Sweet Berta

A short, fat pluck: saw and square snapped open by the envelope, then Pumice driven hard on its dark side, so each note lands thick and compressed with a smooth top, and Earth's Body keeps the tail heard on small speakers. Play tight eighths and sixteenths. Macros: Fat, Decay, Cutoff. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

The long, sliding sub of trap and drill: a triangle with a short pitch drop on each note, held as long as the key, saturated warm so it growls a little, and Earth's Body so the slides read on a phone. Overlap notes to glide between them; hold each for its length. Macros: Glide, Grit, Phone, Drop. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A stoner-rock bass with the fuzz layered on top: the Pedalboard splits it in parallel, one lane a clean, round floor, the other a fuzz into a steep high-pass, so only the fuzz's buzz joins. The low end stays tight however hard the fuzz is pushed, and the line reads on a phone. Hold roots and let them ring. Macros: Fuzz, Edge, Cutoff. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A bass-music growl that never muddies its sub: the LFO swings a resonant ladder, and the Pedalboard splits the sound at 110 Hz, so the amp and a bright saturation chew only the band above while the sub under it stays clean and steady. Hold notes of a beat or more; Rate speeds the growl. Macros: Rate, Grind, Cutoff. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A square whose width breathes slowly from the LFO, over a triangle and a breath of pink noise: the classic small-monosynth sub, alive on held notes, with Earth's harmonics so it still reads on a laptop. Hold long notes to hear it move. Macros: Rate, Noise, Cutoff, Phone. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

Old flatwound strings and a foam mute: a triangle with a breath of square through a gentle 12 dB slope, each note thumping and dying away fast, warmed dark by Pumice, with Earth's Body so the thump is heard on a laptop and a slow compressor evening it. Play soul and sixties pop lines, notes held for their length. Macros: Warmth, Tone, Ring. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A dub sub for a big system: a soft triangle with a hint of square, Pumice warming it dark, Earth adding the octave under for weight and a little Body for small speakers, and a dark echo answering behind. Play slow, spacious roots on the offbeat; let the echo fill the gaps. Macros: Weight, Echo, Cutoff. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A square bass with bite: a square and a narrow pulse an octave up, Pumice saturating it on its bright side, so the harmonics come from the top and the note snaps through a dense mix while the low end stays smooth. Bright enough to read anywhere, so no Earth. Play busy, syncopated lines. Macros: Bite, Tone, Cutoff, Decay. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

Wide where it can be, mono where it must: the Pedalboard splits two detuned saws at 200 Hz, the low band left clean and centred, the top chorused across the speakers. Lush on headphones, and it sums to mono without losing its weight. For synth-pop and slow, held lines. Macros: Width, Cutoff, Detune. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A cinematic low end that moves the floor: a triangle with a quiet saw an octave up, swelling in, Earth adding a strong octave under for weight and Body so it is felt even on a laptop, a compressor holding it level. Hold long low notes under a score, or a single note under a drop. Macros: Weight, Swell, Phone. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

Two saws an octave apart, osc 2 held exactly twelve semitones above the sub, the knob's whole travel set to an octave. A thick, hollow bass that keeps its weight and still speaks on small speakers. Turn Detune with Range at 12 and an octave sits at the end of the knob. Macros: Cutoff, Upper, Drive. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

KB OUT into CUTOFF IN on top of 1:1 tracking: low notes are dark and round, high ones bright and nasal, so a line changes colour as it climbs. A slow LFO turns the pulse's width. Play lines that jump across two octaves. Macros: Cutoff, Bite, Rate. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A saw-and-square bass whose top lurches through Jacuzza while its bottom stays put: under 120 Hz the tub leaves it dry, so the weight holds while bubbles and jets churn over it, every swing a different height. Play a riff of held notes and let it turn. Macros: Churn, Swirl, Cutoff, Jets. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

The round funk bass of the classic monos: one saw, the ladder low with no resonance, a quick envelope that closes to nothing while the note stays up, and Earth's harmonics so the round tail reads on small speakers. Play short, syncopated sixteenths and leave space. Macros: Cutoff, Env Amt, Decay. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A squelchier funk bass: resonance up, a deeper, faster envelope and a square under the saw. Harder notes squelch more. Play it with dynamics, ghost notes soft and accents hard. Macros: Squelch, Decay, Cutoff. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A bouncy, rubbery round bass that slides between overlapping notes, with a short slap echo behind it and Earth's harmonics so the line reads on small speakers. Play legato to slide, detached to jump; it walks well. Macros: Glide, Cutoff, Echo. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A singing, gliding bass for long prog lines: a saw and a detuned square slide between overlapping notes, with a light chorus spreading it. Play legato runs and let it swoop. Macros: Glide, Cutoff, Chorus. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A woody, plucked upright: a triangle with a whisper of saw and noise for the finger, dying away like a string through a gentle 12 dB slope, in a small wooden room, with a little of Earth's harmonics so the walk is heard on a laptop. Play walking quarter notes; harder notes speak brighter. Macros: Ring, Tone, Room. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A soft, rounded saw through the ladder at its gentlest slope, 6 dB: the harmonics are there but felted over, warmed by a gentle saturation, Earth's Body keeping it heard on a laptop, and a light squeeze holding it even. Warm under keys and vocals; play it sustained or short. Macros: Tone, Body, Squeeze, Warmth. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A short, snapping pluck: saw and square, the envelope slamming the ladder open and shut and the note gone in a quarter second, a hard squeeze on top. Play tight, repeated eighths. Macros: Decay, Cutoff, Snap. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

An electric finger-style bass: a triangle with a narrow pulse for the string's edge, a gentle 12 dB slope and a long, natural decay, evened by a slow compressor, Earth's harmonics carrying it onto small speakers. Play it as a bassist would, notes held for their length. Macros: Tone, Edge, Decay. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A muted, thudding pick bass: the note is gone almost before it starts, with the faintest pitch dip on each pluck. Play fast, driving eighths; it stays tight at any tempo. Macros: Length, Cutoff, Thud. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A hollow, nasal pluck: the mixer runs through the HPF before the ladder, so the low end is thinned and the pulses honk. Cuts through a busy mix; play staccato lines in the octave above C2. Macros: Hollow, Cutoff, Decay. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.

A disco-style octave bass: a saw with a square an octave above, a short filter snap over a held level. Play the root and its octave in alternating eighths. Macros: Cutoff, Octave, Decay. Macro 8, Master, is the output level.