we need to know what happen to the mix at the very end too! thanks for this informative video, it was amazing to see the sculpting process of the bassline along with the "attitude" you gave it to it
I love this instruction. Can I ask you, I see a lot of producers switch their bass to mono. I see you kept it in stereo, why would I chose one over the other? I understand mixing in mono to see how it translates but beyond that what are the pros and cons of a mono bass and a stereo bass?
I think we're beginning to see more stereo basses in modern music. For most part the bass is split in two frequency ranges (highs and lows) whereby the lows are generally kept mono (or close) while the highs generally have some stereo spread. Rules are meant to be broken, if you're stereo bass sounds good and doesn't cause phasing issues then go ahead. Dave Pensado, a fantastic mix engineer, has abandoned the mono bass paradigm in music years ago lol
Great stuff bro, polysix is fantastic . That and MonoPoly are huge faves. And yeah I know this is an old video but I just subscribed so I’m going back and checking out ya old shit!
Thanks for taking the time to do this. I don’t understand the part at 19:20 where you speak of putting the frequencies below 100 to mono. I use logic and so far I found a way to all you’ve done with its stock plugs. But how would I do the mono bit. I do t understand how to go about this and I can’t insert the right information to find the specific answer online. Thanks again for this video. I’m actually busy with a song with bass synth right now
You can use a variety of plugins to set a range in mono. Izotope imager might be useful as well as others. Also, look into some saturators that have a mono/stereo option
Great tutorial. Polysix i agree is great but wow the amount of work you have to do to get it sounding pristine and nice in the mix is a nightmare sometimes. Sometimes i just cut the lows on it and the crud and layer a subbass with operator and cut the highs and presto lol. I like this approach better
Good point, Nate. As you add more effects to your signal chain, you can sometimes inadvertently re-introduce unwanted frequencies into the mix. These additional EQ's help clean up some frequencies. It's also easier to locate an EQ designed for a specific task like Mid-Side vs Stereo so you can easier reference it if needed later on.
Also using all kinds of different waves eq products is good marketing haha. Anyway nice tutorial. I recently got the cla la3 compressor and scheps 73. Lets see if they add some character.
As a relatively new Synthwave artist, this is hugely helpful. Thank you!
Thanks Andy, glad that this was helpful.
the production, the instruction, and video-function. - you’ve got it all. I’m a student and fan, thank you!
Glad it is helping! Thanks for letting me know.
we need to know what happen to the mix at the very end too! thanks for this informative video, it was amazing to see the sculpting process of the bassline along with the "attitude" you gave it to it
DAMN, my bass is so much cleaner now. Thank you so much man!
Glad it was helpful
I love this instruction. Can I ask you, I see a lot of producers switch their bass to mono. I see you kept it in stereo, why would I chose one over the other? I understand mixing in mono to see how it translates but beyond that what are the pros and cons of a mono bass and a stereo bass?
I think we're beginning to see more stereo basses in modern music. For most part the bass is split in two frequency ranges (highs and lows) whereby the lows are generally kept mono (or close) while the highs generally have some stereo spread. Rules are meant to be broken, if you're stereo bass sounds good and doesn't cause phasing issues then go ahead. Dave Pensado, a fantastic mix engineer, has abandoned the mono bass paradigm in music years ago lol
This was awesome! Thanks so much!
You're welcome. Hopefully it was helpful.
Great stuff bro, polysix is fantastic . That and MonoPoly are huge faves.
And yeah I know this is an old video but I just subscribed so I’m going back and checking out ya old shit!
Thanks a lot. I appreciate the comment.
Thanks for taking the time to do this.
I don’t understand the part at 19:20 where you speak of putting the frequencies below 100 to mono. I use logic and so far I found a way to all you’ve done with its stock plugs. But how would I do the mono bit. I do t understand how to go about this and I can’t insert the right information to find the specific answer online. Thanks again for this video. I’m actually busy with a song with bass synth right now
You can use a variety of plugins to set a range in mono. Izotope imager might be useful as well as others. Also, look into some saturators that have a mono/stereo option
Glad I stumbled on you. Very thorough. Subbed! Looking for the future!
thanks, man! a very useful channel!
Thanks, Sergey. Glad that you liked this bass tutorial
Very helpful - thanks.
Need a video on Bass layers as well :)
Thanks great one
Amazing tutorial. I'm still such a noob at this stuff. I'm learning so much from your channel. Do you have a patreon???
Thanks Chad. Have a Patreon, looking to relaunch it shortly.
Great tutorial. Polysix i agree is great but wow the amount of work you have to do to get it sounding pristine and nice in the mix is a nightmare sometimes. Sometimes i just cut the lows on it and the crud and layer a subbass with operator and cut the highs and presto lol. I like this approach better
Nice tutorial.
Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your comment.
Honestly I think you cut way too much. Shoulda stopped before the SSL EQ. Because the bass sounds way too thin after
Did you layer the bass later?
No bass layering for this track although some synths may have the root bass note in the chord structure.
Plus you're clipping your SSL plugin, probably need to do more gain staging
I wish this was Fl studio, but i can figure it out xD
Hi FoxyBoxi, thanks for the comment. I think FL studio most likely has similar tools, compressors, saturators etc. Always fun experimenting.
I just don't get why we would want so many eqs pre and post saturation. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
Thanks... I agree... since then my production style has evolved.
@@SynthwavePro Whats the updated version?
How to mix a synth bass:
EQ the shit out of it & glue it. Got it.
Pretty much! :-)
I don’t understand why you need more than one EQ
Good point, Nate. As you add more effects to your signal chain, you can sometimes inadvertently re-introduce unwanted frequencies into the mix. These additional EQ's help clean up some frequencies. It's also easier to locate an EQ designed for a specific task like Mid-Side vs Stereo so you can easier reference it if needed later on.
Also using all kinds of different waves eq products is good marketing haha. Anyway nice tutorial. I recently got the cla la3 compressor and scheps 73. Lets see if they add some character.