Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

[ugly_bassplayer]

@lucas303
Major cool points for the Thou quote form the song « Death to the King and all his loyal subjects »

I’m completely addicted to Thou and Neurosis.

 

[lucas303]

@lucas303
Major cool points for the Thou quote form the song « Death to the King and all his loyal subjects »

I’m completely addicted to Thou and Neurosis.

Thou is pretty awesome. They're one of the few bands I'd join a tribute band of

 

[monsterthompson]

Back to basics today.
…okay, I might be using some of that reverb.

 

[JES]

Thanks @ugly. Yes, I’m all about the beating between oscillators. The Suoer 6 technically has 12 but you can’t detune osc by osc. The Perfourmer is great for this, 4 huge sounding oscs and a non-tiny tune knob, so small offsets are possible.

 

[monsterthompson]

…and the jam session this week sparked a few ideas. I’m now droning away with the Erica Sequencer and the Noise Engineering Ataraxic and Desmodus. The trick is using the Erica Joystick II to record a modulation sequence which controls the Ataraxic wave table positions. Oh man this is fun.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

…and the jam session this week sparked a few ideas. I’m now droning away with the Erica Sequencer and the Noise Engineering Ataraxic and Desmodus. The trick is using the Erica Joystick II to record a modulation sequence which controls the Ataraxic wave table positions. Oh man this is fun.

sorry, I had to….,

 

[monsterthompson]

sorry, I had to….,

Indeed. Plug the doohickey into the whatchamacallit and that powers the thingamabob.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Indeed. Plug the doohickey into the whatchamacallit and that powers the thingamabob.

betcha dont have a dingle arm reciprocator in your set?

 

[monsterthompson]

betcha dont have a dingle arm reciprocator in your set?

perfect circuit is still open. I could go get two right now.

 

[JES]

perfect circuit is still open. I could go get two right now.

I hear they were affected by the component shortage.

 

[JES]

This one didn't come out exactly as planned. I decided on square waves for the big sound, but then added PWM and detuned them and I think it was just more than was needed. I am very intrigued by the crystalline high range of the Super 6 though. Lots of potential for background sounds, high harmonies, etc. But more subtlety is needed.

 

[Vunz]

Not the most successful ones, but I wanted to share them nonetheless.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

any tool out there that can sustain a piano chord of my selected voicing so I can practice chords/arpeggios/scales on fretless bass?
I can make my own voicings on a keyboard so I dont need a chord player type thing.

i have a few soft synths but the sounds are too weird/complex whatever to practice along with.
And the « sustain » option only works with certain settings……

I freakin hated playing a chord on a piano at school pressing the sustain pedal hopping the chord would sound long enough for the &$&#=/+# simmandl arco exercises.

first world problems but hey, a guy needs to practice here.

 

[Bob_Ross]

any tool out there that can sustain a piano chord of my selected voicing so I can practice chords/arpeggios/scales on fretless bass?

I often use the right side of the Chase Bliss MOOD as a sort of latching infinite sustain chord-grabber.

 

[Spectrum]

any tool out there that can sustain a piano chord of my selected voicing so I can practice chords/arpeggios/scales on fretless bass?
I can make my own voicings on a keyboard so I dont need a chord player type thing.

i have a few soft synths but the sounds are too weird/complex whatever to practice along with.
And the « sustain » option only works with certain settings……

I freakin hated playing a chord on a piano at school pressing the sustain pedal hopping the chord would sound long enough for the &$&#=/+# simmandl arco exercises.

first world problems but hey, a guy needs to practice here.

EHX Freeze pedal or its fancier sister the Superego Synth Engine will sustain infinitely.

 

[monsterthompson]

any tool out there that can sustain a piano chord of my selected voicing so I can practice chords/arpeggios/scales on fretless bass?
I can make my own voicings on a keyboard so I dont need a chord player type thing.

i have a few soft synths but the sounds are too weird/complex whatever to practice along with.
And the « sustain » option only works with certain settings……

I freakin hated playing a chord on a piano at school pressing the sustain pedal hopping the chord would sound long enough for the &$&#=/+# simmandl arco exercises.

first world problems but hey, a guy needs to practice here.

If you’re willing to put in the time to build a sample library then an SP404 might get you there (at least the MK2). Looping samples of each piano key and then trigger them

 

[lucas303]

any tool out there that can sustain a piano chord of my selected voicing so I can practice chords/arpeggios/scales on fretless bass?
I can make my own voicings on a keyboard so I dont need a chord player type thing.

i have a few soft synths but the sounds are too weird/complex whatever to practice along with.
And the « sustain » option only works with certain settings……

I freakin hated playing a chord on a piano at school pressing the sustain pedal hopping the chord would sound long enough for the &$&#=/+# simmandl arco exercises.

first world problems but hey, a guy needs to practice here.

You could build that very easily, and for free, in VCV Rack or Cardinal.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

If you’re willing to put in the time to build a sample library then an SP404 might get you there (at least the MK2). Looping samples of each piano key and then trigger them

ive thought of that and actually did it once but i deleted the memory card loaded with chords
me = fail
the mkii doesnt have enough advantages for me to get one, ok i’m cheap.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

EHX Freeze pedal or its fancier sister the Superego Synth Engine will sustain infinitely.

The Freeze is banned.
Bought one ….. defective switch
Replacement……defective switch
Refund

my guitarist buddy
Exact same thing happened

 

[JES]

Free piano VST and midi loop of your chord?