Just curious, do y'all prefer the Pulverisateur or the Heisenberg for basses?
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Pulv vs Heis: bass edition
Just curious, do y'all prefer the Pulverisateur or the Heisenberg for basses?
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So. Here's what's going on with the 2:
it depends on what kind of bass you want to make and whether FX can modify what you want.
In super basic terms the pulv has a basic sine oscillator with a small amount of overtones, where the Heisenberg has a flat sine.
To me the filter also sounds different on the pulv (I kinda prefer it in terms of "warmth" or simply the fact you don't have many options or visualization).
The FM on the Heisenberg is unfortunately a little sub-par, but it helps you create different sounds (although often not clean and with the necessity of FX).
In terms of my favourite kind of bass - reese bass, I honestly prefer the pulv. The stereo detune on the Heisenberg somehow rarely works for me, as it phases a lot and makes the audio sound thin. But you can make a Reese bass without the built-in detune. Just take a few oscillators, adjust the tuning on each of them in the range of cents, pan a few into stereo and leave one at the center. This technique has worked fairly great for me on the pulv. In combo with the pulv filter you get a great, fairly clean, but hefty sound. You can do the same on the Heisenberg, but with a lot more variations in sound colour.