Bass
Every bass prompt in the glossary, from Motown thump to synth pulse. Every prompt stands alone: paste it into the Styles field as-is, or combine it with elements from other songs. The song name links to the full blueprint, where you will find what is actually making the sound and how the whole production fits together. Slider settings and standard excludes live on the glossary landing page.
The Adventure · Angels & Airwaves
Thick, steady, and constant, pumping beneath the atmosphere.
Steady pumping bass guitar, thick and constant.Warm and woody with an upright feel, deep and rounded.
Warm woody upright style bass, deep and rounded.Grinding and busy, mixed upfront, carrying the breakdowns alone.
Grinding busy punk bass guitar, upfront in the mix.Warm, round, and steady, entering with the full band.
Warm supportive bass entering with the full band, round and steady.Deep and round, pulsing evenly under the strings.
Deep round bass pulsing evenly under the strings.Round and agile, locked to the kick, smooth motion under the jangle.
Round bouncing bass guitar locked to the kick, smooth and agile.A warm, round, fingerstyle bass locked to the kick, playing one hypnotic repeating figure for nearly the entire song. The repetition is the point.
Warm round fingerstyle bass, dry and punchy with no effects, locked tightly to the kick drum in a hypnotic repeating pattern.Take On Me · a-ha (Synth bass)
A bouncy sequenced synth bass, bright and rubbery, pulsing in a driving pattern that never lets the energy dip.
Bouncy sequenced synth bass, bright and rubbery, pulsing in a fast driving pattern with tireless energy.Blue Monday · New Order (Synth bass)
A sequenced synth bass running a steady sixteenth-note pulse with a slightly hollow analog tone. It never varies, and the hypnosis comes from the repetition.
Driving sequenced analog synth bass, cold and hypnotic, repeating a steady sixteenth note pulse with a slightly hollow tone.Enjoy the Silence · Depeche Mode (Synth bass)
A deep, warm analog synth bass moving in a slow hypnotic pulse. Round and smooth, it carries the gloom without ever getting aggressive.
Deep warm analog synth bass, smooth and round, moving in a slow hypnotic pulse.Every Breath You Take · The Police
Round and supportive, moving in long even notes that anchor the guitar pattern without competing with it.
Round supportive bass guitar, smooth and understated, moving in long even notes.Smooth, round, and unhurried, gliding under the groove with session-player restraint.
Smooth round bass guitar, supportive and unhurried, gliding gently under the groove.Tight and punchy, locked to the kick, with a bright modern edge rather than vintage warmth.
Tight punchy bass locked to the kick drum, bright and modern with a clean edge.Human Nature · Michael Jackson (Synth bass)
Mellow and round, gliding in long smooth notes underneath without ever asserting itself.
Mellow round synth bass, soft and supportive, gliding in long smooth notes.Aggressive, tight synth bass doubling the low end with punchy precision.
Aggressive tight synth bass, punchy and precise, doubling the low end.Born in the U.S.A. · Bruce Springsteen
Simple, powerful, hammering steady repeated notes. Foundation, not flourish.
Solid driving bass guitar, simple and powerful, hammering steady repeated notes.Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
Thick and grinding with a slight overdrive, carrying the low end alone through the quiet sections.
Thick grinding bass guitar with slight overdrive, carrying the low end through the quiet sections.Simple, warm, and steady, glued to the strumming.
Simple solid bass guitar, warm and steady, glued to the acoustic strumming.Deep, dark, and slow moving, adding dread rather than groove.
Deep dark bass guitar, thick and slow moving.Round and murmuring, gliding warmly under the haze.
Round murmuring bass guitar, warm and smooth, gliding under the haze.Dark, simple, and brooding, holding the floor.
Dark simple bass guitar, steady and brooding.Bitter Sweet Symphony · The Verve
Warm, rolling, and cyclical, committed to the loop.
Rolling steady bass guitar, warm and cyclical.The lead instrument in disguise: fat, round, dubby, mixed high, playing a relaxed bouncing line.
Deep dubby reggae rock bass guitar, fat and round, playing a laid back bouncing line mixed high and upfront.Dark and heavy, droning beneath the fuzz.
Dark heavy bass guitar droning beneath the fuzz.Black or White · Michael Jackson
Punchy and round, locked to the kick, bright and tight.
Punchy round bass locked to the kick drum, bright and tight.Semi-Charmed Life · Third Eye Blind
Bouncing and busy, keeping the energy up underneath the chug.
Bouncing busy bass guitar, bright and upbeat.Warm and understated, long soft notes underneath.
Warm understated bass guitar playing long soft notes.What Would You Say · Dave Matthews Band
Agile and round, dancing through its own funky syncopated line.
