Sound Design / How to Make an Interesting Bassline?

[@SURCOlive]

Missed you brother. Happy to see you back!

[@hansolo8080]

I am a metalhead and was surfing for some festival videos. Came across your channel for some reason. Man, I knew that modular synths existed, but it's somehow mesmerizing how you present your content and your passion. I love that it's showing that EDM can be so much more than just pressing the power button of your desktop PC. The complex triggering, cascaded triggering and modulation of all the variables, makes this craft so complex it's almost impossible to wrap your head around the fact that there are endless possibilities for a unique sound. In a way it's "fretless" soundscaping. I love it. You are really doing a great job. Actually I think this is metal AF. \m/ Thanks man.

[@IhorMedia]

Glad you came across my channel! I really much appreciate your kind words about my work and your comment! This soundscaping is like exploring an endless universe of sounds and sonics. Sometimes I do it "to fret", sometimes just "fretless". And I am so happy I find people that join me on the journey! You think this is metal? Then this is metal indeed! Thank you man!

[@ModePhaser]

Hell yeah! \m/

[@Tofu_Pilot]

@Hans Oslo Tommy Creep has a zine called Black Panels Only and its only the darker side of modular. It has various metal as well as industrial, general blackness, drone, noise based ear-rape, audio sacrifice, ritual, divination and more. Lots of unholy metal-modular unions out there. There is even a module in coffin shape with real dirt in it from Edgar Allan Poe's grave site to send your signal through to distort. If that's not metal, I don't know what is.

[@stu3232]

Imagine what goes into making something like this sir kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaLEqnekhpeqo9k

[@rhinoskin7550]

The funny part is the ignorance of "metalheads" then it clicks, eventually.. ..at some point.. Haha I was also a "metalhead"

[@Snookhunter2669]

"If it makes people dance, you pretty much done" LOVE THAT, Great explanation of everything man. I'm getting into sound design with modular synths and this video has been by far the most helpful

[@Haschkey]

The second you put in the ducking and then the kick...holy shit, that groove! Love it

[@IhorMedia]

Nice!

[@MilesKvndra]

Welcome back my friend. Much love! 🙏🏻💚

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Miles! ❤️

[@jfly237]

20:35 Thats your OhHH Face. That's when I know you're in the GAME. Love it

[@theherk]

I don't know how the heck I got here, but I sure am glad I arrived. You are extremely knowledgeable and very clear about what you're doing. I love it.

[@IhorMedia]

Glad you got here! Thank you for your kind words!

[@Hugo.Hallman]

So glad to see you back! Hope you and your family is good. Love your groove!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Hugo!

[@Ralf-CGN]

Everytime I'm astonished how easy you can produce amazing sounding music! Please continue.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Ralf!

[@BeanyBabe420]

That ducking technique is absolute magic. Sounds great

[@pflaschner]

New Ihor video = instant watch. Welcome back, hope your friends and family back home are safe.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Peter!

[@mda335]

Deep,,Smooth & Mysterious,,this sounds like a "meditation" in a Vibrant..😎 ✌🏼

[@andrij.demianczuk]

Man, this is SO inspiring!!! Thank you Ihor!

[@kdthartwich1423]

Feel the Music?? YES! Love it! , Gefllt mir sehr gut , zum verlieben !

[@iamsushi1056]

Welcome back Ihor!!!

[@lipo-exe8694]

Finally u back bro ! Nice video💛✨

[@stephanmodry1301]

Welcome back. Awesome sound and really catchy bassline melody. Even after 20 Minutes straight I missed it when the video ended. Keep it up!

[@Jaysusitsme]

Welcome back! great to see you again, hope you and your family are keeping well.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Keith!

[@fattyboombatty7736]

Really enjoy your videos. The Belgrad is such an underrated filter....

[@Wunderkammerdandy]

Happy to see you made a video again! 🙏🏻 Hope, given the circumstances, you and family are OK. Hang in there! We do whatever we can to support your country 🇺🇦 As others stated here; I would be the first to visit your show if you play live; you are an amazing artist!! Unfortunately, although from Amsterdam, I live in the US now, so not much good techno here 😞 Keep up the good work 🎶😎✊🏻

[@nicks5105]

Have been waiting for a new video to drop for a while, and you never disappoint. Keep up the awesome work, it is really inspiring

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Nick! It is important for me to hear such words.

