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Subject:DFreqTOPIC - Add More Boom to your Bass with Sound Forge
Posted by: garrigus
Date:9/28/2000 5:06:00 PM
by Scott R. Garrigus, Copyright 2000 Recently someone asked me how they could get that really low bass sound that you hear these days in a lot of techno or pop music. You know, it's not quite a bass drum sound, but more like a low thump that really gets your speakers pumping. Well, believe it or not you can create your own sample of this type of sound very easily using Sound Forge. Here's how: 1) Select File>New, and choose 44,100 Hz, 16-bit, mono to create a new window for your sound. 2) Select Tools>Synthesis>Simple to open the Simple Synthesis dialog box. 3) Set the amplitude parameter to 0 dB. 4) Set the Waveform Shape parameter to Sine. 5) Set the Length to 0.100 seconds. 6) Set the Frequency to 50 Hz. 7) Click OK. Hit the space bar on your computer keyboard to play the sound. Cool, isn't it? It's also very quick in duration, but that's what you need because you'll be using it in conjunction with your bass sound. Now if you'd like to use the sound in your sampling hardware or software, just save it as a WAV file. Then import the WAV file as a new sample (this procedure varies depending on your sampling hardware or software) and you're ready to start triggering your new sound via MIDI. If you don't have sampling hardware or software, you can also import the WAV file into your digital audio sequencing software. Let's use Cakewalk for this example... 1) Select the Track to which you want to import the WAV file. 2) Set the Now Time to the beginning of the project. 3) Select Insert>Wave File. 4) Choose the WAV file and click OK. Now just use this Track to hold your new WAV sound sample, and simply copy and paste the sample into another Track so that it coincides with each note in your bass Track. Now whenever a bass note plays, it will get an extra boost from your boom sample. Just be careful not to play your music too loudly, because you're sure to get complaints from the neighbors! -- Scott R. Garrigus - Author of the Cakewalk Power! and Sound Forge Power! books, and Publisher of the DigiFreq music technology newsletter. Learn about cool tips and techniques for your music software by getting a FREE subscription to DigiFreq... surf to: http://www.garrigus.com/scott/subscribe.html |
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Subject:Re: DFreqTOPIC - Add More Boom to your Bass with Sound Forge
Reply by: ATP
Date:9/28/2000 6:23:00 PM
Hello Scott. Great stuff here. Simple Synthesis is highly underrated if you ask me. You can create great "thumps" with it, but also good 303- like "gurgles" which you can edit and filter in your sequencer/sampler. I'd like to add that there is also a nifty program available that lets you create kicks and bass drums much like SF does. It's called "Stomper" and you can download it here (for free): http://www.master-zap.com/stomper Thanks. ATP Scott R. Garrigus wrote: >>by Scott R. Garrigus, Copyright 2000 >> >>Recently someone asked me how they could get that really >>low bass sound that >>you hear these days in a lot of techno or pop music. You >>know, it's not >>quite a bass drum sound, but more like a low thump that >>really gets your >>speakers pumping. Well, believe it or not you can create >>your own sample of >>this type of sound very easily using Sound Forge. Here's >>how: >> >>1) Select File>New, and choose 44,100 Hz, 16-bit, mono to >>create a new >>window for your sound. >>2) Select Tools>Synthesis>Simple to open the Simple >>Synthesis dialog box. >>3) Set the amplitude parameter to 0 dB. >>4) Set the Waveform Shape parameter to Sine. >>5) Set the Length to 0.100 seconds. >>6) Set the Frequency to 50 Hz. >>7) Click OK. >> >>Hit the space bar on your computer keyboard to play the >>sound. Cool, isn't >>it? It's also very quick in duration, but that's what you >>need because >>you'll be using it in conjunction with your bass sound. >> >>Now if you'd like to use the sound in your sampling >>hardware or software, >>just save it as a WAV file. Then import the WAV file as a >>new sample (this >>procedure varies depending on your sampling hardware or >>software) and you're >>ready to start triggering your new sound via MIDI. >> >>If you don't have sampling hardware or software, you can >>also import the WAV >>file into your digital audio