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runekae » Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:51 am
There are massive threads on psy bassline techniques on some of the dedicated forums. I'm only a beginner myself but after on and off research and playing around for the past year, among other things, I've managed to get the basic but not really rounded sound (you probably don't want it really rounded for forest anyway since it's so fast).
Basic technique for your bodugaboduga is a single sawtooth. Attack is superfast, Release as quick as you can without a click. Decay is the quickest response so we can use that to pull the sound down to a low Sustain, which combined with the attack gives it a bounce... we are talking very low values here. I tried using a wavetable and that does make it sound more controlled, which is reflected in other people's posts. Get a nice low octave, like 2 if you want some growling. For fast basslines you want to fill all 16s. If there is interference with the kick, you can add sidechain compression; some people swear by it, others say they can get the sound they want with just ADSR... YMMV. One thing I've found is to push the fundamental frequency to give it a bit of boost. Play around with values and a drum loop to get a feel for the sound. Like I said, I'm a beginner too so my advice will only be the basics but there is a wealth of information out there.
Good luck