Methods for bass tone for ElectroPop/Dance Music

[zekimert]

We are trying to include some electronic songs to our list, so the band expects me to make some "synth" noises for supporting the keyboard.

Our keyboard player uses a keyboard with midi output, connects it to a notebook for playing patches made by using "reason" or "nexus" and a sends the output to the mixer via an external sound card.

Is there any effects pedal which I can import patches in it and play my bass like a keyboard when necessary? This pedal should accept some pre-made patches or enable me to use features like sidechain for instance, oscillators, frequence, resonance etc.

Would a Roland V-bass or an equivalent make any sense?

 

[RickenBoogie]

Head over to the fx forum- this is a question that gets asked often, and the answer is tricky. There are bass synth fx pedals, lots of 'em- BUT..nothing will sound quite like a synth bass besides a keyboard synth. Consider a DSI MoPho keyboard- which is fairly inexpensive, but hugely awesome.

 

[zekimert]

Sorry for it and thank you for the correction, I'm heading over there.

 

[Floridabwoy]

A lot of electronic bass is two layered basslines. I would let his keys handle the mids, roll of yours and follow his lines, or have him follow yours.