sequencing software. Let's use >>Cakewalk for >>this example... >> >>1) Select the Track to which you want to import the WAV >>file. >>2) Set the Now Time to the beginning of the project. >>3) Select Insert>Wave File. >>4) Choose the WAV file and click OK. >> >>Now just use this Track to hold your new WAV sound sample, >>and simply copy >>and paste the sample into another Track so that it >>coincides with each note >>in your bass Track. Now whenever a bass note plays, it will >>get an extra >>boost from your boom sample. Just be careful not to play >>your music too >>loudly, because you're sure to get complaints from the >>neighbors! >> >>-- >>Scott R. Garrigus - Author of the Cakewalk Power! and Sound >>Forge Power! >>books, and Publisher of the DigiFreq music technology >>newsletter. Learn >>about cool tips and techniques for your music software by >>getting a FREE >>subscription to DigiFreq... surf to: >>http://www.garrigus.com/scott/subscribe.html |
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Subject:Re: DFreqTOPIC - Add More Boom to your Bass with Sound Forge
Reply by: garrigus
Date:9/29/2000 3:20:00 PM
Thanks, ATP! Yeah, I really like playing around with the synthesis tools in SF. Not only are they fun, but very useful. I like the FM synthesis feature too. I've got an old TX81Z in the rack, but it's a bit of a pain to design sounds with. SF is much easier. Plus the TX is only 12-bit, while the sounds in SF come out in 16-bit. Much cleaner. As a matter of fact, I featured Stomper in a past issue of my newsletter. :-) Best, Scott ATP wrote: >>Hello Scott. >> >>Great stuff here. Simple Synthesis is highly underrated if you ask >>me. You can create great "thumps" with it, but also good 303- >>like "gurgles" which you can edit and filter in your >>sequencer/sampler. >> >>I'd like to add that there is also a nifty program available that >>lets you create kicks and bass drums much like SF does. It's >>called "Stomper" and you can download it here (for free): >> >>http://www.master-zap.com/stomper >> >>Thanks. >>ATP >> >>Scott R. Garrigus wrote: >>>>by Scott R. Garrigus, Copyright 2000 >>>> >>>>Recently someone asked me how they could get that really >>>>low bass sound that >>>>you hear these days in a lot of techno or pop music. You >>>>know, it's not >>>>quite a bass drum sound, but more like a low thump that >>>>really gets your >>>>speakers pumping. Well, believe it or not you can create >>>>your own sample of >>>>this type of sound very easily using Sound Forge. Here's >>>>how: >>>> >>>>1) Select File>New, and choose 44,100 Hz, 16-bit, mono to >>>>create a new >>>>window for your sound. >>>>2) Select Tools>Synthesis>Simple to open the Simple >>>>Synthesis dialog box. >>>>3) Set the amplitude parameter to 0 dB. >>>>4) Set the Waveform Shape parameter to Sine. >>>>5) Set the Length to 0.100 seconds. >>>>6) Set the Frequency to 50 Hz. >>>>7) Click OK. >>>> >>>>Hit the space bar on your computer keyboard to play the >>>>sound. Cool, isn't >>>>it? It's also very quick in duration, but that's what you >>>>need because >>>>you'll be using it in conjunction with your bass sound. >>>> >>>>Now if you'd like to use the sound in your sampling >>>>hardware or software, >>>>just save it as a WAV file. Then import the WAV file as a >>>>new sample (this >>>>procedure varies depending on your sampling hardware or >>>>software) and you're >>>>ready to start triggering your new sound via MIDI. >>>> >>>>If you don't have sampling hardware or software, you can >>>>also import the WAV >>>>file into your digital audio sequencing software. Let's use >>>>Cakewalk for >>>>this example... >>>> >>>>1) Select the Track to which you want to import the WAV >>>>file. >>>>2) Set the Now Time to the beginning of the project. >>>>3) Select Insert>Wave File. >>>>4) Choose the WAV file and click OK. >>>> >>>>Now just use this Track to hold your new WAV sound sample, >>>>and simply copy >>>>and paste the sample into another Track so that it >>>>coincides with each note >>>>in your bass Track. Now whenever a bass note plays, it will >>>>get an extra >>>>boost from your boom sample. Just be careful not to play >>>>your music too >>>>loudly, because you're sure to get complaints from the >>>>neighbors! >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Scott R. Garrigus - Author of the Cakewalk Power! and Sound >>>>Forge Power! >>>>books, and Publisher of the DigiFreq music technology >>>>newsletter. Learn >>>>about cool tips and techniques for your music software by >>>>getting a FREE >>>>subscription to DigiFreq... surf to: >>>>http://www.garrigus.com/scott/subscribe.html |
