Ep. 32 of Themes and Variation covers songs that groove with drummer and producer, Efa Etoroma, Jr.
Tag: bass
Whether you’re looking to improve your bass playing, pick up a new tip, try out a different piece of gear, or start playing the instrument for the first time, we’ve got articles to help in our full archive of articles for bassists.
Why Loud Bass Is So Problematic in a Mix
Bass frequencies can really mess up your mix, here’s why, how, and what you can do about it whether you’re mixing or mastering your audio.
Songwriting for Producers: Relating Bass Lines to Harmony
In this lesson from Soundfly’s Songwriting For Producers course, we go over how to marry and unmarry bass lines with your harmonic backdrop.
Ableton’s Dennis Desantis: Learning Music Production and Solving Creative Problems
In this interview with Ableton’s Dennis Desantis, we explore the concept of learning online, how hands-on and personal electronic music is, and much more.
How Essential Is Bass to Your Songwriting Arrangement, Really?
If all you’re doing is mirroring the root notes of your chord progression, you’re not using bass lines to their full potential. Can we talk about it?
Our 10 Favorite Modern Hip-Hop Bass Lines
Bass is arguably the most important element of a hip-hop beat, so we collect 10 of our all-time favorite modern hip-hop bass lines.
How to Make a Boring Chord Progression Sound New and Fun
Here are five ways to spice up that same old chord stuff you always find yourself playing and create a progression that sounds new and fresh!
2 Ways of Creating Bass Lines in Hip-Hop Beats
In this post, an excerpt of one of the lessons in Soundfly’s Hip-Hop Production course, we go over two ways to use bass lines in hip-hop beats.
I Made a Playable Bass Guitar Out of an Ableton Push – Meet “Blinky”
Watch me perform on a new hybrid playable hardware instrument that approaches solving some of my biggest performance issues with digital music.
10 Memorable Mid-Song Bass Riffs (And the Techniques Used to Pull Them Off)
Bassists don’t always get the credit they deserve. Here are 10 examples of rock bassists eeking out a moment to let their brilliance shine through.