9 Killer Tips for Writing Better Bass Lines

[@Someone_who_does_music]

As a self taught producer, I am happy to say that i discovered these tips by myself. It took me 5 years, you should listen to this man to save your time!

[@Bittamin]

I’m on/off about 2 years in, and so far with how oversaturated the amount of tutorials there are, damn I have had to sift through a lot of Bs. I can say I appreciate this channel for staying objective, even if it’s not My DAW

[@SARDARru]

Short resume. Tip 1. Add some rhythm to your bass notes. Tip 2. Add Syncopation (means, set your some of your note offbeat) Tip 3. Play notes other than the root. Tip 4. Add octave jump to you bass line Tip 5. Rhythm and Timing (Move your notes a little to add some movements) Tip 6. Amp + Filter envelope. ( Change Amp and filter envelope knobs to get some interesting effects) Tip 7. Play with note lengths. (combine short and long notes. Don't do them all same length) Tip 8. Introduce melodic Fills (Like drum fills, but bass fills. Add some fill at the end of your melodic phrase) Tip 9. Variation (instead of just repeat you 2 or 4 bar loop, add some variation on your second half part )

[@JoGarciaMov]

Thanks mate!

[@chrisalexander211212]

Thank you friend.

[@riiriluvz]

this taught me more than my music teacher taught me in 4 years

[@zindagikmaujkaro8454]

sad

[@nehemiahescarlo7698]

Should've taken art

[@camwad1238]

In school at least in my case they teach you to play other people’s music when they should give you the tools and knowledge to make your own

[@geneside4631]

only reason i chose music is cos i genuinely like music and wanted gear to start making it but my parents only let me buy school stuff now so i figured if I chose music I'd have an excuse to buy ableton live

[@lucaswallo8127]

lol

[@masonlink9362]

This was extremely helpful and well made. This literally explained years worth of bass knowlege in 16 minutes.

[@ayyleeway]

and this beat is so simple yet so fire swangg ayy

[@bharathirajae]

EXCELLENT TUTORIAL....Answered my long time questions on bassline writing.... Thanks a lot Connor!

[@deepanshuverma913]

Love the simplicity and the easy way the ideas are explained. Great job

[@EDMProd]

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[@TheSachinMusic]

The most appropriate video.....Loved it Keep up the good work!!!!

[@lucaswallo8127]

what

[@davidlucky178]

this is reaaaallly helps for me as a bass player in my band... Some tips here are very useful to arrange my bassline for more expressive

[@ruthlessadmin]

These are all great tips. Next level is learning to write your drums & bass first and structure your track around them. Works for any genre that features those instruments. Before I started doing that, all of my tracks were extremely boring even with solid bass lines.

[@GB_RECORDZ_zZ]

you helped me alot to understand how the bass works i definitely check your newest videos. thumbs up!

[@taranazare2633]

Thank you - very helpful indeed!

[@donpresent]

Excellent tutorial. Showing the before and after is very effective!

[@michaelgrauvogl689]

Great systematic case distinction. I love it and it helps me a lot! Thank you very much!

[@taranazare2633]

Thank you - superb!!!

[@bebo_outsidefam]

Very nice tips!!

[@CedrikHandpan]

Very clear tutorial, good job!

[@djtopshe11f59]

Will use these tips asap.

[@tiagocavalcante2854]

This REALLY helped me, man Great video! Thanks for sharing this stuff with us

[@EDMProd]

No problem :)

[@raggadubdubgaming]

Whoa, thanks a lot man, this helps not only with bass lines, but with everything

[@tylerkga]

all killer, no filler. great video

[@tsukkikei571]

My bass techniques improved drastically. Thank you so much!

[@phillipmorgankinney881]

This is wonderful, wonderful knowledge. Thanks for your efforts in sharing this

[@jijbuis62]

a great and simple tutorial as a complete noob it looks quite simple. i will have to see how things will develop with me... I am sure this will help

[@resty19-11]

Awsome! Great tips! Thanks a lot.

