Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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The Theory of Neuro Bass & 29 Tricks for making them (in bitwig or any DAW really)


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24 thoughts on “The Theory of Neuro Bass & 29 Tricks for making them (in bitwig or any DAW really)

  • sick stuff 🙂
    I can't imagine music without distortion!
    I put it everythere – on my synths, basses, drums and even on the master channel 😉

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  • This is truly excellent. It's very impressive how you distilled all the principles.

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  • Recursing a saturator and an eq could be done properly recursively, feeding the output of just 1 saturator + eq into a mixer before it; the saturator should prevent things from blowing up. You could play it like an instrument by putting an AR onto the oscillator, and an ADSR onto the recursive input.
    Though, what you'd really want to do is replace the Oscillator + AR with some interesting samples, or some other lightweight but rich instrument. If it's lightweight enough, you could maybe keep the whole chain together, from original input to output.
    You could even take the post-recursion chain, and throw that all the way back into the recursive chain, setting the fader pretty modestly.

    I will have to try this in VCV Rack; I'm not too familiar with this style of music, though.

    Edit: There is, of course, the issue of frequency stability (just recursing the same signal could recursively detune the underlying frequencies to where it plays the wrong note). Putting a very simple oscillator onto a few parts of the chain, like affecting the saturator or added going into the saturator, even just using a sinusoid, should keep the frequencies grounded, I think.

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  • who invented the neurobasss? was it ed rush or optical? or was it Kevin Master Saunderson? ha!

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  • Remember kids, keep the signal MONO all the way! If you mess up and create stereo information below 150hz (for example using reverbs or delays or what not), when it's played back on larger systems, those frequencies are ALWAYS going to get summed to mono and your bass loses all definition and body immediately because of phase cancellation.

    I'd err for the side of caution and never have any stereo information below 250hz or so…. use "gonio meters" to see how the signal is distributed ins stereo space.

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  • Appreciate the step-by-step addition of components to craft the sounds! Very easy to follow and understand.

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  • Thank you for the Bitwig tutorials! There aren't many Bitwig channels on YT, so I really appreciate the tips and tricks!

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  • I was hoping you would make some experimental videos that’s my JAM. Really cool seeing your process, I’ve never actually quantified how to make neuro basses, always just experimented. Understanding the why will definitely help inform future sound design sessions, thank you for this!!

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