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I've been trying to get good bass sounds out of the AN1X.... with 
mixed results. I'd love to get some help. Here some of my 
observations in the search for good bass.

In playing live I found that I wanted a strong fundamental down to 
the C below the lowest  on the An1X Keyboard. (or the lowest C with a 
setting of -12). This is MIDI note # C2 which is supposed to have a 
fundamental of 32.7 Hz.  Is this too much to expect, acoustically? 
Our subs give decent authoritative bass with a bass player, so I 
pretty sure it's not the sound system.

Anyway when I play live, I get decent results down to the G3 (49Hz). 
I ran the An1X signal through a frequency analyzer(single oscillator, 
no filter, played with edge parameter quite a bit. Sure enough 
the "fundamental" as analyzed by the frequency analyzer does not go 
below the high 40s. Visually the shape of the overtone series changes 
too. The loudest frequency ceases to be the lowest frequency. The 
hump starts moving from the left edge towards the middle of the 
spectrum. As I play lower and lower notes.

So all this would suggest that the AN1X is sending out a muddy signal 
at those requencies (49HZ and below / G1 and below). But when I sent 
the signal through an oscilloscope it was a perfect sine wave (or saw 
wave, depending on the edge parameter) all the way down to C0. What 
gives?

I guess I don't what question I am asking. I am new to synth bass. 
(And I'd like to play more like Joe Zawinul/Bernie Worrell than one 
of the modern styles.)

Does any of you have a bass patch they would recommend. Any tips on 
bass design? I can share the two bass patches I have been playing 
with if one of you is interested in critiquing them. 

Do you have experience with other VA synths that you would compare 
behavior with? Is the AN1X just a weak performer in the bass 
department?

Thanks,

Jerry