Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

[handofseven]

As usual, when visiting my family in New Jersey on holidays, I brought along a small amount of gear and holed myself up in the bedroom I slept in as a teenager to record something while taking a break from family. This time I brought with me a Volca FM synth, an Arturia Keystep MIDI keyboard/sequencer, a pedalboard, and my Westone Spectrum GT bass, as well as a small amp and a TASCAM 8-track recorder.

The Volca FM is playing the main sequence as well as the dramatic stabs or whatever you call them, using the Keystep.

The pads in the background is the bass played through the Boss SY-1, along with some Joyo Flanger and the Caroline Lo-Fi Reverb. The Reverb pedal also provides the runaway feedback effect in spots.

Mixing it on the Tascam I did some panning and stuff. I'm really loving the SY-1; I want to do a series of bass recordings with it.

LOVE IT. So good!

 

[lordradish]

So, my synth duo is having its public debut at some small synth fest in Bellows Falls, VT. Been practicing, and for the first time (with me and this other guy), I did the bass with the board thing, while he did synth. Ended up coming out pretty interesting, and dark,too. I'm doing the 'tron parts, some droning, the scritchy creepy echo thing, and a few other things through out it. Gets a little old school Berlin School vibe in some of it. We ended up jamming for about 5 hours, that night.

I am so diggin' this stereo setup I have going, here.

 

[lordradish]

Also, gotta say, the new(to me) EBMM 5H plays so good through the board, it loves that pickup, I tells ya'.

 

[monsterthompson]

So, my synth duo is having its public debut at some small synth fest in Bellows Falls, VT. Been practicing, and for the first time (with me and this other guy), I did the bass with the board thing, while he did synth. Ended up coming out pretty interesting, and dark,too. I'm doing the 'tron parts, some droning, the scritchy creepy echo thing, and a few other things through out it. Gets a little old school Berlin School vibe in some of it. We ended up jamming for about 5 hours, that night.

I am so diggin' this stereo setup I have going, here.

I enjoyed that!

 

[lordradish]

I enjoyed that!

Thanks! I enjoyed making it!

 

[monsterthompson]

As usual, when visiting my family in New Jersey on holidays, I brought along a small amount of gear and holed myself up in the bedroom I slept in as a teenager to record something while taking a break from family. This time I brought with me a Volca FM synth, an Arturia Keystep MIDI keyboard/sequencer, a pedalboard, and my Westone Spectrum GT bass, as well as a small amp and a TASCAM 8-track recorder.

The Volca FM is playing the main sequence as well as the dramatic stabs or whatever you call them, using the Keystep.

The pads in the background is the bass played through the Boss SY-1, along with some Joyo Flanger and the Caroline Lo-Fi Reverb. The Reverb pedal also provides the runaway feedback effect in spots.

Mixing it on the Tascam I did some panning and stuff. I'm really loving the SY-1; I want to do a series of bass recordings with it.

Awesome.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

So, my synth duo is having its public debut at some small synth fest in Bellows Falls, VT. Been practicing, and for the first time (with me and this other guy), I did the bass with the board thing, while he did synth. Ended up coming out pretty interesting, and dark,too. I'm doing the 'tron parts, some droning, the scritchy creepy echo thing, and a few other things through out it. Gets a little old school Berlin School vibe in some of it. We ended up jamming for about 5 hours, that night.

I am so diggin' this stereo setup I have going, here.

Very cool. What did you end up with on the pedalboards?

 

[lordradish]

Very cool. What did you end up with on the pedalboards?

If you mean what pedals, the board is: Mel 9, Enzo, SA AfterShock, Boss MD500, Polymoon, El Capistan, H9, Mercury 7, into the Boss Eq then the Aeros looper.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

If you mean what pedals, the board is: Mel 9, Enzo, SA AfterShock, Boss MD500, Polymoon, El Capistan, H9, Mercury 7, into the Boss Eq then the Aeros looper.

When are the tap dance lessons starting.

 

[lordradish]

When are the tap dance lessons starting.

I'm getting some golf shoes with barefoot buttons for the cleats.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

I'm getting some golf shoes with barefoot buttons for the cleats.

How about making a patent for a custom stick to tweak knobs while playing.

If you're hands are playing you can put in your mouth or nose.

 

[lordradish]

How about making a patent for a custom stick to tweak knobs while playing.

If you're hands are playing you can put in your mouth or nose.

You don't already have one? Pfft. Amateur.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

You don't already have one? Pfft. Amateur.

 

[Spectrum]

Someone around here has oversized replacement knobs on his pedals so he can tweak with his feet.

When one expression pedal just isn't enough.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Someone around here has oversized replacement knobs on his pedals so he can tweak with his feet.

When one expression pedal just isn't enough.

Maybe some of these?

Chroma Caps

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Anyone have any cool recommendations for iOS synths??

Looking for alternatives for the computer. My Ableton synths are more than enough. I may end up just loading samples in my SP....so.....still brainstorming the setup.


I know you guys know about these more than me.
I got audiokit Synth One and really like it.

 

[HotelX]

Anyone have any cool recommendations for iOS synths??

Looking for alternatives for the computer. My Ableton synths are more than enough. I may end up just loading samples in my SP....so.....still brainstorming the setup.


I know you guys know about these more than me.
I got audiokit Synth One and really like it.

these are some of my favorites:

 

[lordradish]

Anyone have any cool recommendations for iOS synths??

Looking for alternatives for the computer. My Ableton synths are more than enough. I may end up just loading samples in my SP....so.....still brainstorming the setup.


I know you guys know about these more than me.
I got audiokit Synth One and really like it.

Layr is.pretty awesome, can do some pretty complex stuff, as can Synthscaper.

 

[steubig]

in addition to the above:

thor, the ppg stuff, nlog pro (rolf, the designer of nave and the waldorf quantum did it), tc-11, samplr (only for old ios, afaik), mitosynth, grain science, the ice works stuff, the virsyn stuff.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

H

Layr is.pretty awesome, can do some pretty complex stuff, as can Synthscaper.

Holy crap.....these are insane.

I'm way to aweful on keys for this.


I'll cheat and sample......