codemarla Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) I posted on here a couple of years ago about how I make live dubstep style bass wobbles using a collection of effects pedals, well now I have sold them all in favour of using the effects bundled inside Ableton Live 9 and I thought it may interest some people to know how I do it. Here is the latest track from my soon to be released EP, featuring live bass guitar (among other instruments): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB5CkqufwZU And here is a tutorial video explaining how I make these sounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZSnPGTFMGE Although I use this style for dubstep, you can easily adapt it for DnB or Jungle... or any kind of dance music really. Happy Wubbing! Cj Code: Marla www.codemarla.com Edited March 24, 2014 by icastle Link fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 How do you find using software based FX in a live situation? Do you have much latency to contend with? I'd considered going this route in the past more than once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Nice one, I really like this. I'm a big dubstep fan already, but I like what you're doing using a 'live' bass rather than [i]just[/i] synths (the latter being how I go about this sort of music myself). Very cool and cheers for the tutorial too. I don't have Ableton but picked up some good ideas from it. Good stuff! Look forward to hearing the EP when it comes out. And in the meantime don't be a stranger in the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/forum/10-recording/"]Recording[/url] forum... be good to have your input in there, especially if you're offering up tutorials Cheers, Paul PS: if you haven't already, check out a guy called [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/6118-pantherairsoft/"]Shep[/url] from [url="http://ourhelicalmind.co.uk/"]Our Helical Mind[/url] and other bands - he's a regular on Basschat and makes music that's right up your alley. Oh, and here's a funny video about dubstep guitar... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtQfqKOxwOI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Paul, you should have a wee look at this Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/organicbasswobble/ CJ, Shep & Myself are members & it's pretty much dedicated to making the bass go wub. As you probably know, Shep has his own record label called Bitnormal, which incidentally, is releasing the Code: Marla EP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Ha. Just seen this - Yo CJ! CJ is well aware of my antics, and as mentioned above, Code: Marla is actually signed to my label... And incidentally, the new EP was mastered by me CJ's a top dude and a real talent too. He constantly impresses me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codemarla Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 HI guys, Thanks for the kind words. As people have already mentioned, Shep is indeed mastering and releasing the digital version of our upcoming EP (December 1st). I will certainly head over to the recording section and give what ever input I can there (I need to get more involved with the forums generally really). I've got a few tutorials for various wobbly noises on my YouTube too. To answer xgsjx's question: I now have very little problems with latency since upgrading my hardware. I used to use effects pedals as I had major latency issues on my PC, but I've upgraded to 12gb ram and although there is a minor bit of latency, its fine for recording. I will soon be upgrading my processor which should completely fix any issues. Live I use a Mac Book Air which has no latency problems what so ever. I have a external soundcard which has enough inputs for bass, guitar, tri-bass (midi), mics and audio out and the Mac Book handles it all fine. The video I posted is all about the bass effects, but we also have some crazy guitar effects coming on the new EP too. Both of us have got rid of all our pedals in favour for using Ableton. I have spent the last 5 years collecting pedals for the live wubs, but Ableton has it all in one little package, plus having the ability to automate effect changes opens up a whole new word of fun. Cj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) This is great guys! I had no idea you were all so well acquainted. And there's me trying to be like Cilla Black and set y'all up on a blind date... I'll be keeping an eye on that Facebook page and looking out for the EP once it's finished. Cheers, Paul Edited November 28, 2013 by Skol303 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codemarla Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 If anyone is interested, we have just released a new digital EP. Its available on a pay-what-you-want system, which includes £0.00 You can get it here: http://bitnormalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/technical-difficulties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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