I am an ableton user and I just found a song with a bassline sound that I know is used in a lot of electro/minimal, I would very much like to be able to use it myself!
The song is Konrad Black's remix of 'Honeymoon's over' by Snax. Its track 4 on the recent Ewan Pearson Fabric Compilation (July), I have also uploaded a 15 sec clip so you can hear it:
http://www.2shared.com/file/2142412/d8b ... black.html
Its the bit in this clip that goes sort of 'd-din...don...don...don' (I tried). It sounds 'stringy' to me.
I hoping this is an effect that some of you will recognise and know how to easily replicate it. A VST/AU plugin? an Ableton preset? I've heard it used in fabric a lot...
Any help or point in the right in the direction would be much appreciated!
How do I get this specific sound? (mp3 included)
No, 'fraid I'm talking about the bassline(?) that is looped through the whole extract. It sounds (to me) like a sort of cool electronic string sound with a bit of a pluck to each note.
Thanks for the suggestions mlexicon, I've been using your advice but just still can't get anywhere near the sound.
Keep it coming!
(thank you)
Thanks for the suggestions mlexicon, I've been using your advice but just still can't get anywhere near the sound.
Keep it coming!
(thank you)
cycopath wrote:No, 'fraid I'm talking about the bassline(?) that is looped through the whole extract. It sounds (to me) like a sort of cool electronic string sound with a bit of a pluck to each note.
Thanks for the suggestions mlexicon, I've been using your advice but just still can't get anywhere near the sound.
Keep it coming!
(thank you)
do you know string instruments sound at all? there's only one string instrument used in the loop and it's appearing at the first 7 seconds mark. the bassline ur talking is pretty easy to program, just three notes. don't see what's the major deal about it.
Drop the idea of becoming someone else, because you are already a masterpiece.
fair enough....
You're right, its not strings. More of a bass guitar or chello thats being plucked with an effect on it maybe? Programming the melody isn't the problem its the sound it has, sort of a fuzz and resonance. sh!t I dunno. If theres an ableton preset or something that you have/know of that you reckon sounds anything like this let me know.
Christian
christian.clough (at) gmail.com
You're right, its not strings. More of a bass guitar or chello thats being plucked with an effect on it maybe? Programming the melody isn't the problem its the sound it has, sort of a fuzz and resonance. sh!t I dunno. If theres an ableton preset or something that you have/know of that you reckon sounds anything like this let me know.
Christian
christian.clough (at) gmail.com