How is this bass constructed?

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Phil, can you give me some guidance on what is going on in the bass end of this track, to help me to achieve a similar type of sound?br
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Is the producer using a deep sub bass do you think - and if so, what kind of midi pattern?br
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Do you think there is a sine wav/triangle wave type sub - or a filtered sawtooth type of sub for the very bottom end of the bass - between about 40-100Hz for example?br
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How many basses are playing, and what would you say are the likely types of sounds he has used, and what kind of midi patterns etc?br
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I can’t hear the bass end of this track too well on my own studio set-up, and i can’t seem to really hear what bass(es) he has running to create this type of sound?br
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Anyone got any ideas whatsoever?br
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Anything?

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Sounds like the sub is all in the kick and the bass riff is more 200hz up

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So you think there are basically 2 layers that make up the bass - 1 sub layer, and then the arpeggiated bassline that plays over the top from about 200Hz upwards?br
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Do you think the sub layer just hits on every beat then along with the kick - with a long release to make it play pretty much continuously, only being pumped in time with the kick by sidechaining?br
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Do you think this would be the best way to go about creating a similar type of sound? br
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Anything else you would add about trying to recreate this type of bass?

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Im not sure there is another sub layer i just think it might be just a heavy kick

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its really hard to tell from soundcloud… the quality is sooo crappy the bass is all mush

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Sounds to me like there’s on top of it all a deep low sine that’s sidechained with the kick. On top of that there’s the higher bass as Phil said. And you got the heavy kick with it’s low end.

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Thanks for your help guys./PPPhil, appreciate what you said about soundcloud!/PPI’ve ripped this track from a .mp3 set on Soundcloud - once it’s released i’ll buy a nice high-quality .wav version and have a better listen - should hear more then like you say!