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Subject:Re: DFreqTOPIC - Add More Boom to your Bass with Sound Forge
Reply by: Rednroll
Date:10/1/2000 2:31:00 AM
Congradulations guys, You've figured out how the intial real sample of the 808 hum was really created. I've known that for years. I always impressed my rap and hip hop clients by sampling a 50Hz sine wave and making it longer than usual and putting it on a pad of the Akai MPC 3000 and fading out the tail. Scott R. Garrigus wrote: >>Thanks, ATP! Yeah, I really like playing around with the synthesis >>tools in SF. Not only are they fun, but very useful. I like the FM >>synthesis feature too. I've got an old TX81Z in the rack, but it's a >>bit of a pain to design sounds with. SF is much easier. Plus the TX >>is only 12-bit, while the sounds in SF come out in 16-bit. Much >>cleaner. >> >>As a matter of fact, I featured Stomper in a past issue of my >>newsletter. :-) >> >>Best, >>Scott >> >> >>ATP wrote: >>>>Hello Scott. >>>> >>>>Great stuff here. Simple Synthesis is highly underrated if you ask >>>>me. You can create great "thumps" with it, but also good 303- >>>>like "gurgles" which you can edit and filter in your >>>>sequencer/sampler. >>>> >>>>I'd like to add that there is also a nifty program available that >>>>lets you create kicks and bass drums much like SF does. It's >>>>called "Stomper" and you can download it here (for free): >>>> >>>>http://www.master-zap.com/stomper >>>> >>>>Thanks. >>>>ATP >>>> >>>>Scott R. Garrigus wrote: >>>>>>by Scott R. Garrigus, Copyright 2000 >>>>>> >>>>>>Recently someone asked me how they could get that really >>>>>>low bass sound that >>>>>>you hear these days in a lot of techno or pop music. You >>>>>>know, it's not >>>>>>quite a bass drum sound, but more like a low thump that >>>>>>really gets your >>>>>>speakers pumping. Well, believe it or not you can create >>>>>>your own sample of >>>>>>this type of sound very easily using Sound Forge. Here's >>>>>>how: >>>>>> >>>>>>1) Select File>New, and choose 44,100 Hz, 16-bit, mono to >>>>>>create a new >>>>>>window for your sound. >>>>>>2) Select Tools>Synthesis>Simple to open the Simple >>>>>>Synthesis dialog box. >>>>>>3) Set the amplitude parameter to 0 dB. >>>>>>4) Set the Waveform Shape parameter to Sine. >>>>>>5) Set the Length to 0.100 seconds. >>>>>>6) Set the Frequency to 50 Hz. >>>>>>7) Click OK. >>>>>> >>>>>>Hit the space bar on your computer keyboard to play the >>>>>>sound. Cool, isn't >>>>>>it? It's also very quick in duration, but that's what you >>>>>>need because >>>>>>you'll be using it in conjunction with your bass sound. >>>>>> >>>>>>Now if you'd like to use the sound in your sampling >>>>>>hardware or software, >>>>>>just save it as a WAV file. Then import the WAV file as a >>>>>>new sample (this >>>>>>procedure varies depending on your sampling hardware or >>>>>>software) and you're >>>>>>ready to start triggering your new sound via MIDI. >>>>>> >>>>>>If you don't have sampling hardware or software, you can >>>>>>also import the WAV >>>>>>file into your digital audio sequencing software. Let's use >>>>>>Cakewalk for >>>>>>this example... >>>>>> >>>>>>1) Select the Track to which you want to import the WAV >>>>>>file. >>>>>>2) Set the Now Time to the beginning of the project. >>>>>>3) Select Insert>Wave File. >>>>>>4) Choose the WAV file and click OK. >>>>>> >>>>>>Now just use this Track to hold your new WAV sound sample, >>>>>>and simply copy >>>>>>and paste the sample into another Track so that it >>>>>>coincides with each note >>>>>>in your bass Track. Now whenever a bass note plays, it will >>>>>>get an extra >>>>>>boost from your boom sample. Just be careful not to play >>>>>>your music too >>>>>>loudly, because you're sure to get complaints from the >>>>>>neighbors! >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>Scott R. Garrigus - Author of the Cakewalk Power! and Sound >>>>>>Forge Power! >>>>>>books, and Publisher of the DigiFreq music technology >>>>>>newsletter. Learn >>>>>>about cool tips and techniques for your music software by >>>>>>getting a FREE >>>>>>subscription to DigiFreq... surf to: >>>>>>http://www.garrigus.com/scott/subscribe.html |