does anyone know of a pedal that could recreate the kind of sound the bass synth makes at 0:03.
thank you
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deadmau5 bass synth pedal
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does anyone know of a pedal that could recreate the kind of sound the bass synth makes at 0:03.
thank you
As far as synth sounds go, I think that that one (@0:03) is fairly easy to replicate. I've gotten similar sounds out of my EHX Bass Micro Synth, but I'm sure other pedals could do the trick too.
It's a pulse wave oscillator where the pulse width is being modulated by a random sample and hold LFO.
I can't think of an individual pedal that will do exactly that.
The Chunk Systems Octavius squeezer can do a pulse wave and has an beat-locked LFO, although I think it only controls filter cutoff frequency. It's supposed to be tricky to program - I haven't tried one.
Alternatively I suggest a gated fuzz for the approx tone, maybe with an octave pedal to beef it up and drop it an octave.
For the LFO, you might want to look at a sequenced filter pedal like the Moog Murf or Zvex Ooh Wah, although that will only change the filter cutoff again.
I can't think of an individual pedal that will do exactly that.
The Chunk Systems Octavius squeezer can do a pulse wave and has an beat-locked LFO, although I think it only controls filter cutoff frequency. It's supposed to be tricky to program - I haven't tried one.
Alternatively I suggest a gated fuzz for the approx tone, maybe with an octave pedal to beef it up and drop it an octave.
For the LFO, you might want to look at a sequenced filter pedal like the Moog Murf or Zvex Ooh Wah, although that will only change the filter cutoff again.
I don't. Sorry. I think a compressor/sustainer pedal before the right (synth) pedal(s) would get you a longer sound but I'm not sure about a continuous drone.
Couldn't the EHX Freeze/Super Ego do a sort of drone like that? It might take some fancy footwork, but it should be possible.
Once you've got the sound sussed with the right combination of pedals, you could get the sustain/drone going with an Ebow.
