How To Make Better Synth Funk Basslines

In this video from Youtuber Alex Ball, we gain some new tips for creating synth funk bass lines in your music. Not only do we learn how we can better take advantage of a synth’s parameters to make these basslines sound good, but we also dive into some music theory as well.

While this video features the Roland SH-101 synthesizer, these tips can be applied to almost any synthesizer that provides basic functions like PWM (pulse width modulation) and filter resonance controls. You can visit his Youtube channel for more helpful synthesizer and music theory videos.

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