. I gotta ask why were you recording in stereo and not mono for this ?
Probably because when I add a new audio track, it is stereo, and I apparently missed to switch the bass track to mono, which obviously is sufficient :D
My God! Drums sound amazing..what preset did you use, have you already shared it with anyone, can you do so if possible ? I bought AD with Metal preset pack but those are ...how to say it... very raw, can not be really use in a song.... do you have any AD preset that you can share with or sell if possible ? Please let me know, cheers!
Nice job! that sounds killer. Question for you. Your video is "how to blah blah with only Logic plugins", cool.. but what does your stereo aux track look like? how are you mixing things? are you still only using logic stock plugins? or do you have some other tricks up your sleeve? I am dying to know. Do you have any other videos on how to get the overall tones to sit in the mix? or how to mix them in general? Please let me know. Again, great work!
Very nice! There's actually another way how you can do it if you don't own a bass guitar: just record the bass track d.i. with the guitar and then pitch it down one octave. I know it is not perfect, but at least it doesn't sound like this "machine gun" midi bass. I personally don't own a bass guitar and I think it's a very good alternative :)
I tried this too, but I thought that it's going to miss that real punch in the lows :) Yeah, tbh it sounds very robotic, but you smooth that out with velocity and unsnapping the notes from the grid (which is a lot of work, but if you don't have a bass it's a cool alternative to me)
Drop T Music to the mix of those! record and pitch down. then take the best things out of that. after that, get the midibass to be triggered by the bass recording ( via some plugins, I know it works in reaper). then take the punch from the midi, and the rest from the recording!
I know this is only part of what you talked about and not really relevant to actual theme of the video. But about compressors,..compression is basically pushing down the peaks of a sound wave so that they will sound more level (as you said) with lower peaks...I think they call that range of the high peaks to low peaks "dynamic range"...lol I saw this simple explanation in a video once after trying to figure out what they actually did for months...
It would be a dream for us, but we didn't have any time this year to prepare new songs and rehearse... We don't even have a rehearsal room since March anymore. Maybe next year, we'll see.
You should contact them as early as possible and hope for the best. I definitely think you would get to play Euroblast though! Hope to see you this year and keep the videos coming :) You have good content :)
the pod hd prodices stellar bass tone dude, the prost-processing is super important! Check my shit here (all pod pro hd): czcams.com/video/4cSp7nq2c5A/video.html&lc=z22he5bhzru2jrsuvacdp43aohno1nnbwh3ylctaflxw03c010c (check 2:39)
i have the same type of bass but cannot achieve even the drop A tuning with the .130 string gauge. I tried raising the action for the lowest string but it still couldnt even sustain anything below B sharp. How do you get drop a tuning to come through
I’m having a difficult time getting anything lower than A# to show up in my pitch flex. I am using the same bass as you with 125 gauge on the 5th string. Do I simply need a lower string gauge? Cheers
Playing in F# doesn't mean you need the super low frequencies in your mix. I just use MIDI bass for F# because the real bass would be unplayable in that tuning. However, the F# that is played on the bass for supporting the guitars isn't in the sub-frequency range yet. 60Hz may be a little high cutoff, but it's easier to mix and makes it less muddy.
Just to make that clear: the two real bass tracks are only ONE recording! So the second track is just a copy.
That's the point dude... you take the same track, copy it, then highness and lowpass filter it..
How to get great metal bass.
0. Use proper gain staging at all times.
1. Record bass
2. copy track (2 tracks total)
3. On Track 1, using an EQ, drastically cut the mids around 1k with a wide Q width.
4. On Track 2, using an EQ, COMPLETELY cut out the lows and highs, leaving just the mids present. (essentially you are filling the mids back in)
5. On Track 2, insert a distortion/drive plugin and drive it heavily. (essentially you are driving just the mids)
6. On Track 2, lower the volume from the mixer and blend accordingly to the entire track. (This is all dependent on the track characteristics)
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This must be my best one still
LOVE that tone. Reminds me of that 'clunky' bass tone in Korn. Great!
Thanks for all the rad videos! Just started my home digital studio now that we are in lockdown and your vids help me get the most out of logic pro! And the tunes slap!
your music sounds great. thanks for the helpful video, i will definitely try this to enliven my bass tone. pro tip: a selection of music isn't called an "extract", it's called an "excerpt". thanks for the help.
Ur vids should have millions of views, they are so helpful!
Thanks, that's very kind :) Glad to help!
You got the bass gelling well with addictive drums..You should make a video explaining that process..
If you want to process the midi bass in two seperate tracks you can bounce the bass into audio-tracks and process them seperately.
Just my opinion, I prefer that clicky low end tone over a distorted bass tone. Sounds great 👍🏼
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Bro your channel is awesome! Keep up with your work
thx for this. Based my punk bass sound on this tut. Sounds awesome. Solved a lot of problems for me. Keep up the good work
Nice work my friend, interesting video to see how other people do this.
I often switch between MIDI bass and my real bass (Fender Squire 70's Jazz) depending on the song/riffs.
I gotta ask why were you recording in stereo and not mono for this ?
Probably because when I add a new audio track, it is stereo, and I apparently missed to switch the bass track to mono, which obviously is sufficient :D
My God! Drums sound amazing..what preset did you use, have you already shared it with anyone, can you do so if possible ? I bought AD with Metal preset pack but those are ...how to say it... very raw, can not be really use in a song.... do you have any AD preset that you can share with or sell if possible ? Please let me know, cheers!
