Worship Bass Tone || Trade Secrets || Episode 2

Today we're talkin' all about that bass, no treble!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:51 P-Bass
01:08 Pedalboard Build
01:34 Tuner
01:48 Microsynth
02:12 Compressor
02:44 Overdrive
03:03 Preamp/DI
03:24 Perceived Loudness
04:29 Board Demo
08:45 Recording/Performance
10:51 Mixing the Bass
11:25 EQ
13:09 Compression
14:29 Decapitator
16:28 Secret Sauce #1
17:35 Secret Sauce #2
19:14 Final A/B Comparison
20:10 Conclusion
Background music made by myself

[@abbeyna01]

This guy has the perfect voice for documentaries

[@jpjakelee3160]

BRO these are such a gem, can you please do more of these? I am learning sooo much!

[@beloved_music]

Definitely more on the way :) Let me know what you would like to hear about!

[@titoekaprasetio1660]

Bro church bass player here - you just gained another subscriber. Thank you for the video - extremely useful !

[@bensmith3109]

Precise, helpful, concise. This was SO helpful!!!

[@joshthiel7187]

This was without a question the most clear and helpful video I have found on getting a solid bass tone for worship music. I would love to see or hear how you might integrate an hx stomp into this set up! Thank you for the work on this video!!

[@henderson3]

I found this video extremely useful - thank you!

[@billyjay1]

Awesome video 🔥

[@J.Anthony02]

This has been really helpful.

[@Rrrr-qj6wb]

really great video!!

[@michaelgracechoi]

This is so money bro!! 🔥

[@jasonsong3999]

The decapitator from Soundtoys is such a solid saturation plugin. Awesome video David :)

[@billyjay1]

I love the mycrosynth !!

[@TheNathanLin]

fire!

[@indelebi]

Saw you took part in 심형진 목사님's new project. Good stuff bro 👍

[@martinheath5947]

For Ableton think live looping, grooves, beats, sound manipulation and control. For Logic think... music

[@israelsuarez5843]

Nice! Looks just like Adam kisers lol!

[@blueberrysalt6788]

Would love to see one on the electric guitar since tone is such a personal and unique kind of topic!

[@beloved_music]

Agreed! It’s a very well-covered topic by those who do it better than I ever will, so I always shy away from covering electric guitars. Perhaps inviting a guest for this might be awesome and helpful :) thanks for watching!

[@xavierdefer3781]

what are the numbers or notes for that fill at 10:06? also amazing tone love how everything sounds!

[@joven7327]

hello, bro. Can you please make a cover of "WHEN I SAY YOUR NAME" by Victory Worship. Thank you and God bless!!

[@timothykang5729]

Can you show how you mix all the instruments together and how to balance each sound as a whole?

[@beloved_music]

Thought about this-a very nuanced & difficult topic to teach, but this certainly changes everything when you nail it. I’ll add it to the list!

[@timothykang5729]

@beloved_music yes thank you! Even a generalized idea or basic principles to mixing would be helpful. Your "What Moves You" cover has been on repeat for me btw! 👍

[@b_d_vn9651]

Hello, I noticed you were using Ableton on a mac. I also made the switch to apple recently. And I am yet to decide if I will stick to Ableton or switch to Logic. I have seen many producers use Logic if they have a mac. Can I know what made you choose Ableton over Logic?

[@beloved_music]

I made the switch to Live from Logic many years ago when I was heavy into producing electronic music, and it had features (sampling interface is very intuitive/incredibly useful for live performances/I like its automation interface) about it that just made sense for that genre, but after using it for all these years it’s just become second nature to me. The learning curve for it is steep initially, but once you get past that curve it’s a very intuitive DAW. In the end, all DAWs have their pros and cons, but the best DAW is the DAW you know best.

[@FreeWilly22]

Would you be willing to answer a couple Qs for me? First, what alternatives to the synth and Tone Hammer would you recommend? And also, what LUTs or coloring tools are you using to color this video? It’s amazing. Thanks!

[@beloved_music]

Hello, no problem! I believe the MXR octaver is pretty popular as an alternative. I’m not sure these days what people are using in place of the tone hammer, but any bass preamp with tone options (EQ) might be good. I’m not using any particular preset or LUTs for coloring, but I do use Davinci Resolve to grade all my videos ☺️ Camera is BMPCC4K with a Sigma 16-35. Hope this helps!

[@FreeWilly22]

@@beloved_music thank you! I’ll have to check out they MXR! And I have my eye on a tech 21 VT bass DI! You have great taste and eye for coloring, the glowy filter effect you have going on in this video is great also

[@elayakim]

CCM E guitar breakdown plsss 🤍

[@alabasterjar]

hiiii - can you show us your keys set up? softwares/hardwares you use? Love to see other people’s set up ☺️

[@beloved_music]

Sure thing Deborah! Added to my list :)

[@xavierdefer3781]

whats the song name?

[@jordansanoy3352]

I think you forgot to switch the tonehmmer di to post. Both ags engaged or disengaged sounds that same

[@beloved_music]

Made sure my post switch was on before hitting record! Definitely have made that mistake before. I do hear a difference, but it’s very subtle! Gain was a little lower than how I usually set it, and I also level-matched the two clips in post so we can really hear the difference in tone rather than being misguided by the loudness.

[@jordansanoy3352]

@@beloved_music sounds good. Just wanted to make sure because i've made that mistake as well :). Great job on this vid

[@elayakim]

🤍🔥

[@joshuaguzman7467]

Ok but what if I don’t have a dad ?

[@beloved_music]

My dad might be interested in adoption for as long as it takes to build a board if you paid him 🤔