[@cleanteeth_music]

Glad you are back my friend! Excellent video as always. I spy a dfam in the background. I hope to see how you utilize that synth sometime. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@IhorMedia]

Yes! Nice catch!

[@in_10z]

Gorgeous little jam there and great walkthrough. Need to turn that into a track for sure.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@boydw1]

Nice Ihor! Impressive how much complexity you can get from seemingly simple sequencing & modulation. Would be cool to see you combine this with some other elements, say, adding an arpeggio melody from the Korg, etc.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you for your kind words and a good tip! I appreciate you!

[@lrkx_]

Like many others have already said…welcome back, good to see you again, Ihor. Hope all is well that side!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@jaiden033]

Welcome back! Always love your work.

[@audioreakt]

Good to have you back Ihor, hope everything is okay. Again another great video and nice jam !

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you my friend!

[@darkpolarmusic]

Good to see you're back, always love your videos. Thanks to you I started playing out with my modular last year. Just smaller parties, but really fun and the response have been great! Keep up the excellent work and keep enjoying music and life!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! Glad you dig it!

[@Hauckelectro_Official]

Very very nice Sound I subscribed to Your c Channel about 2 Years ago . . .I watched my first t Tutorial from You about Elektron Devices. Back then it helped me a lot and now 2 Years later i watch Your Tutorials again but this time with Modular Devices. . . . and Your Sound still packs a Punch 👍❤

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@urbancanyons8871]

Good to see you back!

[@WayneLansdowne]

Absolutely killer bassline! Such a great vibe to it and so much fun to watch you jam with it. Going to try to do something like this in VCVrack.

[@IhorMedia]

Must be absolutely doable in VCV! Have fun!

[@doverbeachxyz]

I'm glad you are back!

[@berndg6642]

Really inspiring and great sounding. Your whole approach seems an almost perfect implementation of the expression "less is more" - although the amount of work you put in to make it breathe is staggering. Well done Sir!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate it!

[@snoopyoverthehills]

good to have you back!

[@cold_fashioned]

Happy to see you back, I missed your videos. Cheers!

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks Charles!

[@Mo-tf9jb]

What a baseline man, I'll have it in my head all night.

[@DeepPAUSE]

really sick bass sound man !!! I'm so impressed

[@valentinwilmot3793]

Oh you're back !!! Really good to sée you

[@HatredPrime]

Thanks Ihor for explaining meaning of probability. BTW that bassline is sweet.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@PaSt1984]

Welcome back! Love your videos

[@petegaslondon]

Wow - the patch looks simple but you got quite a bit going on there - and more to the point it SOUNDS good I know going modular is a TERIBLY expensive addiction - but I cant stop looking :) :) :)

[@LowtideLarsky]

That bass line is so dank. Really feeling it. I like seeing your creative process 🙌

[@illustrationmaking]

Yay! Ihor on modular - happy days!

[@burritobot]

Ihor, you're the best, man. You have inspired me to get BACK into modular after many years away. A decade ago, I got into modular for all the wrong reasons (gear lust), and not actually making music. Your Techno Breaks have broken down the techniques that I always wanted to achieve. Bravo and thank you! PS-What are your preferred patch cables? Very organized-nice job avoiding that spaghetti.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you for your kind words! Glad you dig this format! Cables are erica synths and black market. I am trying to be organized with them and I avoid long cables. For video they may create a mess in the frame.

[@michelemandrelli9206]

Finally someone doing tutorials having also musical taste

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Michele!

[@freizeitangebot9141]

Happy too See new amazing content from you. All the Best!

[@jamesbruce6388]

Another excellent t-shirt my dude. Great video.