Agile round bass guitar dancing through a funky syncopated line.Round, mellow, and unhurried, strolling under the guitar.
Round mellow bass guitar, smooth and unhurried.Where the Streets Have No Name · U2
Warm pumping eighth notes locked to the drums, the engine under the shimmer.
Steady rolling bass guitar pumping warm eighth notes, relentless and locked to the drums.Round, warm, and patient, moving slowly underneath without ever crowding.
Round warm bass guitar moving slowly and patiently, deep and supportive.Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits
Warm and smooth, walking neatly under the guitar without ever competing.
Walking supportive bass guitar, warm and smooth, tucked neatly under the guitar.Warm, round, and graceful, moving with unhurried purpose.
Warm round bass guitar moving gracefully, unhurried and supportive.Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
Round, busy, and driving, weaving under the riffs and gluing the guitars together.
Round driving rock bass guitar, busy and supportive, weaving under the guitars.Warm and round, gliding smoothly beneath the groove with melodic ease.
Warm round bass guitar, soft and melodic, gliding smoothly beneath the groove.Muscular, thick, and aggressive, matching the drums blow for blow.
Muscular driving bass guitar, thick and aggressive.When the Levee Breaks · Led Zeppelin
Deep, thick, and locked to the slow stomp. Weight, not movement.
Deep heavy bass guitar locked to the slow stomp, thick and relentless.Brooding and round, sliding through the hypnotic groove rather than driving it.
Brooding round bass guitar sliding through a slinky hypnotic groove.A warm, steady eighth note heartbeat, hypnotic and constant. The anchor of the entire build.
Pulsing steady bass guitar, a warm eighth note heartbeat, hypnotic and constant.The spine: a round, warm, steady heartbeat pattern repeated without variation from first bar to last.
Round pulsing bass guitar playing a steady hypnotic heartbeat pattern, warm and constant, anchoring the arrangement.Deep and grinding, locked tightly to the palm-muted riffing, thickening the wall.
Deep grinding bass guitar locked tightly to the rhythm guitars, thick and dark.Fat and rubbery, doubling the low end of the riff with a round synth-like character.
Fat rubbery funk bass doubling the low riff, round and punchy.Nimble, round, and bouncing, popping through busy syncopated runs that answer the guitar.
Nimble round disco bass guitar, bouncing and popping through busy syncopated runs.September · Earth, Wind & Fire
Bright, agile, and round, bouncing constantly.
Bouncing bright funk bass guitar, agile and round.The signature Motown thump: warm, round, flatwound strings with no brightness or noise, walking a bouncing singable line.
Warm round Motown bass guitar with a soft muted thump and no string brightness, playing a walking bouncing line.Slinky and syncopated, round and strutting, locked with the guitar.
Slinky syncopated disco bass guitar, round and strutting.Famously free: warm, expressive, and wandering, dancing through the arrangement rather than anchoring it.
Wandering expressive bass guitar, warm and free flowing, dancing through the arrangement.Uptown Funk · Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars (Synth bass)
Fat, round, and strutting, locked into the groove with modern low end weight.
Fat round synth bass locked into a strutting funk groove.Still D.R.E. · Dr. Dre (Synth bass)
Deep and gliding with smooth funk-influenced movement. Heavy low end without clutter.
Deep gliding synth bass with smooth funk influenced movement, heavy clean low end.Mo Money Mo Problems · The Notorious B.I.G.
Bouncing, round, and disco-descended, smooth and danceable.
Bouncing round disco influenced bassline, smooth and danceable.Bad Guy · Billie Eilish (Sub bass)
The dominant element: a huge, round sub bass pulsing one simple hypnotic figure in an otherwise minimal mix.
Huge round sub bass pulsing a simple hypnotic figure, deep and dominant in a minimal mix.Blinding Lights · The Weeknd (Synth bass)
Pumping and locked to the kick, pure propulsion.
Pumping synth bass locked to the four on the floor kick.Midnight City · M83 (Synth bass)
Thick warm pulse under the wall of synths.
Thick warm synth bass pulse.Somebody That I Used to Know · Gotye
Round, soft, and patient, looping without drama.
Round soft bassline looping patiently.Round and liquid, gliding through smooth cyclical lines.
Round liquid disco bass guitar gliding through a smooth cyclical line.Believe · Cher (Synth bass)
Pumping and round, welded to the kick.
Pumping round dance synth bass locked to the kick.Deep and smooth, locked to the kick.
Deep smooth pop bass locked to the kick.Something Just Like This · The Chainsmokers & Coldplay (Synth bass)
Deep and sidechained, pumping and breathing with the kick.
Deep synth bass that ducks and swells in pumping waves with the kick.