Beat Making: How to Create Bassline on MPC Vol. 4

[@geminiredcard]

Flawless videos. I've been learning to produce through Ableton (juke, beats, etc etc) and been looking to learn more about older production techniques. You've definitely made every single video so clear cut and straight to the point. Thanks for the lessons.

[@Verysickbeats]

Chamere Minusone my pleasure and thnx 4 watching

[@RTOBeats]

I love these lessons your teaching. I always used to play by ear with my bass lines until I came up with some dope. I never thought of using scales for them.since these vids it is super easy to make a dope ass bass line. Thank you j filt because of you I can make some kev brown type shit lol

[@OverlorBeats]

each one teach one...Thanks a lot this will help me out a ton. I will utilize this technique asap...lol! Keep em coming J and I will be in touch real soon!!

[@SameDayHurt]

I definitely stumbled upon this out of boredom, and ended up gaining a lesson or so. Good stuff

[@gothicck]

Thanks again JFilt. Please keep them coming.

[@roboedar]

i love these series man! thorough yet to the point!!

[@DoctorSess]

basslines seem to be the most challenging thing to me... which is sad because i play bass in a band hahah i sometimes use my bass guitar but playing bass live and recording bass and getting a good sound are two very different things. usually i use a midi keyboard and play basslines for my hip hop beats but even that is difficult to get an oldschool sound instead of a corny digital sound. this method seems very promising my friend. thanks!

[@Ontbt]

man, big thanks for your work! always wondered how those nice hip hop bass lines are made... pretty simple when you know how, thank you!

[@Verysickbeats]

+Don Jon my pleasure

[@MeekPoitier]

Your basslines sound great even when you just messing about. Great bass vibes! respect, inspirational.

[@Verysickbeats]

Thanks MeekPoitier may add another vid to this series in the near future

[@finimo]

Respect for all the knowledge dropped dude..this beat's fire!!!

[@sneakykebab]

Awesome! props & love from Ireland brother!

[@JacekMagnacki]

4:25 That Necro type beat!

[@S1KK]

Im so confused ?? What makes this natural minor scale different from the melodic minor scale on the mpc, if the stickers on the pads are marked,in the exact same order

[@wangjunxi1]

Fam, this pattern on pad is same with the Melodic Minor Scale, so what is the different?

[@m2lawren]

this is sickk....so easy to follow along! thanks for this

[@TheStreetest]

no doubt homie... but yo... i also like applying ADSR to the samples an really give that bass /guitar effect... now im gathering all my phat an flat basslines from my keyboards an synths.... nice..

[@sicsolids5047]

I can listen to that song at the end for hours homie, sounds like FF7 or leagond of dragoon ost dope sounds. dope video and hella helpful thank you my dawg!

[@Verysickbeats]

my pleasure

[@LawrinMaxwellsmpc500]

I see what you did, you used the sixth note of the cmaj scale which is A, the relative key to cmaj. So you using the Natural minor scale in the key of Am? Does this work with all samples, even for samples in another key? How do you decide which formula you want to use, and can I do this with the major scales like you do with the minor scales? Dope videos man!

[@TrackfiendsEnt]

Damn that's ill fam. I play my basslines off keyboard but i like this idea right here i will most def have to try it as i strictly play by ear.

[@litespeedmuzic]

love the videos fam . just wanted to know on the filter and resonance whats the best settings for that hip hop bass .

[@Verysickbeats]

Thanks angel colon As far as settings, i have no best setting i can tell u. I change up every time and it depends on the sample and your ears. I tweak it until i like how the bass sounds. Its all about your preference and just experimenting. Hip hop is freedom of expression in my humble opinion PERIOD...

[@TheShellshocked1]

This shit is wicked man I feel like you waking up us zombies out here... Keep doin it !!!!

[@TheStreetest]

nice... i like the technique...- Emcee Suspense

[@teempc5000]

Bro, I need to get me a Rhodes...it the most natural sounding piano...wow

[@realgram]

Hey love the videos, thanks for taking the time to help other people! I had one question- how do you determine what pad will be mapped to what note when the 16 levels is used. For example, you have your pads marked with that tape to tell you which ones are certain notes. Wouldn't that change depending on the note you sample, or what scale you want? Do you always sample the same note, or you base it on the 'root note' of the scale or how does that all work?

