The most educational bass (the Moroder Bassline)

[@OscarUnderdog]

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[@djse]

Technically the Moroder bassline is playing on every 1/8 step, like in "The Chase", the 1/16 feeling is made by a delay (like in "I Feel Love"), that's a big part of the bassline groove

[@OscarUnderdog]

It's true there are probably more examples of 1/8th ones... Oh well :) same principles apply, mostly.

[@clivemathieu9386]

Lol

[@productionneuftrois9488]

Moreover, the bass in I Feel Love goes to one side channel, and delay to another side, it makes the idea.

[@TC-lk2ev]

I'm going to use all these ideas. Thanks everyone :)

[@originunknown3209]

No, technically the Moroder baseline is 1/16th notes, but the same results can be obtained with 1/8th notes and delay. Either way would work.

[@ChristinaCxo]

Thank you for this tutorial, Oscar 🙌 You are a great teacher. Just bought both of your foundation programs and I'm learning so much

[@chrisblackmore6583]

i love how excited and enthusiastic you are about this. i can tell from your voice and the way you say things that you can't wait to move on to showing us the next piece of knowledge you have. you clearly derive a lot of pleasure about sharing ideas and skills - you're an inspiration bro!

[@johannesmartinsaar2795]

I started to make techno a few weeks ago and I am loving it. But I am even more loving it now that I can educate myself with such a nice guy. Thank you my man!

[@slimpyman]

I only watch your videos once every couple months. But I think you're a likable dude. Perfects amounts of cool, cheesy, and enthusiastic.

[@quailbuddy9338]

I don't know anything about music production apart from a very small amount of fiddling with an ableton trial, but this guy makes me feel like i could learn anything

[@SpaceDanceOfficial]

Bless this man, educational and on point as always. Thank you!

[@Than3Dane]

Grew up along Thomas Moroder. He is also a multi-talented musician & educated Mechanic. He raised and taught me the Piano, took me to Mayrhofen South Tyrol - in Austria where their family roots stem from. I was then shown around Albin’s old Studio. Albin was his granpa, and Albins brother I recall is the grandpa to Giorgio Moroder. Which make Thomas & Giorgio Gran cousins. They never met each other though. But their deep lineage of family artistry lives on! Lately i regret not meeting him, as its quite a struggle to break through musically, & I have so much material accumulated over the past 15 years & more 🍻 He truly have become an inspiration to many! :)

[@yousseflamsallak9225]

I paused as you went along and did the steps myself and that helped a TON.

[@GroundSound]

Man I've been wondering about replicating this type of bassline for the last year but I didn't even know that it's got a name! Perfect! Thank you so much

[@OscarUnderdog]

I'm not sure it's any kind of official name, I think I just started calling it that myself :D

[@thebeetbandit1732]

Damn this video has everything; theory, hisotry, excercises. Pure gold and a must watch for any edm producer.

[@jager_cosmos_tv4668]

TNice tutorials might just be the first motivational comnt ive ever seen on a tutorial vid. ga thanks bro

[@thanos_k]

When I see new stuff and try to understand how something works I always look at the fundamentals, why is this happening, and what's the purpose of it. You're doing a fantastic job explaining that.

[@OscarUnderdog]

❤️🙌

[@ViKommunen]

Your channel is like a wondrous, interactive museum of pure creative inspiration. 11/10

[@alexsingt...9436]

the wall of brightness and thickness . . . really cool analitics !

[@AndyMangele]

I was a teenager when Moroder was in his heyday - loved his music then and I still do!

[@NogueiraMG]

Hi, Oscar I`m a completely beginner and your videos are awesome to give me a start point in the electronic music. Thank you for posting!

[@MissyB1200]

Thank you sooo MUCH for taking the time to share and make all these AMAZING videos for us!