[@angelminari5986]

super helpful! thank you! :)

[@TheCatInMyPfpIsDead]

This video................ omg im in love with the creator. Thank you! Very helpful❤

[@jakehettinger1087]

great video thanks for the tips!

[@yophosy5419]

totally by coincidence I was using this bass line yesterday (the original) and decided I needed to spice it up and came here on accident (sic) eg looking for sample manipulation and then just picking titles that interested me - so thanks - oh, and the instrument you have is a million times better than mine !

[@marvin469]

This was a great video; real straight forward. There are a few vids on this topic but I preferred yours. You covered pretty much all the basses for that genre of music too. The only thing I want to know is how can you use a "synth bass roll up/down" . Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis used it in 99% of their slow songs back in the days.

[@FlamingRecon43]

hell yeah, thank you for the knowledge!

[@ozboomer_au]

A very helpful video.. .and thanks for posting. It's well on the way to being a go-to 'cheat sheet' on developing interesting basslines. Suggestions: The syncopation & variations in note duration might be consolidated into one tip about 'variations'... and it would be helpful to mention something about using velocity on individual notes, which would model an electric bassist's attack on the strings (opening the filter according to velocity, for example). Another useful idea would be how to use glide/portamento between notes, as the bassist' s fingers may not directly hit the note 'directly' on-pitch. How do you feel about keeping the bass note 'fills' away from drum fills - is it too much happening all at the one time? Would the music be better served by playing a 'simpler' bass fill and let the drum fill be the focus? Thanks again for the very helpful.. and inspirational video.

[@bleedszn]

thank u for including the late note swag

[@luciascholtus6578]

Amazing video, super tips! Thanks!

[@jaxsonm1808]

i love this.. its so helpful

[@EtherWellPro]

Excellent, useful information thank you!

[@jl9205]

Great video! Focusing an practical basics and very well presented. You made an immediate subscriber. One area where I struggle is working with effectively with glide/slide/pitch bending in basslines. If you'd included that, you'd probably have the best "basics" bass tutorial on the internet! Well done. ;-)

[@djkebbe]

really good video , made a lot of new sense, thanks alot, easy to understand , i will apply on my tracks !

[@michaelkonomos]

Man this is great. Well organized and super well explained. Thank you!

[@dogstank]

So good. This is great.

[@doudoudadidado]

Your tutorial was very helpful thanks a lot !

[@bruindodger]

Great video. Can you do more videos similar to these on other topics? Perhaps on delays, reverb, etc? Great stuff.

[@EDMProd]

Absolutely! Much more coming :)

[@djsarumawashi]

AMAZING!!! Thank you for sharing this Knowledge. Keep Up the Good Work. Cheers

[@EDMProd]

Glad you liked it!

[@daveparadice]

Fantastic vid, thanks!

[@c.h.arvinn]

this was very helpful, and you have a good voice to do voice overs

[@LemonadeyMeow]

unrelated, you sound like upcoming and amazing youtuber "Crispy Concords"

[@jakevernier8963]

an actual good beat tutorial video

[@AlexandreSoma]

Best i've ever seeing here. Thanks

[@poppacostello]

After watching 5 useless / filler videos... I found this one! Thanks man.

[@mcgilla2494]

that was a good intro🎉 made me watch the whole video❤

[@ryde2012]

Amazing tutorial and love this groove have you released this track where can i hear the full version

[@EDMProd]

Check the pinned comment!

[@ryde2012]

@@EDMProd thanks

[@vijayanand1154]

Very good tips

[@notavailable403]

Very helpful and unique tips, thank you so much!

[@pumpkinmanTranslation]

This must be the most easiest but useful tutorial... Thank you so much

[@markbelcher1777]

Nice thanks

[@denislaguinlin7456]

you dropped this 👑 help so much🔥 ( specially for beginners like me )

[@thriquinox]

Great video, i have learned a lot in this one. The video and audio doesn't seem to be in sync though.

