xilddx Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Examples if possible .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyhook Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 without examples........how do we explain?!! good luck with this one! off topic, KIt R. album sounds a goodn. Ordering a hard copy in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 The as yet unrecorded "Mule".Lots of 16th's and 32nds and diads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 "Astrotrash From Alkatraz" Not yet recorded but it goes something like this: The verse is all stop-start accents. The bridge is a faux walking bassline. The chorus is more faux walking 1/4 notes but it's played at roughly 250BPM. The middle is like the verse but it speeds up from one accent per bar to 1/8 notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizznit Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I have been sessioning for an artist over the past 8 months and I have been laying down some funk lines and gospel chops for his forthcoming album that will be released in April 2012. It hasn't been mastered yet so I can't upload anything yet, but we had a giggle remixing I Wish/Stevie Wonder with my lead singer when we had a couple of hours to burn at his studio. The bass tone is a bit raw as I am sure I was direct into the desk to cut time. I am pretty sure I used my MTD 535 on this session (sounds like it!). Enjoy! [url="http://soundcloud.com/andrew-hartley/nation-stack-i-wish-andrew"]http://soundcloud.com/andrew-hartley/nation-stack-i-wish-andrew[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1330043137' post='1552062'] Examples if possible .. [/quote] It went: "dum dum dumdi dum dum dum dum dumdi dum dum dum dum dum..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyhook Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1330076877' post='1552238'] It went: "dum dum dumdi dum dum dum dum dumdi dum dum dum dum dum..." [/quote] As I thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I doubt many of us will have recordings of the last bass line we wrote. Mine was on a slower number that doesn't have a name yet, currently I play a walking part during the female singer's verses and then a dub style line during the MC's verses, but the arrangement needs a lot more work (which it will receive tomorrow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I did some counterpoint stuff on the verses, and during the middle breakdown, and at the end there were some maracas, so i had a bit of an afro-beat freak out. Sadly the album version does not have this, as I am in the live band put together after the album was done. We have agreed that what i have done is better. Which is nice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) [quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1330044143' post='1552070'] without examples........how do we explain?!! good luck with this one! [/quote] You could write it out as musical notation, scan it and post it as a picture. Edited February 24, 2012 by paul_c2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Dum, dum dum dum, dum, de-dum de-dum dum dum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musophilr Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 [url="http://soundcloud.com/phil-aka-pip/alt_carol"]http://soundcloud.com/phil-aka-pip/alt_carol[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizznit Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1330089515' post='1552533'] [url="http://soundcloud.com/phil-aka-pip/alt_carol"]http://soundcloud.com/phil-aka-pip/alt_carol[/url] [/quote] Nice one Phil! Love the phrasing in the verses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='ras52' timestamp='1330088630' post='1552509'] Dum, dum dum dum, dum, de-dum de-dum dum dum. [/quote] Interesting! 9/8 is a cool time sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) This, I guess...[i].( albeit rough & unfinished)[/i] [url="https://soundcloud.com/deepworm/untitled-waiting"]https://soundcloud.com/deepworm/untitled-waiting[/url] Edited March 3, 2013 by bottomfeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This is the first thing that popped into my head when presented with lyrics about birds and rabbits, a melody and a click track. Pretty cheesy, will probably change it completely once the rest of the band wade in with contributions, but you did ask [url="http://soundcloud.com/neepheid/bouncy-bass"]http://soundcloud.com/neepheid/bouncy-bass[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1330092586' post='1552608'] This is the first thing that popped into my head when presented with lyrics about birds and rabbits, a melody and a click track. Pretty cheesy, will probably change it completely once the rest of the band wade in with contributions, but you did ask [url="http://soundcloud.com/neepheid/bouncy-bass"]http://soundcloud.co...eid/bouncy-bass[/url] [/quote] Infectious little ditty!.... quite like the simplicity of the arrangement too... but what it needs is[b][i] ....more cowbell![/i][/b][b][i] [/i][/b] Edited