Bandpass filter bass
Synth masterclass with Dave Gale #23
The concept of a bass sound, with little low-end harmonic content, might feel counterintuitive. We aim high for this month’s bandpass filtered bass patch
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Dave Gale
Dave Gale is an Emmy award-winning media composer, producer and orchestrator, with an enormous passion for synthesisers, in all their forms. His varied composing style embraces everything from full orchestral and hybrid scoring, to fully electronic scores, employing synths wherever possible. He also happens to own some of the finest synths in existence but we’re not jealous, OK?
> In this edition of my Synth Masterclass, we begin by becoming clairvoyant! I know what you are thinking. Why for the love of all things synthesis, would you want to create a bass patch that actively seeks to reduce its harmonic content?