[@overseastom]

I'm a total noob when it comes to modular synthesis, and currently happy just using my Reason DAW to make music, but I just wanted to show respect for the DAW-less skills you show in this video. This stuff is fairly complex but you make it seem easy, no doubt from tons of practice, and an excellent grasp of signal flow and audio dynamics. I'm well impressed man. Keep on rockin' :)

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@Jimantronic]

Thanks Ihor. Good to see you. Hope all is well there.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you!

[@cryptout]

I’m glad to have found your channel, subbed.

[@MattJoyce01]

This was so interesting and enjoyable to watch. I love how you explain what the modules are doing to the sound.

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks Matt!

[@ModePhaser]

Woot! This made my day! Welcome back Ihor! 😃

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you my friend!

[@kenb7540]

Excellent tutorial. digitakt + small modular is such a great combo - in the right hands of course ! 👍👏🏻

[@d-v-f]

Back with another one of them block rockin basslines.

[@AmbientMusicStudio]

I will be trying some of these techniques with the Metropolix sequencing a Neutron synth. Should be fun.

[@JasonStayanchi]

Love your stuff. There can never be enough content about basslines

[@candyflip6345]

My face just melted off my head.

[@kylebruce687]

This is the most helpful video. Thank you! If you have time, could you make a video about making a baseline sidechained with deep plucked bass onto a drum track with a lot of swing ? Maybe something with short snappy off beat snares in a « tech house » type of vibe? I am very curious to see which modules you would use for that type of rythme!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! I might make something like that 😉

[@gimpt794]

glab you're back, really missed your vids

[@IhorMedia]

✌️

[@non-dash-smooth]

Welcome back Ihor, we missed you!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Pat! I missed this too!

[@higherrealityvision6302]

It's just fun to learn from you it's so easy to follow explanations and great to see how much fun it's for you to explore... thanks!!

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks for kind words!

[@80Jay71]

Nice! Those 20min just flew by! Now I realize my bass-lines are boring. :)

[@rrrobart9]

Yes! Missed these… glad you are doing well. Love your content!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Rob!

[@PspkCz]

man you are making fantastic work !

[@snoggg6344]

Your basslines always rip! Very inspirational, thanks for sharing!

[@peaceful_1]

Glad you are back creating in spite of everything. You are one of the most inspiring out of those I watch!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you my friend!

[@santiagom3744]

Great. Very Daniel Avery sounding. Really enjoyed it.

[@IhorMedia]

Hey Santiago! Thank you! I love Daniel Avery ❤️

Awesome tutorial. You have a knack for explaining things clearly. Very useful for a newbie like me. Thanks a lot.

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

[@paulbryden-bradley7846]

So nothing got better in the past year except our music. Plus ca change plus c'est..... Anyway, thanks for another great video Ihor.

[@SteveMaggioncalda]

STOP WAR NOW! Great video! I'll need to watch this 10 or so times to get it all :) Thanks! Sounds amazing

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks Steve for your support!

[@emptycoast420]

dude... welcome back!

[@neonpop80]

Amazing Ihor! Please keep jamming

[@Freezy375]

Great content Buddy ! Really impress by the quality of ur stuff

[@_marlene]

i love your work and this sound, wonderful.

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

Use an LFO on a MIDI track in the Envelope shape and send to the CC out on MIDI 1U to get the 5th envelope 🙂

[@IhorMedia]

Yes, this is a great option as well!

[@dibsmm9888]

Your an inspiration Ivor, nice vibes

[@3clrdsqrs]

Amazing tutorial and amazing bassline!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you mate!

[@naslesbroke9598]

What a wonderfull bassline ... thanks for you great work Ihor ! Just made my first rack and you help me a lot

[@IhorMedia]

Nice! I wish you a pleasant journey for your modular rack!

[@conanjohnston6520]

Yes, you're back!

[@TheFennec31]

happy to see you back ....

[@andrew_j]

I have tried with many different synths and VST's to recreate your initial square-wave before you add anything else. There is layer of polish either from the Elektron or in post production that I cannot reproduce. Please let us know how to get that warm fat init bass.

[@hozae6368]

Your voice is amazing, it will go well with any track if you voice over. Almost sounds like ‘my name is Giovanni giorgio’ voice dudeee.

