Bass & Subs · Session 04

Mini Moog Bass

9 min · Mono · Patch cable required

 

Six routes to classic analog fatness, all from an initialized panel.

Starting with the fundamentals — two detuned oscillators an octave apart, a triangle layered underneath, LFO pitch drift for vintage instability — then working through the heavier options: the feedback patch for saturation, distortion on a pure triangle wave, audio rate modulation on the filter, noise for grit, and the envelope-to-pitch slide. Each one is a different way to add weight, and they combine.

In this session

Octave layeringLFO pitch driftFeedback patchDistortion on triangleAudio rate modulationNoise for gritEnvelope → pitch slide

Tip: Two oscillators take far more overload than three. With a third one running, the pitch falls apart long before you reach the drive you actually want.

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These sessions are deep dives. The full course is the structured route from unboxing to confident sound design — including the preset app with 50 patches.

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