Good Bass Synths

knowtion · Post by **knowtion** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:52 pm

Looking for a decent synth that puts out some nice strong sounding bass

for use in drum and bass or hiphop applications

it would be nice to see a list of competent units old and new

any tips ?

any rack filters of effects units that work well ?

anyone here just use bass guitar with bass fx petal ?

JUGEL · Post by **JUGEL** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:57 pm

get a Waldorf Pulse.

...my SixTrak is actually really good at bass.

gryphon · Post by **gryphon** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:24 pm

evolver does mean bass for downtempo stuff in particular, I think. You can also use it as a filter/fx so kind of does both. I use bas guitar all the time, but I don't really care about buying that many hardware effects these days.

zmd · Post by **zmd** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:56 am

used wise, i adore my roland sh2000 for bass. great filter, and the growl effect is hot

yburn · Post by **yburn** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:04 am

it's not the size it's what you do with it. I'll throw the gauntlet and say I'd s**t over any idiot with an analog using just a Trinity or CZ.

micahjonhughes · Post by **micahjonhughes** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:44 am

When I read hiphop and drum and bass, I think sampler.

JSRockit · Post by **JSRockit** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:45 am

Any analog vco mono synth will do IMHO.

Sir Ruff · Post by **Sir Ruff** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:04 am

isn't there a "read this first-what synth to buy" thread on here? along with a million similar guides on the net..

MrFrodo · Post by **MrFrodo** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:07 am

You could possibly get the results you want from a microKorg Not quite the same as the ones mentioned above, but the results are rewarding.

Altitude · Post by **Altitude** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:14 am

Any moog

oberheim · Post by **oberheim** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:43 am

You can get some huuuuuge sounds out of the Nord Micro Modular, there's a patch that's meant to be a Pro 1 (not quite...) but it churns out a sound that Gary Numan would be proud of

inVrs · Post by **inVrs** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:57 am

zmd wrote:used wise, i adore my roland sh2000 for bass. great filter, and the growl effect is hot

please to explain. all i can get out of that machine is pretty "lead", the basses sound pretty weak if u dont eq the h**l out of them.

as for bass synths: sh09, 101, jupiter-6, ms-10 (play a bassline with the square wave at 32" and pitch it an octave down in your sequencer.. h**l will break loose)

Analogue Crazy · Post by **Analogue Crazy** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:24 pm

I think the SH-09 is one of the finest bass synths. The PWM is tooo fat!

amni · Post by **amni** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:35 pm

waldorf pulse baby!

synthetic88 · Post by **synthetic88** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:55 pm

I'm surprised that more people on here don't talk about the SE-1X. It seems like a great bass synth, especially for hip hop, and I see them go on eBay for $800. I know that some say the envelopes are slow, but I don't hear that in the demo sequences and there's apparently a one-resistor mod for it. In many ways they sound thicker than the Moog Voyager, despite one less oscillator. Where's the love?