[Audio Clip] What effect is this?

[Marill]

The last few seconds of the clip has the bass soloed. It sounds like
some kind of synth or very light env filter + octave to me.

Does anyone know?

bass_effect.mp3 - 0.13MB

[fretlessman71]

I'd be surprised if it was even a bass. The attack sounds artificial, and every note cuts off right where the next one would go, so it leads me to believe that it's a synthesizer programmed to play the part.

[John Wentzien]

synth

[Marill]

This bass sound carries through the entire song. Perhaps a keyboard bass synth is used for the entire song.

It sounds artificial coz of the attack, that's why i'm thinking if it was using a bass guitar, the effect would be a env filter tweaked to get that attack sound.

About cutting off, perhaps an effect (which i don't know what) was used to tweak the release so if you mute the string, the release is immediate and the note will get cut off. In order to do this I think the effect is definitely digital...

i'm interested to know how to get that sound, coz it does sound possible to get it on a bass guitar.

[Marill]

Originally Posted by John Wentzien

synth

you mean keyboards then?

[baalroo]

Originally Posted by Marill

you mean keyboards then?

yes

[Marill]

1 more clip - this is the intro

bass_effect_intro.mp3 - 0.68MB

so it's most likely no bass guitar is used in the song, just keyboards for the bass part.

[Beej]

It sure sounds like a keyboard to me, however I can approximate that tone with my Ibanez bass synth pedal...

[Unrepresented]

I'm in the "it's a synth" crowd, probably midi programmed. If you're trying to fake that type of sound I'd say a filter and rolling back the tone knob on your bass will get you a good start. Muting the strings after each note will lend towards capturing the "playing" style.

[Nevandal]

It's definitely a synthesizer.