Dance Music Sound Design 101

Designing Bass

25 videos | 90 minutes | by Adam Pollard

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1. Overview

2. Oscillators

20. Techno Bass Example

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Released: Dec 1st, 2016

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This first course in our exclusive Dance Music Sound Design series, starts at the bottom… with the BASS, that is. And who better to teach the art and science behind making killer bass sounds than Multiplier AKA Adam Pollard!

Next to the beat, the bass is the most important foundational timbre in dance music. It can be deep and round and smooth. Or it can be malicious, edgy and filled with an abundance of high frequencies and internal rhythms.

There's really no right or wrong bass timbres. But there are definitely serious-sounding basses and other less serious ones that are wimpy, weak and anemic. This in-depth course teaches you the art and theory behind the making of those super-powerful, killer bass sounds!

This course teaches the fundamentals of oscillation and pitch. You see how modulation is applied to the VCA and filter to generate movement and envelope. There’s also sections on synthesis, bass-appropriate FX and bass design theory! The course concludes with a collection of examples that explains and explores some serious dance music bass styles!

So take a class with our exclusive dance music expert, Multiplier (Adam Pollard), and learn the ins-and-outs of designing bass sounds that’ll give your tracks bottom, propel your music forward and energize the dance floor!

For a full list of the topics covered, see the Tutorial Outline
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Bass
1: Introduction
01:05
1. Overview
2: Fundamentals
03:52
2. Oscillators
05:51
3. Pitch
3: Basic Modulation
04:14
4. Envelope Modulation
02:54
5. Filter Cutoff Modulation
03:44
6. LFO Modulation
4: Wavetable Synthesis
03:22
7. Wavetable Synthesis
03:12
8. Simple Wavetable Synth Examples
5: FM Synthesis
03:18
9. FM Synthesis
04:13
10. Simple FM Synth Example
6: Further Modulation
03:57
11. Sequenced Modulation
7: Core Effects
03:41
12. Distortion/Saturation
04:02
13. Reverb
02:54
14. Delay
8: Theory
03:17
15. Monophony
03:20
16. Fundamental & Harmonics
03:42
17. Sub Oscillator
02:01
18. Layering & Lots Of Processing
03:22
19. Non-Synthesized Bass
9: Examples
03:20
20. Techno Bass Example
02:33
21. FM Wobble Bass Example
03:49
22. Formant Bass Example
04:05
23. Detuned Bass Example
03:25
24. Interesting Wobble Bass Example
10: Strategy
06:21
25. General Strategy with Example

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Designing Bass

Aug 16, 2017

Awesome Lesson! Very straight to the point and I love the Diversity of synths he uses. I personally only have Massive and FM8 but I am wanting Serum and I find those 3 in combination with Circle2, gladiator etc, gives a really good idea that all Synths are the same and different in certain ways

-Liam

Designing Bass

May 4, 2017

This was just a great tutorial! Great examples and concepts that can be applied immediately! I'll be completing this entire series.. Good gig MacPro!!

-BPGeez

Designing Bass

Dec 16, 2016