[@djanishanand]

Oscar i would love to see a video on "What is Techno" and what are its sub genre. Many producers/ djs are still confused on how to differentiate Techno from other genre. I mean to say many artist cant figure out, that what are the key points to hear to know whether the track is Techno or not. Hope you understand. The way you explain is simply superb thats why i'm requesting you this topic. If you already have done a similar video then please share the link. I am a hardcore follower and dont miss a single video of yours. Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing your sheer knowledge. Really appreciate

[@RocknRollkat]

Excellent presentation ! I've been doing this since 1961, always learning ! Bill P.

[@leandrusi4533]

My name is Giovani Giorgio, but everybody calls me....Giorgio: 0:13

[@ricardojmestre]

🤯 Wow, you are a fantastic teacher! I have to watch the video about subtractive synthesis!

[@AggroNoobs]

To anyone with a keen ear, you just add a bit of side-chain, play along a minor scale and boom, you have the basics of a Slasher/Synthwave bassline. Also, not getting far from Darker EBM with a couple more tweaks and tempo changes. An honestly foundational bassline that's still used heavily to this day.

[@wesleyjay8379]

A-E-G bass figure (for Am chord for example) with 16th and 8th variations is the most popular bassline of late 1970-early 1980 disco music

[@cookieintune]

Very interesting to know 👍👍👍

[@OscarUnderdog]

I did a little bit on something like this for the video about Chord Planing as well, curious what you think!

[@wesleyjay8379]

@@OscarUnderdog yes, i have watched that! I just meant that it was on trend for that time. All in all I think the bassline is the only thing that makes old disco music so groovy

[@hoagy_ytfc]

@@wesleyjay8379 plus the live drums that they often used back then!

[@wesleyjay8379]

@@hoagy_ytfc do you think so? I think early 1980s were a time of single-users projects. And drum machines. "Why do I need three more people?" (Vince Clarke before leaving DM)

[@DEPARTE]

i JUST found your channel and I will be binge watching it in the near future. i love the manner in which you explain everything.

[@reneheijt]

It doesn’t get clearer and better than these tutotials. Big up from Amsterdam !

[@Ronntheway]

Such a great teacher! So much passion in your way of presenting knowledge! Thank you!

[@wavarium]

Thank you soooo much for this video, this really showed me, how to use synthesis in my project :D

[@Joshheal]

Fun fact - Moroder produced the first ever tune made with a 4x4 kick drum.

[@moshik5]

Thank you for the lessons; your videos are excellent and educational! Bless!

[@5tablenet]

Excellent tutorial and transferable to hardware. I use this in modular often but still learned a lot so thanks. I'm such a fan of his work, Einzelgänger and the Donna Summer stuff in particular that I named my little label Moroderik (a portmanteau of Moroder and Motorik, because I love Krautrock too). One of the acts I play in, a hardware only duo called TRIPLE X SNAXXX, mines Italo, Kraut, and early Techno pretty hard so when it came to naming the label it was GIORGIO! CIAOOOOO! time. Thanks again for these videos. Even a relatively seasoned hand like me always learns so much.

[@nashmichaeld]

This video got me to use a synth for the first time. Thank you. So much fun!!!

[@ELEKTROGOWK]

the shiny eyes at 5:48, when the envelope worked 😂👍

[@DEEPCHEFDJ]

well explained and easy to understand how to build a morodor bassline with simple osc/wavetable

[@fugue6904]

you are so good at showing the core of a concept. great teaching!

[@danic.3760]

Put a sidechain to give space for the kick and magic happens. Amazing video, nice work.

[@m.skolar1462]

Great video. I knew this had to be called something but thank you for explaining how to get there! So simple yet so versatile.

[@lucianoespin6759]

Thank you, Today I listened for 5 times Giorgio By Morodoer (Daft Punk) while I was driving, It inspire me so much, when I arrive to the Studio I opened my live session and the first thing that I toght was the bassline and how i can create something like that for my tracks. This video helped me a lot!!