[@IhorMedia]

Hahaha! Thanks :)

[@maxine2798]

Brilliant video. Really triggered some avenues of exploration

[@IhorMedia]

Nice!

[@lanaivina9478]

Awesome stuff!! Thanks for the cool videos!

[@digicat247]

Welcome back!

[@mit136speichenumdiewelt]

Hello Ihor, great that your are back with a great video as always. Thank you!

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you my friend!

[@effiksmusic]

There is so much in this video, have to watch it again.

[@Klay_Modular]

Very helpful video Ihor! 👊

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks Jouk! Glad you liked it!

[@ElectronisoundsAudio]

Fantastic work, Ihor! 👏👏

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you my friend!

[@SOOCMAG]

So Great ihor 🎉! Please make a Tutorial for tiny techno setup for Beginners. Thats would be nice.

[@IhorMedia]

Noted!

[@octopappa5694]

Great! I also use digitakt and modular so perfect

[@PaulBreitzmann]

So glad you’re back. Peace.

[@IhorMedia]

Peace, my friend!

[@64Sq]

love these videos man. Thanks so much ;)

[@pablocovarrubias4431]

hell Ihor, THIS SLAPS!!!!

[@Crypto2638]

I can’t believe how hard you go with superb taste “just” for a tutorial. A couple questions, I’m from Amsterdam as well. Do you play somewhere around here? I would love to hear your music live. Also, would be really cool to listen your songs in Apple Music, like the Modular creations 4 and a jam of the o ne in this video. Ps thanks for the last drop 😉

[@IhorMedia]

Thank you Luca for so many kind words, my friend! To be honest, I've never played live yet, but I'd love to. I am figuring out my way into that. Pretty much same goes about releasing music. Glad people enjoy my KZbin show!

[@deanborrett6674]

@@IhorMedia never played live????? you need to get out there my friend, people need to know what you can do!

[@Asyouwere]

@Ihor, your audience is waiting!! It is almost unbelievable for me that you’ve never performed. You always come across to me as a seasoned performer/producer. Your work is so refined and tasteful, you need to make a set soon and get out there man! Always love your videos too, you are also a great teacher, and I’ve missed you, so I am really glad you’re back! Never stop! Btw, also from the Netherlands :) I hope to see you soon!

[@IhorMedia]

@@Asyouwere thank you for your kind words! I am figuring out my way there!

[@Asyouwere]

@@IhorMedia You will succeed, I am sure! You have tons of talent and you inspire people!

[@larsgustav.gudbrandsen]

Lots of great tips and inspiration here. Less really is more. 👌

[@peladoclaus]

Ihor is baaaack!

[@EnviroDouglas]

Sounding great man, as usual. Good to see you grooving 🎶

[@IhorMedia]

Hey man! Thanks for tuning in!

[@EnviroDouglas]

@@IhorMedia always! You’ve got the best minimal setups for techno. You ROCK!!!

[@curucurudon9446]

always waited your upload longtime!

[@gastondemille]

Very interesting as always, I'd very much like a video from you with tips and advice on how to make break and transitions. That part where you said "this didn't land properly" did not sound wrong to me and I'd like to train my ears and muscle memory to know when to start and stop channels

[@IhorMedia]

Thanks for kicking in! "This did not land properly" is quite a subjective thing actually. Arranging track in time is all about juggling with energy levels. Sometimes you build it up, sometimes you break it down. In that particular situation I unmuted the kick drum and open hat after some kind of a breakdown. While the kick worked great at that moment, the open hat felt a bit too much. The thing with an open hat is that it always brings a lot of energy. And I personally felt like it would have been better to build the energy up slowly after that breakdown. To train your ears and muscle memory you have to practice a lot! Just make some pattern and try to jam hell out of it for a dozen of times! Slowly you'll get your understanding what lends well, and what not. For me it is simple - if I say "Nice!" or "YES!" after I make a transition or an energy change, then I consider that as "landed" haha. Probably this also creates some sort of anchors in my mind.

[@gastondemille]

@@IhorMedia Thanks 🙏