I can make decent sounds but I'm trying to really bring my basses and leads to life. I make all my sounds in serum and use the multiband compression in serum fx, but it still obviously isn't enough to really bring more body and weight to the sounds. I often find that when most of the sound is manipulated by the LFO, the levels can be all over the place. I try to then compress it, but it then sounds too compressed and lifeless.
How do you get meaty basses and leads that have body and punchy transients? I understand there can't be a magic rule, but I'm just getting a bit frustrated because if I figure out a way, I'll be on my way. I don't think there's anything wrong with my sound design; I try this with presets and get the exact same results.
Any advice? I use Ableton btw.
Submitted September 27, 2016 at 10:12AM by imustbebananas https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/54qhtc/hybrid_trapdub_step_bass_compression/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Tuesday, September 27, 2016