Sound Programming; Bass - Elektron Monomachine SFX-6 Using Manual

BASS

FM+ is always my first port of call for basslines (im a big fan of sega megadrive sounds), just
experimenting with the envelopes on simple FM ratio settings can give wild bass sounds.
The filter works like a band pass filter with double resonance. Lots of resonance on the HPF
will result in a resonant peak at the lower end of the audio spectra, whereas resonance on the
LPF gives more empahsis to the top end of the spectra. There is infact only one filter
envelope. BOFS, WOFS are the filter envelope destinations, filter base and filter width
respectively.
Also be aware that the Key tracking of both the filters is switched on.
Key tracking is simply where the cutoff is changed as you go along the keyboard, usually the
cutoff is higher (filter opens up) as you get higher on the keyboard.
Its in a annoying spot in the kit edit menu at the end of the page, too far away for my liking;I
often forget its on and you don't pass it in general editing.
I really didnt get the filter untll I read in the manual that the keytracking is on, i didnt
understand why/how it reacted as it did.
Just tweak and listen, I use very little/or no res on basses, just pull down cutoff and tweak in
bofs/wofs and the env and it groowls..... the sawmaskin is good, i think the subosc is cool, can
make a deep bass a bit higher up in the scale but use subosc for subpower.
The puls is rather nice for basses, much more delicate than a saw.
Turn off key-tracking for high & and lowpass in the aasign-menu. That helped
me for creating a good low bass.
You already mentioned my favorites, SID & FM. The other machines are capable too but
involve a bit more sound shaping. I remember when we had the "Noise" MnM Lab, I was able
to get bass out of it but it took a lot more work.
I get great results by starting with the humble GND->Sin machine. Huge basses can be had.
Yeah, I'm starting to figure it out... if something is too thin...I will run a sine wave bass
underneath it. FM Basses are new to me...and I've got some good ones. Haven't been too
sucessful with the saw engine yet...can't get the filter to sound right. That's probably due to
liking analog filters.

SOUND PROGRAMMING

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