[@glen3351]

this man is amazing, such a great help in his tutorials, peace and love Gxxx

[@therocket6923]

i keep looking your eyes and your body when you listen any music .. very enjoy to watch

[@martysmith2851]

You're the best!! Never stop doing these video's :)

[@robenneal]

Only recently came across your channel and love what you're doing dude! Keep up the great work.

[@AndyMontgomeryPiano]

This is a great video - very easy to understand and well explained!

[@BPM_ADAMO]

I love this channel. This is literally what I've been looking for a while.

[@dystopianvisions5566]

Thank you Oscar, really interesting, very well explained, it helps a lot!!!

[@francoisc4512]

Merci, another Amazing vidéo tuto. Merci beaucoup. 😎🔥😊

[@lawrencekelly5038]

How does that Donna Summer tune still sound like the future when it's over 40 years old?

[@brei2670]

Probably because modern synthwave is basically just copying the 80s. Well, obviously that's not the reason, really... But we do generally connect a particular, synth heavy sound with the future. Maybe because so many cool 80s movies made the far away future a popular theme, and accompanied them with the music from that time. John Carpenter in particular nailed that sound back then.

[@sto4339]

Amazing video, love your approach. Thank you

[@DEADLINETV]

Great! Again a perfect tutorial for Synthwave too!

[@nirelmar]

WOW this video was SO helpful!! I so appreciate you. The way you explain and demonstrate in Ableton is so clear. As an absolute beginner I was able to follow along and understand! I can't wait to learn more and practice. Thank you, thank you.

[@OscarUnderdog]

Thanks Nirel 😁👍

[@wizard6916]

Thanks! I love the Way you explain things, always calm and relaxed!

[@mgp994]

Love the simplicity of the explanations and how well you break down the concept in a short, but thorough video. Subscribed and will definitely be checking out more of your tutorials!

[@Benjamin-vx2ot]

Mind blowing easy explained, thanks a lot 🤗

[@San7hos]

Great video. One thing that I slightly dislike is adding delay and reverb to a bass sound without actually stripping the low end from their input (or output). It seems to me that it would clean the mix.

[@raakam52]

Seriously good stuff, Well explained love it !

[@FKeyPianoMan]

Great tutorial for my knowledge level! Thank you😊

[@Skalakalava]

Thank you for this video, you amazing teacher!

[@elvisojeda5600]

Blessings to you man... I'm going thru all your sound design videos and, man... Thank you!

[@timspencer1]

Brilliant. Been making music for years and didn't know how to do this!

[@louislogie2654]

Verrry helpful. This cuts out many guesswork n loudness issues

[@cloudwizard7694]

Thank you. This is a very useful and really an "essential" thing to know.

[@kurogawa]

Informative, Fun, and Encouraging!

[@crushdesign]

Cracking tutorial. Absolutely made so much sense & did help me understand the synths much more. Keep it simple and build!

[@dangerbird64]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[@jean-sebastienlantz9164]

Bravo, excellent lesson.

[@dephinitions7454]

utilizing the send return / tracks for reverb and delay would help you achieve even more control

[@alonsoabraxas2100]

Mind blown! great video and explanation.

[@jantomasjuza7907]

Thank you! You don't know that yet, Oscar, but you are my teacher now. This video is cool, and the one on subtractive synthesis is SUPER HELPFUL. 👍

[@djicebreaker80]

Thanks for sharing this great idea with the bass lines.. I found it very educational & fun to listen too ❤

[@101Licious]

Love the bassline in Scarface's Theme

[@tollertyp7230]

Wow! And also... Wow! Great lesson😉

[@DISCOTEKED]

loving the new camera depth of field

[@evgeniidvorkin4159]

Big thanks for video. Very useful

[@joinslayer]

I appreciate the zoom. I used to explore a bit in my phone

[@SuperRingoffire1]

Thanks for some valuable advice look forward to implementing on my projects 👍😎

[@cesarrevilla9304]

And we can check it out ourselves the Spotify version has the 1/8th bassline on the left and the 1/16th delay in the right

[@gilvaniooliveira8850]

Loooove your videos man. Keep it up!

