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Chapter 3 ES2 97
Create ES2 bass sounds
Not every sound needs to consist of several oscillators. There are numerous simple, eective,
sounds that make use of a single oscillator. This is especially true of synthesizer bass sounds,
which can be created quickly and easily with the Analog Bass Clean setting.
Create clean single-oscillator bass sounds
In the Analog Bass Clean setting, the basic sound is a rectangular wave that is transposed down
by one octave. The sound is ltered by Filter 2. What’s special about this sound is its combination
of Legato and Glide (portamento). When you play staccato, no glide eect occurs. When you play
legato, the pitch smoothly glides from one note to another. All keys must be released before you
strike a new key, in order to retrigger the envelopes.
Do the following:
m Check out dierent lter and envelope settings.
m Replace the rectangular wave with a sawtooth.
m Vary the Glide settings.
Tip: It’s best to make your edits while a bass line is playing. Create or play a monophonic bass
line, with most notes played staccato, but some legato. This can provide some interesting results
with very long Glide values.
Create distorted analog basses
In the Analog Bass Distorted setting, Filter 1 is engaged, with high settings for Drive and
Distortion. This lter is better suited to the creation of distorted analog sounds than Filter 2.
Do the following:
m Check out Filter 2 by setting Filter Blend to its rightmost position. Notice that Filter 1 works
better with distorted sounds.
m To control the lter modulation, move the green sliders of the rst modulation routing in the
router. This controls the modulation intensity.