Mark1971 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hi, I love those subtle bass stabs that come in during the pre-hooks. Does anyone know how that was done or how something similar could be done. I can't tell if it was just played on a keyboard like that or if it's being triggered by something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I can hear two of them. First at 1:03 what sounds like a double bass pizzicato. then later at 1:21 a synth bass stab. Those sound like the simplest sound. I would start with a synth such as ES2 or Alchemy and start by dialing a simple sine wave, then program the notes with the right pitch, the right octave, and the right note length. Once that's done start cycling over a section of your note programming while tweaking the envelope (attack and release) to get the desired sound. I don't think you need to look much further than that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1971 Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Hi David, Yes! Thank you so much for checking that out. I'm gonna try the double bass pizzicato. I just love the minimal nature of it; but it especially in that song it's adding another texture against the mostly acoustic guitar gtrs. Thanks for your guidance:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 You're welcome. BTW best advice I've received from a sound designed when trying to copy a sound is: start by getting in the rough ballpark but very quickly spend a little time getting the exact same notes, same length, same accents (if any), same melody, same performance, same pitch bend (if any) etc... THEN and only then continue fine-tuning the sound to get closer. But if you're trying to copy the sound without first copying the performance then it's much more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1971 Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Yeah, that's a great tip. I can see getting bogged down in other stuff and actually missing the performance itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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