brandeneatsfood Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Hey everyone, I've been working on a new tune as of last week and I've ran into some problems. To begin, this is a very bass heavy song so I have multiple basses layered and much of it is composed from fundamental waveforms. It sounds great at low to normal volumes, but whenever I crank it in the car way up high, the low end begins to oscillate violently, strangely in accordance with whatever else may be happening in the song. It literally just becomes a song of incoherent bass oscillations. If anyone could take a stab at what's going on here I'd appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 you've pretty-much answered your own question; multiple basses from fundamental waveforms? one way to (possibly) survive this is: compress the hell out of each bass. maybe do some subtle eq rolloff in the mid-bass, so they're not all pushing out a hump in the same frequency range. but... what kind of music are you making? who uses multiple basses like that? (seriously, am asking)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandeneatsfood Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 you've pretty-much answered your own question; multiple basses from fundamental waveforms? one way to (possibly) survive this is: compress the hell out of each bass. maybe do some subtle eq rolloff in the mid-bass, so they're not all pushing out a hump in the same frequency range. but... what kind of music are you making? who uses multiple basses like that? (seriously, am asking)... Synthesizer music. Would you like to have a first hand listen or take a look at the project? I don't know how to make the oscillations even out when the volume gets up loud and there's no point in making this kind of music if it can't be played loud and coherent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 if you're using stock logic plugins, you could upload it here (or pm me). but really, you're getting a buildup in those lower frequencies; you need to: eq some of the sounds, so they don't all 'pump' at the same frequencies, and compress the hell out of each sound (and possibly compress/limit the overall mix). too much bass =.... too much bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakepeterdrake Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Are you listening on speakers or headphones? Could it be room nodes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Are you listening on speakers or headphones? Could it be room nodes? he did say 'the car'... a problematic place to audition music (but a popular one). a bassy system in a bassy space (the car), playing multiple basses is a recipe for boom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eriksimon Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 ...and therefore a good place to test translatability of the mix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakepeterdrake Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Sorry, I missed the car comment. However, what sounds like crap in your Toyota may be bumpin' in a 3000 sq ft club... I'd at least check it on headphones, as they are immune to poor acoustics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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