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How can I get that 80s bass electric synth sound. What effects does it take??? I really like the 80s bass sound.
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06-16-2008, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bassdude911  How can I get that 80s bass electric synth sound. What effects does it take??? I really like the 80s bass sound. | Sorry to burst your bubble, but most of the time, that's actually a keyboard synth making those sounds.
You do have some options:
1) get a synth pedal, i.e. EHX Bass MicroSynth, Akai Deep Impact (if you can find it), Digitech BSW, among others.
2) get a MIDI pick-up for your bass (see the Roland V-synth) and then use the processor to dial in the sounds you want.
3) Get a synth...
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06-16-2008, 04:12 PM
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06-16-2008, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bassdude911 ...that 80s bass electric synth sound. | Ohhhhhhh... THAT sound! 
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06-16-2008, 04:43 PM
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06-16-2008, 04:47 PM
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Mild distortion/overdrive into FX-25 or similar envelope filter w/sensitivity way down into a squishy compressor. Bwop bwop bweep. 
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06-16-2008, 04:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | That sounds alot like a keyboard synth to me, but as usual, I could be dead wrong. With a bass guitar, you can get some great synthy sounds, but it won't be cheap. Either a dedicated synth pedal, like the Bass Micro Synth, or a combination of other pedals, (my method), like octaver, fuzz, and envelope filter.
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That's a pretty mild version of that sound, so mild you might not even notice if you just plucked muted notes. But, if you want a bit more finesse I'd suggest an envelope filter with a very stunted sweep and a bit of palm-muting action. Gonna be hard to keep the attack consistent though.
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06-16-2008, 06:00 PM
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06-17-2008, 02:43 PM
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Thanks everyone who tryed 2 help but i'm still having a hard time getting the right sound. Does anyone know of a cheap synth pedal that will do the job?
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06-17-2008, 02:45 PM
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