Analog Four Bass Tips

It’s not Minimoog, but some good bass sounds can be coaxed out of it. It doesn’t do those fat vintage basses like on an old p-funk record, more like a modern take on an SH-101.

Though it doesn’t always sound nice, one trick to make huge bass sounds is to use the feedback oscillator in oscillator 1.

Sub oscillators often work too. obviously

Distortion (the one with positive values) boosts the bass as well.

Square waves are the bassiest of the wafeforms available.

You usually need the right filter settings too. Turn up the resonance a bit, then lower the filter 1 frequency. High pass and peak filters on filter 2 can increase the bass too, when you turn up the resonance and use the right frequency setting.

I’ve also noticed that a bit of EQ boost at the low frequencies can sound nice, if you don’t overdo it. The EQ has to be of good quality though.

Usually good bass on an A4 is a combination of things, not a single trick.

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