[@PepijnEngel]

Zeer handige en goed uitgelegde content, dankjewel !

[@ChetanAwasthiMusic]

Me, an F1 fan, picturing Kimi Raikkonen everytime Oscar says "Bwoah"

[@adriejudd4811]

Learnt loads from this tutorial, thank you very much 😊

[@diamondworks8026]

Absolute legend. Nice one

[@mrrayner7162]

Thanks for this, Been looking for something like this as a basis for some 1/8th basses in some techno influenced D&B

[@NyctalopeDiurne]

Cheers, that was lovely!

[@Sunny-di3ef]

In I feel love it was actually 1/8 step on the left channel, and on the right channel too, but the bass on the right channel was delayed by 1/16 of a step In fact you can hear this by listening to left or right channel only

[@Artek604]

Simple, yet super powerful & satisfying! Thanks :)

[@rohidmusic]

hey man, thank you! I appreciate you. You got a new follower.

[@edgaracosta9976]

I was wondering if you had some tips to get out of the moroder 16th notes into a different groove? I'm stuck in a loop and find it difficult to smoothly transition into something else.. btw love the vids man, keep it up !

[@neoncut]

how about switching the groove up with gating + automation. that could at least lead to some new ideas. Smith like the VST autogate comes to mind. or mb letting the 16th rattle away while you groove on the filter frequency knob

[@jazzsong8566]

Excellent video, Oscar! Thank you so much. I ❤️ this kind of videos of yours: you give us a masterclass onhow to be creative and use Ableton in all its possibilities

[@kirpidos]

Thanks . Even on Volca sample possible to this bassline , cool!

[@fmschulz]

Interesting video, but I have two remarks: 1. While harmonically rich bass sounds (such as with a strong filter envelope) certainly sound very interesting on their own, they are very likely to interfere with the rest of your arrangement. You will have to make room for them. 2. Reverb on bass is generally considered a bad idea unless you are absolutely sure about what you are doing. It muddies up the mix very quickly and most of the time results in an undefined rumble.

[@FujiBR420]

In case of reverb, just EQ on. This way when you open the filter or something else, only the desired frequencies will reverberate.

[@brei2670]

To know what you're doing is generally advisable, yes... Mixing a song is quite different from composing one, and I think this tutorial is more about composing. There really aren't any rules that can't be broken somehow. Creativity comes first. Fix the problems later, without compromising the composition.

[@ra5hid101]

you made it so simple and fun.

[@victoriamleitner274]

Thank you! 🙌

[@OzgunOfficial]

Very informative 🔥🔥

[@drydessert4198]

I really appreciate some of your videos. This one is misleading beginners. First off, the sequencer bass line that Georgio Moroder used in 'I feel love' is not the same note all the time. It is 3 notes played with (seamingly) 2 sounds : A more bassy sound playing 8th notes (panned slightly left) and a shorter mid-rangy and more percussive sequencer sound playing 16th notes (panned right). It is possible, that it is one sound but the one panned right being 1 octave up and sounding more percussive as it is layered with a noise 'hihat' playing at the same time with the same panning. It would be more simple to do with 2 separate sounds (more possibilities for individual tweaking). A long reverb on fast sequences like those is a very bad idea, except maybe temporarily for a build up.

[@italianswords8896]

Moroder once said it was funny to see how people in the disco danced slightly different if they were on the left or on the right if the dance floor. Because of the delay and panning.

[@laviejaguardia1900]

Grande Oscar, this one is gold mister

[@jeffersonpacheco6580]

your videos are the best, you teach me so much

[@magica2z]

Great stuff. Thank you master.

[@jgr6955]

Wow, thanks!!

[@DetroitMicroSound]

The reason minimal basslines with only a few notes, are able to stay fresh, for the whole run of a track.