[@Verysickbeats]

yogaframe jones Exactly right, it would change depending on the note u sample so the most important part of the technique is the formula NOT the specific note for a specific pad. Any note can be on any pad and as long as each pad is programmed to play chromatically u are good to go. The scales and chords still work, but depending on what actual note is on a specific pad will determine the key. U could sample an F note and put it on pad 2 if u wanted and go from there, ect... hope that helps

[@alphonsity]

can you only use 16 levels for MPC becuase im using a mpd26 and it wont let me do exactly what your doing for your keys. for example like whenever you let go of the pad the sound stops pleasee help im really struggling

[@almightyyotto]

and just like that I know what I need to do thanks man

[@Verysickbeats]

my pleasure

[@DJBigJay11]

What good JFilt, I drew out all of the formulas from your bass line series so I could practice all 5 patterns. As I did this I found that Melodic Minor & Natural Minor use the same exact keys: 2, 4(root), 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14 & 16. Could you let me know what the difference then is between these or if I incorrectly copied these patterns? Thanks for even doing this is the 1st place.

[@Verysickbeats]

My apologies: I should've explained that the melodic minor actually has two different scales: Ascending and descending...The one i did was the descending melodic scale which is the same as the natural minor scale...the only difference is going up the scale (ascending) is the same as the melodic minor. Its silly but hey there it is... In my #16PadScaleManual i include the jazz minor scale which is the melodic scale exactly the same in either direction. Hope that makes sense don't wanna sound too technical...

[@DJBigJay11]

I got the manual so I'll experiment some more, thanks again.

[@Claidheambmor]

Damn that bassline is excellent! Sounds great too, did you finish this track?

[@Verysickbeats]

as of the time im responding to this unfortunately no, this is one of many i have to revisit

[@Killamurdysquad]

damn this is fire!!! one day you should do a live show for youtube and upload that shit!

[@mrLCarew]

had to give u props, shitz dope thankz

[@paranorml]

Extremely helpful! Big ups to you

[@Verysickbeats]

Glad to be of help thanks The ParanormL

[@tinktwiceman]

***** Any chance we can get you to Share a Bass Note from that beautiful Fender? Lol I remember reading that's what Pete Rock was sampling for his Bass Notes.

[@Verysickbeats]

If u subscribe to the website u can download my free starter kit which comes with a 1shot from the rhodes along with other sounds

[@tinktwiceman]

***** Good looking out fam. I appreciate it! Just subscribed and downloaded the kit. Time to load up into the MPC. Thank you!

[@tinktwiceman]

***** Both "Bass Note C" and "Rhodes Note C" are from the Rhodes? Or only the Rhodes Note? Thanks

[@bouffantmoose]

good video! thanks man!

[@AJWise]

mpds have a 16 level button on it

[@extrix3039]

that track is insane

[@Verysickbeats]

thank u

[@MACKMAN10000]

yo dope shit keep up the good work!!!

[@Verysickbeats]

MACKMAN10000 appreciate that!

[@LawrinMaxwellsmpc500]

Thanks J man Im learning from your vids.

[@diekz6316]

can u upload the intro beat of your video please?

[@Verysickbeats]

Diekz I get that question all the time, unfortunately it was only a snippet demo beat that was never finished

[@lozoz]

thanks jfilt, really helpful but i have one quick question... are the chords you're playing the bassline over in the key of c major? is that what gives it that nice unresolved feel

[@Verysickbeats]

Yes and no..dont wanna get too technical but the chords are really in A minor which is relative to C major...Thats why i explained the scale at the beginning.

[@lozoz]

***** ok i gotcha, it makes sense. thanks for a great series

[@liammcooper]

Amin is Cmaj's relative minor. Which means they have the same key signature, AKA the same notes, or rather, the notes that are going to be flatted and sharped are the same (which in the case of Cmaj/Amin is 0 flats and 0 sharps). However it's not the same because the scales themselves begin on different roots. Cmaj starting on C, Amin starting on A, obviously. So if you were to play a progression in Cmaj, while the notes would be the same, it would be off-key if you played an Amin scale riff over it. Correct me if I'm wrong

[@Detroyt313]

When You're doing base lines, do you eq out the mid and hi to make it fuller?

[@Verysickbeats]

depends on the bass im using. a lot of times i like to filter my bass within the MPC by just taking out the hi freq

[@Detroyt313]

okay thanks a lot

[@Verysickbeats]

Detroyt313 my pleasure

[@Logitechxoxo]

intro song, PLZ !

[@diekz6316]

what do u think about the mpc 2500?, u like how it sounds?

[@Verysickbeats]

Diekz That would probably be the next machine for me since, its the perfect upgrade...

[@kidjapha9736]

doooooope man

[@Verysickbeats]

much thanks

[@particlejones]

Its 9 steps? Not a sixth? Filt for pres

[@salt_gawd]

Dannng!

[@Verysickbeats]

salute

[@beyallluv]

Taking notes....

[@Verysickbeats]

Lol... nothing wrong with that

[@M0DFATH3R]

it's like you can't play wrong no matter what u tap

[@Verysickbeats]

Haha thats the idea

[@S1KK]

PLEASE do bruda, because i have no idea what your talking about lol

[@paranorml]

Extremely helpful! Big ups to you