February 24, 2012 by bottomfeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musophilr Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1330089726' post='1552546'] Nice one Phil! Love the phrasing in the verses! [/quote] You're too kind! I was wondering what bassline to put to it when on Radio4 there came a program about how reggae gained a presence in British pop culture during the 1960s after people from the Carribean came to live here. Thoughts of their music helped. I think I owe them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Mine is an album for the band Cow who I play bass for. The album will be out in March but one of the tracks, "Black Harvest" is going to be on the cover CD of next months edition of Mojo which is out on Tue or Wed next week. The song was hand picked by Paul Weller who picked all the songs on the cover CD. The funny thing is, of all the songs on the album, its the one song I struggled the most to write a bass line for. Its a very open spacious song and any bass line I played sounded in the way. So I decided to not play on the first verse, single root notes on the chorus, then some melodicish lines for the two verses and then build from there. Then the last chorus i just make it all up In the end, its simple but effective and I am really happy how it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizznit Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='bottomfeed' timestamp='1330093132' post='1552616'] Infectious little ditty!.... quite like the simplicity of the arrangement too... but what it needs is[b][i] ....more cowbell![/i][/b][b][i] [/i][/b] [/quote] I have a fever. A fever that can only be cured with more cowbell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) A simple one, but I love this song regardless: [media]http://www.mcnach.com/MISC/Forum_various/sound/How_The_Hell_roughtempmix.mp3[/media] it's only a rough mix meant to serve as a guide during recording. It has only drums, bass, rhythm guitar and one voice. [i]edit: for those of you interested in gear, that was recorded with the MM SUB.[/i] There are two other guitars in the band adding bits and pieces, 2-3 backing vocals and a trumpet. It sounds naked without them, but I can hear it all in my head It's our latest song (for Sea Bass Kid) for the 10-track CD we are recording. If you are looking for fancy virtuoso playing, look elsewhere. but it's one of my top 3 favourite tracks of ours. If you like it and know of a drummer around Edinburgh who'd like to play with us... let me know! Our Canadian drummer is leaving for Canada, for good, and we need to find someone else as we are having to decline gigs, and that's really making us very sad. We are a 7-piece: 3 guitars, one of them being main vocals and teh other two doing backing vocals, bass, drums and trumpet. Perhaps a saxophone player will join soon. You never feel alone in this band! Edited February 24, 2012 by mcnach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1330075221' post='1552207'] I have been sessioning for an artist over the past 8 months and I have been laying down some funk lines and gospel chops for his forthcoming album that will be released in April 2012. It hasn't been mastered yet so I can't upload anything yet, but we had a giggle remixing I Wish/Stevie Wonder with my lead singer when we had a couple of hours to burn at his studio. The bass tone is a bit raw as I am sure I was direct into the desk to cut time. I am pretty sure I used my MTD 535 on this session (sounds like it!). Enjoy! [url="http://soundcloud.com/andrew-hartley/nation-stack-i-wish-andrew"]http://soundcloud.co...k-i-wish-andrew[/url] [/quote] I don't dig on this kind of music, but I enjoyed it. You have really great feel, I really like your tone, lovely sense of timing too. You just sound confident and completely at ease, I can almost see you smiling while you recorded it. The only thing I don't like is that little funk major/minor 3rd trill lick, almost every funk player does it and I simply can't hear it as being musical, it's like a great big dollop of tomato sauce on your juicy and perfectly cooked organic rib-eye. Other than that, superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='bottomfeed' timestamp='1330092435' post='1552602'] This, I guess...[i].( albeit rough & unfinished)[/i] [url="http://snd.sc/AB6eMW"]http://snd.sc/AB6eMW[/url] [/quote] I LIKE that!! A bit "Squarepusher-esque" if you don't mind me saying so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1330113364' post='1553060'] I LIKE that!! A bit "Squarepusher-esque" if you don't mind me saying so... [/quote] ...I'll take that as a massive compliment, sir!... Thank you kindly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Been ages since I actually wrote a full bassline start to finish for one of our songs. This is possibly the most recent & still a work in progress & need to sort out the mandolinist's timing. http://soundcloud.com/bassg/my-old-friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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