Sound Design | Growl Bass in Serum

[@lafudge2929]

I can tell this is Kompany just by his voice. He sounds like Mordecai from regular show lol.

[@UnLuckyShot1]

im glad someone else thought that as well lmao

[@lowfrequency1180]

If you don't think growls have done good things for us, then do me a favor: take all of your phasers, all your filters, all your wavetables and burn them.

[@Twat2024]

lmao no way

[@jonhopwood3947]

Lol nothing to do with the fact he tells you it’s Kompany within the first few seconds of the video then? 🤔😂

[@lafudge2929]

@@jonhopwood3947 I guess I should have said "I can always tell it's Kompany just by his voice".

[@DisturbedVette]

No matter how many tutorials I watch I still can't seem to wrap my head around what makes a growl bass (let alone a riddim bass). Something I've been trying to understand since I was 11 when I picked up dubstep. I've now realized music theory is more important than sounds (as I've become sort of a composer), but this still fascinates me. That's what I love about dubstep, the sounds are just inconceivable.

[@lumos_6290]

Yeah I agree. For someone who is new to dubstep, it can seem like they all sound equally cool and novel. After a while though you start to develop a sense

[@mcgritty8842]

If you don’t get how to make growls, you’re watching the wrong tutorials or not picking up enough info. Do you reallt think in dubstep that music theory is more important than making good sounds? I think all the producers would very much disagree since many say they don’t really know music theory

[@DisturbedVette]

@@mcgritty8842 nah I know how to make (shitty) growls even just using massive but my music taste and ability has evolved since then. I’ve long switched to making post hardcore punk as it’s the ultimate music genre that solos everything musically (half joking). Anyway I do believe music theory is important to know regardless of what genre you’re in (just look at Virtual Riot), but what’s even MORE important is song writing skills.

[@anujmarchande]

His voice has more bass than the growl itself.

[@sushilramirez855]

xd

[@N9TheNoob]

what???

[@BGDMusic]

so true

[@Jake-n8m3n]

been looking for something like this for a long time

[@taylorwaggoner9998]

This video was one of the most informative tutorials on sound design I've found on KZbin. Thank you!!!

[@lingyiwei5509]

Kompany: "really not much going on in side of serum." me: "what does this, that and that do?" (rewind 10x)

[@lifesucks2006]

i agree he's a professional but First learn what knobe does what then u'll understand what's happening ;)

[@thefourthdymensionmusic]

i wish he did a tutorial of doing growls using only serum

[@gmdragon117]

This has been always been such a mystery for me! Im so happy after watching this it finally clicked!

[@papadoge5305]

It's funny how his CPU usage goes up to almost 50%, this shit's beefy.

[@ManveerSingh510]

Thank you for de-mystifying this. Its honestly the first Serum video that I can follow along. Every other serum tutorial is just 30 min long with some much unnecessary technical explanations and music theory monologues, or 5 min or less that only teach you one tiny aspect of the plugin. This video strikes the perfect balance.

[@mcgritty8842]

10 years ago it was “use Wow filter” for your growls… shit was insane back then

[@isaacdepaz9984]

awesome tutorial! used your tips and made my very own growl.

[@MedoTryToo]

Honestly, the best tutorial video for the growl. Thanks :D

[@HellKey]

This is video is what I was looking for since ever! Thanks

[@ThatOneGirlDrummer]

This is probably the best video for this I've seen thank you!

[@akumatensei5466]

Finally something useful... Thanks for sharing this piece of knowledge, much obliged my friend!

[@goaliemojo]

dude i love the way you teach this, its not so much giving away patches as it is giving you the tools to experiment and make your own shit. makes me all excited for sound design:) great vid

[@YaBoiGotThatSauce]

I’m getting it this coming weekend, I’m so excited

[@LeChapeauMusic]

Tbh before watching this video I suspected it would be made by Kompany lol he's the best dubstep producer from Icon

[@IconCollective]

Kyle is a gangster for sure. Have you seen him live?

[@LeChapeauMusic]

@@IconCollective yeah!!! He's the best!

[@bokudensatsujin]

Thank you so much man, this was an awesome and succinct tutorial on design. Much appreciated!

[@vegasfunbros5474]

Great tutorial, thanks for taking the time to post!

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

Thanks, I have made the most effortful fart sound design I have ever done in my life

[@IconCollective]

Whatever works hahaha

[@psythron]

Thank you very much for this video!!! I"ve been looking for a video like this since 2013. This is the ultimate guide on dubstep sound design. Thank you so much again!!!! This sounds a lot better than Skrillex BTW.

[@sanialt9092]

im new to making music and stuff (really new) and the stuff u do inspires me to keep trying. but i also am a complete noob and i need to learn how to use ableton and flstudio.

[@gr4hamm]

Bobbybones69 the crackhead try and focus on leaning one daw instead of two it will make things a lot easier

[@_barefootbren]

Thank you! Excellent tutorial.

[@IconCollective]

You're very welcome! More content coming soon

[@Official_HONU]

So stoked to be able to join the fam in October 🙌🏽

[@LiveItUpEARth991]

You doin online or attending the school?

