Need to make this sound.

Hi guys! I'm in desperate need to make that bass sound from Fancy - Iggy Azalea. Any synth will do I just need the basic idea of what it's made of. Thanks.

why not make your own sounds and be an original?

Because I just love this sound within the context of the track I'm producing.

the bass stab synth in the verse? Its probably a PWM or supersaw type subtractive synth... or maybe an FM synth with a low pass filter over it thru chorus...

There's something oberheim-ish about it, could be an oberheim expander like the similar sounds all over Depeche Mode's classic Violator LP

I could make that patch about 5 different ways on just about any 80s unit as long as I have my electrix filter factory and a good multi-fx unit to refine things as needed...

in soft synths I would look at using OBXD or SuperWave P8 or maybe even DEXED and then run a filter plugin after it and maybe some subtle chorus... if you're using a subtractive synth like OBXD then use a saw waveform and detune them or apply pulse width modulation if its available, if using SuperWave use the super saw... there's probably a good FM bass patch in Dexed you could use as a jumping off point to achieve your end result through FM rather than subtractive synthesis

Okay, that was pretty unintelligible to me. First off: What is an oberhiem? Also I have no idea what synths you're referring to. I just need the basic technique. I know it's some sort of wave with a fast decay envelope on the cutoff of a LP filter, but I can't seem to get that thick sound.

Thanks

an oberheim is a vintage brand of synthesizer

try 2 detuned saws with a square sub oscillator

http://synthesizeracademy.com/

Thanks

Sure, no problem.

if you want to go all subtractive with it here's a good free oberheim VSTi plugin:

http://www.musicradar.com/us/news/tech/obxd-free-vst-plugin-synth-inspired-by-oberheim-ob-x-594880

if you want to get the hardness in the upper mids thru FM synthesis here's the best free FM vst synth:

http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=2026

http://www.themusicproducerblog.com/2014/12/yamaha-dx7-dexed-plugin-3000-soundbanks.html

and TAL has great freeware at the bottom of their product list... the SH-101 or Juno clone might work for you, and like a real 106, their Juno plugin has a classic roland chorus built in and I hear some chorus on the sound you are seeking... their Elektro synth could actually be used to make the sound you're imagining only fuller and better... here's the link:

http://tal-software.com/Products

Wow thanks! I already have a good FM synth, (Shout out to Sytrus!) but I will definitely check out the other synths.

oh! IL's sytrus will do it no problem, it has all the tools you need... love that one

I actually managed to dial up a pretty good version of this sound referencing the song on youtube a few minutes ago, but I got carried away with volume and woke my 1 year-old son up from his nap and had to quit refining it and shut down. It was time for him to wake up anyway.

Oh I see that you have Harmor. Check out the preset ''Analog 2''. That's basically it but I don't know how Harmor works (besides that it uses additive synthesis) so I cant deconstruct the preset. Maybe you can do that?

(I can't use Harmor because I only have the demo, and I'm not going to buy it just for one preset:)

No kiddin', I'll take a look for you when I have some free time. I've never looked at the presets on a single piece of hardware or software I own other than to laugh at the names.

I think I'm not going to need the sound, but if you ever figure it out let me know.

I'm a dad, so I got distracted being a dad and forgot to tell you I generated it really fast in sytrus earlier in the week. Harmor is too much synth for it. Even sytrus had a lot more features than I needed to make it.

Is that your excuse for everything? : )

Can you post a link to the patch? Thanks.

I didn't mean that seriously up there. Some people would take offense pretty fast from that.

I'll post it on the web somewhere when I get a chance. No offense taken, I knew you were joking. No one would risk the ire of an angry dad on purpose. We all love our kids... dads that is.