rough, edgy bass.

[bassdrummer2333]

Can someone please explain to me how I can tweak my bass signal I recorded to get a sound like this,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Ma48OzPY8

^ first song

the very rough, clangy sound. can I do it with guitar rig or something?


some songs that have what i'm talking about are

chasing victory - victims become suspects
chasing victory - brides

[Tristan Needler]

I can't listen to it, but if you're looking for what I think you are, cut out a lot of the bass and boost high frequencies (especially around 800 or 1600 hz) and add a bit of light, crunchy distortion if you want.


Edit:

Never mind, I'm thinking of a different sound than you are. What kind of bass are you recording with? Are you recording through an amp or DI?

Still try what I said with the EQ, but just don't cut too much of the low frequencies. Try a high pass filter at around 32hz... it cuts out the really low stuff that normal speakers don't even play. Also try cutting some around 200hz, that's usually a pretty muddy sounding frequency. It will probably be difficult to tweak the sound to get that sound... you really need that sound to have been made in the first place.

[bassdrummer2333]

I'm not sure how exactly to use EQ :/

[LoveLostShuffle]

Its not hard to learn how to use eq and to be quite honest if you are a bassist and playing shows in a band you need to know how to eq all your settings to be able to get the sound you want also boss sells a really good useful bass eq pedal that has made my bass tone totally amazing

[bassdrummer2333]

No, I know how to use EQ on amps etc. I don't know how to cut signals etc. in recordings with EQ

[xcpointx]

Sansamp bass pedal

http://www.tech21nyc.com/bassdriver.html

A lot of hxc bands use em.. trademark NYC bass sound.

[Tristan Needler]

What recording software do you use?

[bassdrummer2333]

Adobe Audition and Garageband.

[Tristan Needler]

They must have some sort of EQ for tracks, don't they? At least Garageband must.

[bassdrummer2333]

Yeah they do, I think I might have figured out how to get it the sound out, tonight I was at a concert and noticed the bassist had that very rough sound using a pedal, I'm going to ask him what pedal it was.

[RescueTheHero]

If you wanna use an interface on your computer, use silvertone to add some dist. If you want it on your live set up, pump up mids slightly and get a dist. pedal (I personally dont use one but im sure a boss pedal will do.) Also, it really depends on your bass, if you're playing on a fender j bass, for example itll already have that extra mid punch but the rough distinct sound is achieved by distortion. Hope this explains things well enough for you

[bassdrummer2333]

Any recommendations for pedals?

[RescueTheHero]

Boss pedals

[Tristan Needler]

Buy a Rickenbacker.

Problem solved.