Hi all,
A quick one, anyone know wich particular effect can you use to emulate the sound of the synth bass of that "Rock it" tune. I prefer the cheap ones, in order to buy one, like a digitech BSW or something. But, as we said here, you can´t ask an elm tree for a pear.
Thanks
It's pretty vanilla... I'm thinking a thick compressor, a pick and some palm muting is about as much as you need. Maybe a very, very subtle and fast attack envelope if you were getting really pedantic. All the synth pedals on the market are geared towards much more extreme sounds.
PS: I don't know any Herbie fans that actually like that song, including me.
PS: I don't know any Herbie fans that actually like that song, including me.
You kidding? That was the best breakdancing track ever recorded, with a killer groove and a hard-to-match blending of strictly robotic concept with actual melody. Every other techno dance track wishes it was as good as Rockit. I've bought a number of other "crossover" records by Herbie and they were all terrible duds- the only stuff I can listen to from him is the straight old-school jazz, and Rockit.
Mmm I think I´ve got to listen to it again, I believe it was a synthy sound...
I´m not the biggest Herbie fan, but I like most of his records, including the first ones, and for me, Rockit is incredible. I´m now doing powermoves over a cardboard in a tube station, while I´m writing this.
I think its just a bass and maybe a keyboard bass played together. Bill Laswell played on and produced the record as far as I know. He usually uses a fretless P Bass with PJ pickups which he sometimes D tunes. It could also be a sample as Herbie was right into his Fairlight and Emulator keyboards when he made this record. Its hard to say.
You kidding? That was the best breakdancing track ever recorded, with a killer groove and a hard-to-match blending of strictly robotic concept with actual melody. Every other techno dance track wishes it was as good as Rockit. I've bought a number of other "crossover" records by Herbie and they were all terrible duds- the only stuff I can listen to from him is the straight old-school jazz, and Rockit.
