Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

Synth bass help - suggestions


Recommended Posts

Posted (edited)

Can anyone recommend a way of approximating the synth bass sound as features on Animal Magnet's Welcome to the Monkey House (particularly noticeable in the intro and instantly recognisable). Any pedal suggestions would be appreciated

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GxwZ_a1rYQ"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GxwZ_a1rYQ[/url]

Edited by MoJo
Posted

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1507985687' post='3389153']
This might be worth taking a look at. It claims to cover a load of 80s/ lo-fi/ synthbass sounds

http://youtu.be/Hy1hdf03crQ
[/quote]

Looks interesting. I'll investigate further, thanks

Posted

Also, for less money, check out the Markbass SuperSynth and the EHX Bass Microsynth. For relative pennies the Digitech Bass Synth Wah has some very good sounds too.

Posted

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1508064711' post='3389509']
Also, for less money, check out the Markbass SuperSynth and the EHX Bass Microsynth. For relative pennies the Digitech Bass Synth Wah has some very good sounds too.
[/quote]

Thanks

Posted

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1507985687' post='3389153']
This might be worth taking a look at. It claims to cover a load of 80s/ lo-fi/ synthbass sounds

[media]http://youtu.be/Hy1hdf03crQ[/media]
[/quote]
Someone had one of those at the Bass Bash and I thought it was quite good. Lots of preset sounds, so you're using what's programmed in.

I have a Boss one which I am struggling with; it seems to only like long slow notes, but I've got a Minitaur for that!

Posted

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1508108274' post='3389853']
Wasn't the Bass Synth Wah discontinued? Such a cool little pedal for so little money.
[/quote]

It was indeed. They pop up fairly often on the used market though.

Posted

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1508136847' post='3389902']


It was indeed. They pop up fairly often on the used market though.
[/quote]

I seem to remember a replacement of some sort too

Posted

[quote name='prowla' timestamp='1508070631' post='3389548']
Mind you - £350 is a hefty price.
[/quote]

It is, for potentially' one song :blink:

Posted

The Behringer BSY600 stomp gets some surprisingly good reviews too.
Having said that, I was most amused by one of the reviewers on Amazon who gave it one star simply because, by his own admission, he was too lazy to work out how to use it properly!

Posted

[quote name='CameronJ' timestamp='1508064711' post='3389509']
Also, for less money, check out the Markbass SuperSynth and the EHX Bass Microsynth. For relative pennies the Digitech Bass Synth Wah has some very good sounds too.
[/quote]

I had the MarkBass SS for a while....some great sounds to be had. Main problem I had is that it doesn't latch and the sound dies when the note decays below a certain level. I'm not sure if that was fixable if you dug into the settings via the software? I ended up getting the Digitech which I found did a halfway decent job for a lot less cash.

Posted

If you just want it for one song, then price and size wise, your absolutely best bet will be the Digitech Bass Synth Wah (BSW), as mentioned. They'll crop up from anywhere between £40 & £70, here and on eBay.

Si

Posted

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1508173248' post='3390263']
I had the MarkBass SS for a while....some great sounds to be had. Main problem I had is that it doesn't latch and the sound dies when the note decays below a certain level. I'm not sure if that was fixable if you dug into the settings via the software? I ended up getting the Digitech which I found did a halfway decent job for a lot less cash.
[/quote]

You sure can fix that with controller software (it's the note on/off parameters).

You might be able to get somewhere near it with the Markbass SS... I think there might be some kind of ring modulation on the recording though, which the SS doesn't have. Cool sound though :)

Posted

If you are going to be playing a lot of stuff like this it might be worth going midi with a roland gr20 and pickup mine was great both with hardware and software.A decent synth pedal will cost about the same but will be sh*t in comparrason.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...