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bass app for reggae

fattigmanfattigman
in General App Discussion

Hi,
I'm looking for a bass app. I'm want to use it on my reggae track. I have iFretless bass, Bassalicious but I don't find any bass sound that i like from those apps. I also have iBassist but you can't write your own bass lines with that app. Any recommendations? Is Pure synth worth it?
Thanks,

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  • fattigmanfattigman

    Thanks a lot @BCKeys
    I always forget that Garageband is actually pretty good.

  • OscarSouthOscarSouth

    I love the subby dub tones that I can get out of Viking Synth

  • JohnbaJohnba

    Bebot.
    It can do everything

  • fattigmanfattigman

    Thanks @OscarSouth and @Johnba. Bebot? For real? I already have it, never thought of using it as a bass 😊

  • DavDav

    I’ve been using BeatHawk, and there are a couple of add-on libraries available for it that have some reggae sounding basses, at least to my ears. Total bass and West Indies libraries come to mind. You can hear examples of those on youtube. I still haven’t opened GarageBand - really need to get it a whirl.

    Dav

  • senhorlampadasenhorlampada

    Actually you can write your lines into iBassist
    And other option... if you like a sound in there, send midi from another source into it :wink:
    But indeed, the GB Bass is cool

    Oh, I don't know if you can find there in Sweden, but if Ukulele Bass is awesome and portable. Different dynamic from a regular bass, but fun

  • AndyPlanktonAndyPlankton
    edited June 2021

    @senhorlampada said:
    Actually you can write your lines into iBassist
    And other option... if you like a sound in there, send midi from another source into it :wink:
    But indeed, the GB Bass is cool

    Oh, I don't know if you can find there in Sweden, but if Ukulele Bass is awesome and portable. Different dynamic from a regular bass, but fun

    Definitely iBassist, I've used it may times for Reggae bass. As yes you can use your own basslines. You have to program them in as there is norecord I don't think.Getting that reggae bass sound for me is more to do with the playing than the sound itself.

  • fattigmanfattigman

    Thank you @Dav @senhorlampada @AndyPlankton for the suggestions.

  • PoppadocrockPoppadocrock

    Reggae Drummer by lumbeats

  • NeuMNeuM
    edited June 2021

    @fattigman said:
    Hi,
    I'm looking for a bass app. I'm want to use it on my reggae track. I have iFretless bass, Bassalicious but I don't find any bass sound that i like from those apps. I also have iBassist but you can't write your own bass lines with that app. Any recommendations? Is Pure synth worth it?
    Thanks,

    I’ve been using the stock GarageBand bass and using Bass rig effects in the MixBox CS app with great success for some recent ska songs. Always shape your bass sound to whatever project you’re working on.

    (Short clip of part of “One Step Beyond” remake)

  • RajahPRajahP

    https://fb.watch/60S9qcv83n/

  • NeuMNeuM

    @RajahP said:
    https://fb.watch/60S9qcv83n/

    Yeah, it’s a good app.

  • RajahPRajahP

    YouTube… It has Organ Bubble, Piano midi too…

  • fattigmanfattigman

    @Poppadocrock I have reggae drummer but I was looking for a bass app 😊

  • FingolfinzzFingolfinzz

    The 808 bass from audio kit is very fat if you’re wanting that subby dub sound

  • GdubGdub

    Thanks @RajahP
    Forgot I had ibassist
    Never damn noticed the damn bubble setting, or that they were also 2 other midi out channels
    Wow like a new app to me
    Thanks, with reggae drummer Viking synth Galileo 2 and retro piano I have made something pretty quick that I love

  • GdubGdub

    Strangely I have to run ibassist through audiobus into AUM and use audiobus start button for everything to run and be in sync, annoying but first world problems I guess

  • RajahPRajahP

    @Gdub said:
    Strangely I have to run ibassist through audiobus into AUM and use audiobus start button for everything to run and be in sync, annoying but first world problems I guess

    Do you have Ableton Link on… Start/Stop (In AUM)?

  • GdubGdub

    @RajahP yes
    Will try a reboot and try again
    I am normally the problem not the app

  • PoppadocrockPoppadocrock

    @Poppadocrock said:
    Reggae Drummer by lumbeats

    Oops thought it said best app for reggae.

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  • jollyDodgerjollyDodger
    edited June 2021

    Reggae drummer and iBassist, are great for a bit of instant fun. They work really well together, and you can create song structures, with fills etc. Very playable.
    I learnt loads studying midi patterns that come out of those apps, and learning to copy the patterns with an external midi controller as an live instrument has been challenging, but occasionally rewarding for me.

    If you want to learn from the masters, copy these.
    https://www.riddimguide.com/
    https://github.com/RuohoRecords/Riddim-Archive

    As for bass.. that’s really subjective as it varies across the genre’s locations, history, and styles. Traditionally it’s flatwound strings, heavily dampened, played away from the pickups, or even using foam or your thumb resting on the strings, so there is very little sustain. If you find a good multi-sample pack, in this style, I too would like to find one. Fx on reggae bass is often, sparse, but EQ as always will really help, a 4-pole resonant lowpass filter make it easier to dial in more of a dubby sound. Octave splits and a subtle short modulated envelopes can also help.. but too much turns it quickly into a funk wah-wah.
    On the other hand, a basic sine or simple fm bass is mostly what more moderns songs appear use. Like a cheap Casio keyboard.... Less is more with reggae.

  • RajahPRajahP
    edited June 2021

    @jollyDodger said:
    Reggae drummer and iBassist, are great for a bit of instant fun. They work really well together, and you can create song structures, with fills etc. Very playable.
    I learnt loads studying midi patterns that come out of those apps, and learning to copy the patterns with an external midi controller as an live instrument has been challenging, but occasionally rewarding for me.

    If you want to learn from the masters, copy these.
    https://www.riddimguide.com/
    https://github.com/RuohoRecords/Riddim-Archive

    As for bass.. that’s really subjective as it varies across the genre’s locations, history, and styles. Traditionally it’s flatwound strings, heavily dampened, played away from the pickups, or even using foam or your thumb resting on the strings, so there is very little sustain. If you find a good multi-sample pack, in this style, I too would like to find one. Fx on reggae bass is often, sparse, but EQ as always will really help, a 4-pole resonant lowpass filter make it easier to dial in more of a dubby sound.

    It’s just too EZ.. And the AI (make drums) also. You have to wonder what he has up next..

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