Hey guys - great answers and some interesting suggestions. I'm currently in the middle of a PB sound design course (and yes I have them on the case too!) - but when I finish it I will try out your ideas and feedback on the results. Again, much appreciated, cheers, Kev

Cheers mate - thanks for the info.

Hi everyone, I'm looking to get that bass sound found on techno labels like Drumcode. Its a real 'wall of sound' - very subby, but a sine wave doesn't quite seem to do it. There is prob a lot of sidechaining, eq and maybe parallel comp but I can never get it quite right. I've posted links below: htt...

Thanks guys - I have been tuning samples so perhaps that is part of the problem. I haven't adjusted the sample start time but have tried increasing the attack time to avoid the initial 'bell' sound. I'll take onboard your suggestions and see what I can come up with, cheers.

Hi all - anyone got any tips for making ride cymbals sit nicely in the mix - like in this track at 2.16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slzhGRm9a6U It sounds so smooth and airy and just sits on top of everything - have tried extreme eq, compression, HP filtering, reverb, envelopes, tuning etc but can...