What sort of instrument do people use for a more artificial bass sound, suitable for EDM? For example, something like the bouncy, twangy synth in nostraightanswer's "With This Love?"
(I like this sound, but this particular sound isn't the focus of my question. I'm looking for the instrument(s) generally used in synthetic-sounding bass for EDM.)
I'm thinking there are a few possibilities:
1. There are dedicated bass synths available. Some seem to focus on emulating acoustic basses, while others might be more electronic. Compared to using something like Serum/Vital, these would probably be easier but sacrifice something in terms of customizability/flexibility.
2. Something like Serum/Vital, where you use a preset or make your own sound from scratch.
3. Tweaking the parameters of an existing instrument and/or adding effects. E.g., for the sound above, I think I could change the ADSR and maybe add some delay to a PVC Kontakt instrument, and the sound would be at least somewhat similar. Trade-off here is that you're getting more of an acoustic sound, with probably somewhat limited flexibility to make it sound more synthetic. Bitcrushing and other effects can do a lot, though.
(I like this sound, but this particular sound isn't the focus of my question. I'm looking for the instrument(s) generally used in synthetic-sounding bass for EDM.)
I'm thinking there are a few possibilities:
1. There are dedicated bass synths available. Some seem to focus on emulating acoustic basses, while others might be more electronic. Compared to using something like Serum/Vital, these would probably be easier but sacrifice something in terms of customizability/flexibility.
2. Something like Serum/Vital, where you use a preset or make your own sound from scratch.
3. Tweaking the parameters of an existing instrument and/or adding effects. E.g., for the sound above, I think I could change the ADSR and maybe add some delay to a PVC Kontakt instrument, and the sound would be at least somewhat similar. Trade-off here is that you're getting more of an acoustic sound, with probably somewhat limited flexibility to make it sound more synthetic. Bitcrushing and other effects can do a lot, though.
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