[@EDMProd]

Glad you like it! Unfortunately recording the screen, mic and audio from Ableton is heavy on the CPU, so the buffer size has to be turned up high which introduces a little latency :(

[@tayjax616]

Thank you for this video! Super helpful and just what I needed. Keep it up! :)

[@bebussound7991]

where did u get those drum sounds from? they sound so crisp

[@goshdangsam]

This is the sauuuuucee thanks

[@mgsandz6489]

Omg thank you so much for this! Every bassline tutorial I ever come across with are exactly just like 1:24 lol tnx!

[@steffenstwin4]

Very helpful video👍🏼

[@jaredcave1488]

Really helpful video! Thanks. Would be great to know how you created the bass preset too.

[@BryanBarcelo]

Good stuff, learned a lot, thank you!

[@zeeke.tv_4842]

This really helped out my bass playing!

[@dmelobeats]

killer tips!!!!!

[@ceciliaperez1069]

this is the tutorial I was looking for! well explained and it helped me A LOT

[@EDMProd]

Awesome to hear Cecilia :)

[@patpichardini]

this is great. thank you ⚡️

[@aaronpdoucette]

Learned a ton - thanks!

[@EDMProd]

Glad we could help!

[@LaRana08]

awesome video maaaan!

[@darive9600]

Learnt a lot in this one! thank's :)

[@EDMProd]

No problem :)

[@rodhande8941]

Great video!

[@JuanSebastianPrieto]

Thank you

[@henry24816]

Fantastic video.

[@akumusik3582]

Cool stuff💯

[@avnojista]

great, thx

[@avacar_____]

bless y9ur heart for this video

[@ayyleeway]

great vid, keep it up!

[@rileyzammit3021]

Awesome Vid, What kind of bass is that?

[@theraginginfernape9496]

Sounds like wobble

[@keith303]

ever tried to put a LP Filter with ADSR ENV on a square and/or sawtooth OSC?

[@thesleepingbuddha206]

i think my problem with basses is getting good source sounds/patches . any tips in sound selection/design ??

[@RaceAgainstTheFall]

thx fam

[@aragosta770]

Very gozzo and helpful

[@kaizar7021]

Thanks bro!

[@EDMProd]

You're welcome!

[@sandeepmusicallyaddicted300]

thanks a lot

[@ABIRBEATS]

Great tut 🔥🔥

[@kolithadissanayake3655]

Thank you!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@EDMProd]

No worries :)

[@asiullopes]

exatamente o que eu tava precisandoooo

[@norakat]

Not an easy art to master especially nowadays with the one man band. Back in the days you got a guy on bass and all he does is think about only bass 24/7 and he masters the bass. Thats why I think bands make much better music. You can make decent basslines programming the way you do but I think masterful basslines gotta be played live w no quantization perhaps on an actual bass instrument, but at least played live.

[@MomoWard]

stankiest bassline i've heard in a whiile

[@ManiNassah]

Thank you sir! love from Pakistan!

[@automationcontrolhub]

Hi, I wanna ask something. Does the velocity matter on the bass line? Or just set the same velocity for each notes?

[@EDMProd]

Depends on the synth patch. Certain synths might have the velocity mapped to the note volume by default, but often it could be filter cutoff, envelope, or sometimes nothing at all.

[@redefiningsk8ing]

great video & I dont even use ableton

[@gautamgunecha5963]

is it necessary that our bass must follow lead rhythm 1 or 2 octave down?

[@RijoBeats]

This is tight

[@TGREAT1]

Which software area you using?

[@CypressDahlia]

real question: did you ever release this track? That bassline is stanky a f.

[@EDMProd]

Yep! It's in the description :)

[@edwingutierrez2917]

What app did you use?

[@CCV334]

man what are those hotkey to move and manipulate the notes like that?

[@ashriddle6703]

What program do you use?