#br808

There's a synth plugin out there that is quite powerful, although it is not as popular or easy to use as Native Instruments' Massive. It's called BR808. Here is the link to the plugin download site (don't worry; it's free): http://audio.rosseauxnet.de/software/plugins/br808/

I tried experimenting with the plugin today, attempting to make a Reese Bass. I was satisfied with my results, so I wrote this post just to share with you guys.

A Reese Bass is simply a sound, produced by several oscillators set to Sawtooth, each one detuned slightly (a few cents above or below) and with their pitches set to -24 semitones. I applied this definition to my experiment by doing the following:

Open up your DAW and create an instance of BR808. (Obviously, you need to make sure you have it first.)

Once opened, go to Instruments > Globals and set the Volume to -0.0 dB.

Then, go to Instruments > Voice > Oscillators > 1 and set Waveform to Sawtooth Up, set Transpose to -24 semitones, and set Finetune slightly left or right a few cents. Go to Instruments > Voice > Oscillators > 2 and do the same, but if you set the Finetune of Oscillator 1 to the left, set it to the right, and vice versa.

Next, go to Instruments > Voice > ADSRs > 1, select Off for Attack, Decay, and Release, and set the Sustain to 20000.00 ms (all the way up). Go to Instruments > Voice > ADSRs > 2 and do the same.

Add some effects if desired. The plugin has effects such as distortion and chorus built into it, or you can use your DAW's effects.

Finally, select a channel number and press the "Set to Channel" button.