Taking care of the bass

Learn how to think about bass lines for any genre of music and avoid having a ‘muddy’ bass. In this video, we reveal the science of bass notes and give practical tips to make your basslines work for you.

0:00 Intro
0:46 1. Things that sound muddy played low, can sound fine played high
1:45 2. Overcrowding the bass
2:23 3. The science of bass notes

4. Classic things to do to avoid a muddy bass
5:37 4.1 Space out your chords
6:25 4.2 Use octaves, tenths, fifths
7:50 4.3 Double the bassline with something brighter
9:11 4.4 Make your bassline have a catchy rhythmic motif

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