[@Official_HONU]

Living on Earth attending in person 🤙🏽

[@LiveItUpEARth991]

Jealous! Good luck

[@destinmoffett5691]

yo that's awesome! when did you get accepted? I applied for this July and I already had my interview but they still haven't gotten back to me yet!

[@IconCollective]

stoked to have you on board, see you soon!

[@BGDMusic]

you should combine this technique with the hypergrowl

[@zippy9599]

kompany for president

[@openaudio4432]

thanks for the awesome preset!!

[@leqi2320]

thank you bro, really helpful tutorial

[@yes-hh4mm]

Very cool!

[@faur0s]

Amazing tutorial, thank you

[@ezekiels1063]

Excellent Video

[@BVK.]

Yo mordecai Yo making growls? Damn bro

[@IconCollective]

He's a lion

[@zxp3ct3r41]

Yo tbh it's the intro itself that drew me in

[@EricTheYounger]

WAIT KOMPANY MAKES TUTORIALS NOW?

[@burhanuddin632]

i,m 100% sure! this tutorial is given by Kompany

[@kcf7770]

Lmao I immediately knew it was Kompany as soon as I clicked on it, good stuff :)

[@pixelx5524]

The Sub bass give at the sound more quality because it is very low (I think it is at around 40/60 Hz)

[@melty4402]

What note is he playing when he tests the growl, i dont see any of the keys at the bottom get triggered

[@sickassbeats]

Wait wait wait....... YOU are Kompany????!!!!!

[@chadjackson561]

amazing!!!!

[@thaiscapdeville9501]

When I select "Monster 7" or any other wave table and click the piano key, it doesn't sound like yours does. Your monster wave table before the alterations already sounded growly, mine just sounded like a piano key. What am I not doing right?

[@siddhantrana8653]

try reducing the octaves

[@death_throes]

Siddhant Rana His aren’t shifted down either. Is he playing the notes from a hardware device that is automating the notes at a lower octave?? Also Kompany’s growls are “slower”?

[@mcgritty8842]

⁠@@death_throeswhat? Get some sleep homie

[@dhruvakumar3212]

really helpful good stuff !

[@chadjackson561]

i have watched this video over and over so fukn helpful thank uuuu kompany!!!!!!!!!

[@NATmusic27]

pretty damn cool

[@chadjackson9166]

Thank uuuuu so much u have no idea how much this helps Now open up the pit hahahah

[@Ollieblitzberg9841]

HALLY SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET RIDDIM

[@timothywiley6334]

YES

[@IconCollective]

Kompany is the man

[@pravo.]

Nice brother

[@衫山十月]

thanks

[@pandemonix6176]

needs more ott

[@lookoutmusic4652]

you can do this tutorial for fl studio please

[@ehran9777]

Whats the song title?

[@IconCollective]

Kompany - Pit. Great track right?

[@ehran9777]

@@IconCollective Hell yeah. I really love that growl

[@a-3991]

usefull,i like it

[@sandatino6220]

thx man

[@williamryan947]

Why the double OTTs? I see this kind of multiple instances of compression in all kinds of tutorials, what's the logic behind it?

[@Letsynthesize]

Sometimes one instance simply just not make the job

[@inforthekill1984]

heavy compression is part of the characteristics of dubstep sounds

[@lafudge2929]

It's compression pre, and post effects. You can see he has a filter on after the first instance of OTT in serum. Plus he puts a phaser on in post, which as you know, takes out ample amounts of frequency content. Layering distortion, and compression is always a good idea if you're doing a lot of filtering that takes out/boosts certain frequencies. This technique is used a lot in Neuro and growl bass sound design.

[@williamryan947]

@@lafudge2929 thanks dude, I appreciate the detailed response!

[@mcgritty8842]

@@williamryan947the best answer is because it sohnds good. No futher explanation needed.

[@isaiahc5148]

whenever Kompany says beat in downbeat his voice cracks

[@whereeaticehim3132]

good!

[@yuandraricee]

Nice

[@affem1g959]

Does a growl have any pitch to it does it lies in any scale

[@IconCollective]

All sounds technically have a pitch

[@affem1g959]

Yes but what about the scale

[@mysteriousstranger9496]

@@affem1g959 The scale is relative to the context the growl is in,

[@mcgritty8842]

@@affem1g959what you going on about? You play the bote you want to

[@chatoyolo8769]

that doesnt sound like a skrillex growl\\ but i do like them

[@901GRIMKILLA]

I agree with the other comment this dude sounds like Mordecai from regular show

[@danielrosenwald]

Icon ****alumnus Kompany

[@IconCollective]

good catch ;)

[@vipinaanjna3278]

Great 👍 tutorial ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@ataufiq_h]

Sounds like pray for riddim

[@droydrex8375]

мотоцыкл епта )))

[@ten5ionator]

Easiest way to make a growl bass in seru...*loading stock preset*

[@mcgritty8842]

What video did you watch? Couldn’t have been this one

[@kevinperez5267]

5 OTTs

[@sawaibarcaomani9456]

Sounds like snails

[@mawzneurofunk5639]

Liked for drum and bass use, NOT dubstep!

[@mcgritty8842]

Lol what? Get some sleep

[@ACABSTUDIOS]

Had to experiment a little but I came up with some really horrible sounding stuff that's gonna make folks piss

[@itchydez]

Not great for 2018.

[@cey5931]

thanks