Moody mann

4y

Any tips on how to make my music more raw sounding?

Im really influeced by Moodymanns album Forevernevermore lately and he has this sound thats just so raw and warm.

I put Logic's stock bitcrusher on half the time but i think thats just putting a facade over it. Should I stick to samples and resampling?

I really dont know tbh

Moody mann

4y

Any tips on how to make my music more raw sounding?

Im really influeced by Moodymanns album Forevernevermore lately and he has this sound thats just so raw and warm.

I put Logic's stock bitcrusher on half the time but i think thats just putting a facade over it. Should I stick to samples and resampling?

I really dont know tbh

Moody mann

4y

Any tips on how to make my music more raw sounding?

Im really influeced by Moodymanns album Forevernevermore lately and he has this sound thats just so raw and warm.

I put Logic's stock bitcrusher on half the time but i think thats just putting a facade over it. Should I stick to samples and resampling?

I really dont know tbh

PIMP

4y

I've been using Audacity for a while and i'm not going to FL Studio nor Logic (cause i have a windows laptop + PC), help me out, what do y'all use?

bbbbbbb

4y

pick something and stick with it

ableton, reaper, FL, bitwig, it doesn't matter. The driver matters more than the car.

PIMP

4y

i guess ableton then ion know, what u use?

bbbbbbb

4y

logic

PIMP

4y

well im on windows so

otherwise i would've used that

im mostly on Audacity and chopping on a cdj

Moody mann

4y

Any ideas on how to get more stereo spread on your bass?

I try seperating two stems for the bass one mono with the highs filtered and one stereo with the bass filtered, but it doesn't work to my taste. You can kind of tell that they're seperate tracks

bbbbbbb

4y

Reaper is free and sick for audio editing

PIMP

4y

but it aint all that on producing or?

edit: nvm its for producing too

bbbbbbb

4y

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Mess around more with the frequency you're splitting at. It takes a minute to really nail it imo. Sometimes I split at 100, sometimes 130, sometimes 180. Really depends upon the sound.

Alright so you've got your channel strip
1. SerumFX, slap on the dimension expander to taste. Blah blah blah the bass isn't in mono, it's phasing etc. You can also use the stock logic ensemble which is great for detuning, just adjust the dry/wet.

change the channel strip to "no output"
Send 1, subs.
1. Cut above 120hz or something, depends on your sound.
2. Mid side EQ to keep the lower frequencies in mono. Check Voxego SPAN while adjusting the slope and hz.
3. Sidechain to kick if desired

Send 2, mids
1. Copy the channel strip from the subs and flip the EQ so that it's cutting below 120hz or something. Remove the mid side EQ
2. Chorus/haas effect/delay/etc. Check the stereo imaging frequently
3. Short reverb. Automate the dry/wet if ur a real 1. I like chromaverb. This can also be done on another send.
4. Sidechain if desired

Note, distortion/saturation before cutting sub will create different harmonics than if you saturate after cutting the sub

Output to "bass group"
1. Slight overdrive/saturation to create more harmonics, this makes the group's feel more cohesive
2. Voxego span to check stereo again
3. Whatever the hell u want, maybe a limiter
4. Mid/side EQ again with same freq curve as the sub group if necessary.

You can even create more sends to isolate certain frequencies and have them spread differently.

Edit: experiment with sidechain before eq as well

bbbbbbb

4y

· edited

Mess around more with the frequency you're splitting at. It takes a minute to really nail it imo. Sometimes I split at 100, sometimes 130, sometimes 180. Really depends upon the sound.

Alright so you've got your channel strip
1. SerumFX, slap on the dimension expander to taste. Blah blah blah the bass isn't in mono, it's phasing etc. You can also use the stock logic ensemble which is great for detuning, just adjust the dry/wet.

change the channel strip to "no output"
Send 1, subs.
1. Cut above 120hz or something, depends on your sound.
2. Mid side EQ to keep the lower frequencies in mono. Check Voxego SPAN while adjusting the slope and hz.
3. Sidechain to kick if desired

Send 2, mids
1. Copy the channel strip from the subs and flip the EQ so that it's cutting below 120hz or something. Remove the mid side EQ
2. Chorus/haas effect/delay/etc. Check the stereo imaging frequently
3. Short reverb. Automate the dry/wet if ur a real 1. I like chromaverb. This can also be done on another send.
4. Sidechain if desired

Note, distortion/saturation before cutting sub will create different harmonics than if you saturate after cutting the sub

Output to "bass group"
1. Slight overdrive/saturation to create more harmonics, this makes the group's feel more cohesive
2. Voxego span to check stereo again
3. Whatever the hell u want, maybe a limiter
4. Mid/side EQ again with same freq curve as the sub group if necessary.

You can even create more sends to isolate certain frequencies and have them spread differently.

Edit: experiment with sidechain before eq as well

MORENAA

4y

damn thats a little too good, but question with saturation isn't typically better to put it on the tail end of the process. Mix bus, or any drum, synth, bus?

MORENAA

4y

Anyone know anything about phase issues with effects?

Moody mann

4y

You really are a godsend bro.

The industry needs you asap 😂

bbbbbbb

4y

jacked most of that from a video Sustance made. None of the advice I say should be taken as a rule, everything is subjective.

bbbbbbb

4y

jacked most of that from a video Sustance made. None of the advice I say should be taken as a rule, everything is subjective.

Moody mann

4y

One more thing actually, if you use logic's stock distortion plugin, for the mid bass do you have the tone set at like 1000 hz?

I was thinking for equal temperment