I need help (dubstep WIP)

[oddboy18]

http://soundcloud.com/oddboy18/hop-skip-and-a-drop-bassline

I'm working on a project right now. I've kinda finished the bass part, but I feel like something is missing. Can somebrony help me. thanks

*note* the link says "Hop Skip Drop" but I changed it to "blazing"

[Watashig]

The lower wubs are a bit too quiet. See what you can do.

[KillerAmp]

sub bass!
it just sounds like if you added some punchy sub you'd get a much fuller feel

[Lavender_Harmony]

The main problems here are overcompression and lack of sub.

You should first of all remove whatever compressor you have on the limiter, and begin to EQ all the different elements of the track. Cut space for the snare in all the bass synths–put the snare through a spectrum analyser and locate the frequencies it has the most presence in, and cut those out slightly in everything else. Do the same for the kick. You should also cut everything below 150Hz ish, removing all the bass from your bass sounds, and layer a sub underneath them all, modulated accordingly.

[Navron]

I struggled for such a long time trying to create a heavy drop, and constantly wondered why it lacked the power and punch. It really is in the subbass, believe it or not.

What Lavender said is spot on, and to add on to it, realize that your sub doesn't necessarily "have" to follow the same notes as your modulated basses. You can create some interesting harmonies and dramatic changes with your subbass having a life of itself, although it is important to closely match the modulation of your basses.

Speaking of which, one thing that helped me with modulating subbass: Don't over-complicate it. Subbass is about the feeling, vs the tone. If you try to create crazy fast melodies and/or chords in the subbass freqs, you're just going to get a mess. Think of subbass as being a bar bouncer. They'll pack a whole lotta punch, but don't expect them to run around and actually exert themselves.
*No offense intended to any people who may have been bar bouncers.*

[XXDarkShadow79XX]

What you need here is a healthy amount of distortion. If you have access to VSTs (In other words, not using Reason) then give Camelcrusher or Tridirt a try. Both can fatten up the sound a make it sound fuller. Just be careful with distortion. If you don't want things to get too out of control, practice restraint with the volume/gain and dry/wet knobs. ;)

EDIT: Oh yeah, and add a white noise downlifter right @ the drop. Automate a simple low pass filter. Just trust me on this, it works wonders. (I really say this a lot, but it works like magic and so many people don't do it!)

[oddboy18]

Thanks everybody. I'll remember that