Nice job! that sounds killer. Question for you. Your video is "how to blah blah with only Logic plugins", cool.. but what does your stereo aux track look like? how are you mixing things? are you still only using logic stock plugins? or do you have some other tricks up your sleeve? I am dying to know. Do you have any other videos on how to get the overall tones to sit in the mix? or how to mix them in general? Please let me know. Again, great work!
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I like the sound of the guitars, are you using a digital amp?
when burping if you make duplicate track and tweak the eq for a fat belch stereo sound
i think that the midi track somehow fit the mix better. Had more fullness
Yep, true. What you can do is use MIDI bass to layer it underneath your real bass and get massive and clear lowend!
I like it too
Very nice! There's actually another way how you can do it if you don't own a bass guitar: just record the bass track d.i. with the guitar and then pitch it down one octave. I know it is not perfect, but at least it doesn't sound like this "machine gun" midi bass. I personally don't own a bass guitar and I think it's a very good alternative :)
I tried this too, but I thought that it's going to miss that real punch in the lows :) Yeah, tbh it sounds very robotic, but you smooth that out with velocity and unsnapping the notes from the grid (which is a lot of work, but if you don't have a bass it's a cool alternative to me)
Drop T Music to the mix of those! record and pitch down. then take the best things out of that. after that, get the midibass to be triggered by the bass recording ( via some plugins, I know it works in reaper). then take the punch from the midi, and the rest from the recording!
I know this is only part of what you talked about and not really relevant to actual theme of the video. But about compressors,..compression is basically pushing down the peaks of a sound wave so that they will sound more level (as you said) with lower peaks...I think they call that range of the high peaks to low peaks "dynamic range"...lol I saw this simple explanation in a video once after trying to figure out what they actually did for months...
So nice
hey )= thanks for your video, I have a question, how to mix your kick ? this sound is really.... wouha, really amazing !
Jud' Powa Will do a mix rundown soon, keep an eye on the channel ;)
@@MilianMalivukMusic nice ! Thanks 😁
Hi , thanks for doing these videos , have a question, how do you have the two bass tracks on one track ?
The song sounds like something modern day Babylon would would make
Are you going to Euroblast this year as well? It would be really cool to meet you there :) I really like your content and your music music !!!
I don't have a ticket yet, but I'm pretty sure that I can make it! :) If you see me, just say hi!
cool, I hope to see you. You should play at Euroblast man. Did you ask them?
It would be a dream for us, but we didn't have any time this year to prepare new songs and rehearse... We don't even have a rehearsal room since March anymore. Maybe next year, we'll see.
You should contact them as early as possible and hope for the best. I definitely think you would get to play Euroblast though! Hope to see you this year and keep the videos coming :) You have good content :)
I want a bass tone from pod hd😢
KAIOWA Agreed!😱
Great sound man!❤️ @Soulhenge
KAIOWA YESSSSS PLEASEEEEEEE
the pod hd prodices stellar bass tone dude, the prost-processing is super important! Check my shit here (all pod pro hd):
czcams.com/video/4cSp7nq2c5A/video.html&lc=z22he5bhzru2jrsuvacdp43aohno1nnbwh3ylctaflxw03c010c
(check 2:39)
Any idea at what DB should i record my bass? i'm pretty new in this. Same as guitar? just under the red zone?
Always just under the point of the signal clipping!
i have the same type of bass but cannot achieve even the drop A tuning with the .130 string gauge. I tried raising the action for the lowest string but it still couldnt even sustain anything below B sharp. How do you get drop a tuning to come through
Bro which compressor are you using?? I don't think that it's an inbuilt one.
Man! We're you at Euroblast? I'm there every year, we should get a beer! :-)
Miguel Cisneros I've been 5-6 times I think, I might be there this year ;)
@@MilianMalivukMusic terrible at recognizing faces... I will be there too.
I’m having a difficult time getting anything lower than A# to show up in my pitch flex. I am using the same bass as you with 125 gauge on the 5th string. Do I simply need a lower string gauge? Cheers
I have a 135 on the low string, that might helps. If you want to go even lower I recommend a longer scale!
this is posible with a bass thru the mooer ge200? nice video!!
mai visto uno che fa i rutti durante un tutorial!!(never seen a guy making burp during a tutorial!!!)
allora non hai mai visto un video di Fra di Reaperiani 😂
You said that you needed the MIDI bass to go as low as F# but then you cut everything below 60Hz? (seen at 10:55)
What's the point?
Playing in F# doesn't mean you need the super low frequencies in your mix. I just use MIDI bass for F# because the real bass would be unplayable in that tuning. However, the F# that is played on the bass for supporting the guitars isn't in the sub-frequency range yet. 60Hz may be a little high cutoff, but it's easier to mix and makes it less muddy.
How do you get those dums to sound so good, how do you build your drum tracks? Can you make a vid on that?
Please watch my video on Addictive Drums :)
hahahaha the best part 8:41
Propeier mol den Text vierzebereeden dass de manner "Eeu" Sees xD Kennt dann meine proffessionell riwwer ;)
Soulhenge -Awesome! Could you send me the Logic file? I'd be happy to buy it. I don't need the music -just the 2 tracks w/ plugins.
Hello. Is it possible to get your addictive drum preset ? Thnx :)
A video about that is coming soon :)
awesome man :) tnx
btw huge bass tone :)
please a drums making video would be so great, thx.
we don't wanna know about the bass...just the djent tone bud,please...no long intros
You sound eastern european. Am I right?
I was born and I live in western europe ;) I have balkanese roots though
This guy sounds just like Davie 504...
HINGA DINGA DURGEN no he doesn’t