chorus for bass?

[surfmaster]

i know this has always been a sort of "classic" mixing technique, or at least i've heard it mentioned before, but i was wondering if many of you guys actually use it in say a 4 peice rock group configuration. i tried it out and i think i like it, but it just takes getting used to. so either i need some support or some advice to tell me when you think it is a good idea to use it. i do like the way it allows the bass a new place in the mix.

[David Katauskas]

I use it sometimes...just a different flavor. If you likey...keepy.

[Dogbreath]

Yup...I use it at times. Sometimes it fits sweet. Just depends on what the tune calls for. If you like it, go for it.

[iwantmypie]

I love the sound of a chorus on a bass. Early Pearl Jam is a great example. I think Jeff Ament even had a fretless bass on a lot of that stuff too. AWESOME TONE!

[notCardio]

it's really easy to overuse it. When it's off, then you feel like something's missing. I guess it's all up to personal taste, though.

[Cyanide-Depende]

Originally Posted by surfmaster

i know this has always been a sort of "classic" mixing technique, or at least i've heard it mentioned before, but i was wondering if many of you guys actually use it in say a 4 peice rock group configuration. i tried it out and i think i like it, but it just takes getting used to. so either i need some support or some advice to tell me when you think it is a good idea to use it. i do like the way it allows the bass a new place in the mix.

I use it in some applications, and others I go dry. Depends on what the song needs (like most things here )

[tarnationsauce2]

Chorus on bass really is something to be careful with. The phasing will cause vallys and peaks in the notes. It will help the bass seem more dynamic in interesting because of the special effect.

To get around some of the bad effects of chorus on bass, you'll want to use parallel processing.
Get the dry signal and split it into 2-buses, or 2 tracks. On the seperate buses, have one high passes at 150hz, and the other low passed at 150hz. The track that has been high passed is the one that'll have chorus applied. THe low passed bus will stay dry. Then you can sum the buses to a new bus. Or keep them seperate and mix to taste.

This will keep the low end coherent and solid. Your basslines won't drop out because of the phasing of chorus effect. This way you can use stereo chorus and you don't have to worrk about stereo phasing problems of the low frequencies either.

[surfmaster]

Originally Posted by tarnationsauce2

Chorus on bass really is something to be careful with. The phasing will cause vallys and peaks in the notes. It will help the bass seem more dynamic in interesting because of the special effect.

To get around some of the bad effects of chorus on bass, you'll want to use parallel processing.
Get the dry signal and split it into 2-buses, or 2 tracks. On the seperate buses, have one high passes at 150hz, and the other low passed at 150hz. The track that has been high passed is the one that'll have chorus applied. THe low passed bus will stay dry. Then you can sum the buses to a new bus. Or keep them seperate and mix to taste.

This will keep the low end coherent and solid. Your basslines won't drop out because of the phasing of chorus effect. This way you can use stereo chorus and you don't have to worrk about stereo phasing problems of the low frequencies either.

actually, thats exactly what i've been doing. ive been keeping the di'ed low frequencys dry and then putting chorus on the miked track which i kept more treblely. although i havent tried a full high pass/low pass for the tracks yet, i'll have to try it out. thanks so much for the input guys.