Hi all,
 
I just wondered if any of you had any views on which included plugins (i have sonar professional) have presets or can be used to enhance bass parts.
 
Obviously there are EQ's available but is there anything included that would do a similar job to Waves Maxx Bass?
 
I used to use Maxx Bass to beef up bass guitar recordings etc.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Ben

Hi. Perhaps try a multi band compressor? 
All the best.

the percussion strip seems to work with bass relatively well.
Id also try softubes saturation knob as well.
Don't be afraid to lightly compress your incoming bass signal with an outboard compressor either.
it tames the peaks and gives it some snap when post mixing begins.

Many plugins can be said to "enhance bass". The specific tech used in MaxxBass (and RenBass) is patented though, so it's unlikely you will find any plugins that do exactly that.

Note that I'm not making any judgments on the quality or usefulness of the process.

Curious why you would stop using MaxxBass if you like it?

http://nickfever.com/music/blog/2015/bass-enhancer-vst-or-maxxbass-alternative
 
Also, there's the freebie Sanford Bass Tightener.
 
Or, you can get the original (or similar) from Waves.  Waves Maxx Bass, Renaissance Bass, and Lo Air are all on sale now for $29 each.
 
Some retailers discount further -- for example, everyplugin's price is $24.29.  (You'll need to register first).

I see some good advice on bass processing here by the way, but for those who don't know exactly what MaxxBass does - it separates the audio into highs and lows with an adjustable crossover point. Then, for every fundamental it finds in the lows, it generates upper harmonics. You can then use sliders to blend the original fundamental and the generated harmonics. You could even lower the level of the fundamental and there will be a psychoacoustic effect of it being there. The main purpose of this is to let deep bass translate better to smaller speakers, although of course the creative sky is the limit.

If you have melodyne, make a copy of the bass track and drop that whole copied track an octave then blend with original to taste. - Anderton trick.
 
Another thing you can do is phase rotate the bass track with the free stardust vst.
 
http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=535
 
I've done both plus the obligatory compression to the bass on the lead track in the link in my sig.

That Melodyne trick is sort of the opposite of what MaxxBass does and phase rotating (whatever that may be) sounds like something else entirely.

I've been enjoying SK10 lately. 
https://www.wavesfactory.com/product/sk10/ 
It's free.