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What's up guys! I've received some requests on how to make the pluck rolling bass sound in "Libertad" which can be heard here:
The sound itself is actually very simple to make and I'll show you how
I'll be showing you guys how to create it in Reason, however, regardless of whatever VST you're using the steps are identical.
STEP 1) Regardless of whether you're using Reason or not, you'll need to create your preferred synthesizer, and initialize it. In Reason I've created a Thor, right-clicked the synthesizer, and clicked initialize patch. If using Massive/Nexus/Sylenth1 there should be a similar method of starting the VST with it's default presets.
Two components are required to make the pluck sound:
- a multi-oscillator (in yellow)
- a low pass filter (in purple)
STEP 2) YELLOW - *NOTE* Creating oscillators is only required in Reason. What I did was create two Multi-Oscillators and lower the detune amount to about 1/4. The amount of detune you add/remove will give you a different sound so to be quite honest, this part is entirely up to you - adjust to achieve a pluck that suits the style of your song.
STEP 3) PURPLE - Lower the low pass filter knob to about 1/4, and raise the Envelope knob to about 70%. Again, these are the values I used to get my sound, you guys can adjust the knobs depending on what you feel sounds right to you!
STEP 4) RED - This is perhaps the most important part in achieving the sound, and luckily this step is identical regardless of your VST or DAW. Head over to your Filter and Amp Envelopes and completely lower the attack, significantly lower both the sustain and delay, and move the release to a fairly low level; the sustain, delay and release will characterize the sound so experiment with what you feel is appropriate.
That's it for creating the sound! EQ the pluck depending on what you wish to emphasize/remove. You can also add some delay and reverb if you wish to use it as a synth in higher octaves. Here's what I did, but feel free to do whatever else you wish!
As a result of all your hard work, and depending on whether this lesson was helpful lmao, this is what should have (hopefully) resulted:
Alright! So now you've created a pluck sound you're happy with, and wanna get to work making the next floor filling trance anthem. It's time to arrange the notes to create a rolling bass that meets the needs of your track.
In Libertad, I literally lined up the pluck notes like this:
To get this:
and of course with the kick:
Remember to side-chain the pluck to give it more of a bounce.
More coming up in a second post
The sound itself is actually very simple to make and I'll show you how
I'll be showing you guys how to create it in Reason, however, regardless of whatever VST you're using the steps are identical.
STEP 1) Regardless of whether you're using Reason or not, you'll need to create your preferred synthesizer, and initialize it. In Reason I've created a Thor, right-clicked the synthesizer, and clicked initialize patch. If using Massive/Nexus/Sylenth1 there should be a similar method of starting the VST with it's default presets.
Two components are required to make the pluck sound:
- a multi-oscillator (in yellow)
- a low pass filter (in purple)
STEP 2) YELLOW - *NOTE* Creating oscillators is only required in Reason. What I did was create two Multi-Oscillators and lower the detune amount to about 1/4. The amount of detune you add/remove will give you a different sound so to be quite honest, this part is entirely up to you - adjust to achieve a pluck that suits the style of your song.
STEP 3) PURPLE - Lower the low pass filter knob to about 1/4, and raise the Envelope knob to about 70%. Again, these are the values I used to get my sound, you guys can adjust the knobs depending on what you feel sounds right to you!
STEP 4) RED - This is perhaps the most important part in achieving the sound, and luckily this step is identical regardless of your VST or DAW. Head over to your Filter and Amp Envelopes and completely lower the attack, significantly lower both the sustain and delay, and move the release to a fairly low level; the sustain, delay and release will characterize the sound so experiment with what you feel is appropriate.
That's it for creating the sound! EQ the pluck depending on what you wish to emphasize/remove. You can also add some delay and reverb if you wish to use it as a synth in higher octaves. Here's what I did, but feel free to do whatever else you wish!
As a result of all your hard work, and depending on whether this lesson was helpful lmao, this is what should have (hopefully) resulted:
Alright! So now you've created a pluck sound you're happy with, and wanna get to work making the next floor filling trance anthem. It's time to arrange the notes to create a rolling bass that meets the needs of your track.
In Libertad, I literally lined up the pluck notes like this:
To get this:
and of course with the kick:
Remember to side-chain the pluck to give it more of a bounce.
More coming up in a second post
