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Optical Medicine Bass & DOA Breakdown

Added 2025-02-04 19:18:06 +0000 UTC

Hello everyone,

I saw this DOA article the other day & thought it would be really interesting to see if I could breakdown Optical’s bass techniques. 🧑‍🔬

https://www.dogsonacid.com/threads/how-is-this-bass-sound-made.807053/

Ed Rush & Optical - The Medicine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYQjEgOoaVg

① Source Bass Sound - Tabla, 808 Distorted, Novation Bass Station, Detuned Synths (Square & Saw), Filtered Samples (any sample that has a good bass waveform)

② Resample Bass Patch - Assign Macros to: Low-Pass Filters, Resonance, Driving Sweeping EQ & Pitch Wheel Modulation.

③ EQ Bandpass Sweeping Technique - All EQ’s on widest and max gain (Analog style EQ). Then sweep the high mid eq with a narrow band.

④ Add to Sampler - Cut up the best parts and add them all to a new sampler instrument with legato Glides turned on (small ms glide times are better according to Optical).

⑤ Glide Notes - Play in the new idea testing out overlapping notes for cool glides between them.

⭐️ Resampling - The key to this technique is to never be afraid to resample and filter again. Record a long performance, chop out the best bits & off you go again.

Cheers everyone,

Big ups! ✌️

George