Liquid DnB Bass
Sounds like: A smooth, warm, rounded bass that sits under a fast breakbeat.
Sound type: bass · Genre: Drum & Bass, Breakbeat / Jungle · Style: smooth, warm, filtered bass used in liquid drum & bass
A smooth, rounded bass that sits warmly under a fast breakbeat without being aggressive — softer attack, warmer filter, and enough sustain to feel melodic rather than purely rhythmic.
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Digitone II
Exact match: Smooth, rounded bass with a soft attack
SYN page 1
- ALGO: 8
- RATIO C: 1.00
- RATIO A: 2.00
- MIX: -50
SYN page 2 · Operator A
- LEV: 20
- ATK: 0
- DEC: 0
- END: 127
FLTR page 1 · Multi-mode
- FREQ: 51
- RESO: 15
- TYPE: 0 (LP)
- ENV: 25
- ATK: 25
- DEC: 45
- SUS: 64
AMP page
- ATK: 19
- DEC: 51
- SUS: 95
- REL: 64
- MODE: ADSR
FX page
AMP page's soft ATK (not instant) is what separates this from the percussive bass patches elsewhere — it's a small but audible softness on each note's onset.
Compared with other synths: Operator A's low LEV and heavily-eased MIX give the carrier just a touch of harmonic edge, not the buzzy density of the more aggressive bass patches in this library.
Syntakt
Exact match: Smooth, rounded bass with a soft attack
SYN — SY RAW
- WAV1: Triangle
- TUNE: 64
- NLEV: 0
- OVER: 0
FLTR PAGE 1
- FREQ: 51
- RESO: 15
- TYPE: Lowpass
- ENV: 25
- ATK: 25
- DEC: 45
- SUS: 64
AMP PAGE 1
- ATK: 19
- DEC: 51
- SUS: 95
- REL: 64
AMP PAGE 2
SY RAW's plain Triangle waveform gives the warm, round tone this patch wants without SY SWARM's built-in detune/animation getting in the way. AMP PAGE 2's MODE must be set to ADSR (the default for SY machines, but drum machines default to AHD), or AMP PAGE 1's SUS is ignored and the note can't sustain smoothly through the breakbeat.
Novation Summit
Exact match: Smooth, rounded bass with a soft attack
OSCILLATOR 1
FILTER
- SHAPE: LP
- SLOPE: 12dB
- FREQUENCY: 51
- RESONANCE: 15
- SOURCE: Mod Env 1
- ENV DEPTH: 25
MOD ENVELOPE 1
- ATTACK: 25
- DECAY: 45
- SUSTAIN: 64
- RELEASE: 30
AMP ENVELOPE
- ATTACK: 19
- DECAY: 51
- SUSTAIN: 95
- RELEASE: 64
EFFECTS
- CHORUS DEPTH: 20
- CHORUS RATE: 25
A plain triangle keeps the low end round and warm rather than buzzy; light Chorus adds width without softening the low-end focus the sub needs to sit properly under a fast breakbeat.
Arturia MiniFreak
Exact match: Smooth, rounded bass with a soft attack
OSCILLATOR
- TYPE: BasicWaves
- WAVE (Morph): 50 (pure sawtooth)
- TIMBRE (Sym): 0
- SHAPE (Sub): 0
- VOLUME: 100
ANALOG FILTER
- TYPE: Low Pass
- CUTOFF: 40
- RESONANCE: 12
- ENV/VELO: 20
ENVELOPE
- ATTACK: 12
- DECAY: 35
- SUSTAIN: 75
- RELEASE: 45
DIGITAL EFFECTS · FX1
- TYPE: Chorus
- TIME: 30
- INTENSITY: 25
- AMOUNT: 18
Osc 1 is BasicWaves with Morph at 50 (pure sawtooth): the Morph knob runs from a square (0) through a sawtooth (50) to a double sawtooth an octave up (100), Sym only changes the pulse width below 50, and Sub adds a sine an octave down (0 here). The light onboard Chorus adds smoothness without blurring the sub. Values are on MiniFreak's native 0-100 scale.
Dreadbox Typhon
Exact match: Smooth, rounded bass with a soft attack
FRONT PANEL
- WAVE: ~11 o'clock (VCO1 triangle-leaning, no VCO2 blend)
- CUTOFF: ~12-1 o'clock (~40%, warm)
- RESON: ~8-9 o'clock (low)
- EG LEVEL: ~10 o'clock (light filter envelope amount)
- FILTER TIME: ~11 o'clock (medium-slow)
- AMP TIME: ~11 o'clock (medium-slow, soft onset)
- VOLUME: ~12 o'clock (global, not stored in the preset)
FILTER ADSR
- ATTACK: 20
- DECAY: 45
- SUSTAIN: 50
- RELEASE: 35
AMP ADSR
- ATTACK: 15
- DECAY: 50
- SUSTAIN: 80
- RELEASE: 55
FX2
- TYPE: Chorus
- DEPTH: 25
- SPD: 20
- WIDTH: 40
- FEED: 10
- MIX: 18
SET
- VCO GLIDE: 0
- VCO LVL: 100
- VCF TRACK: 0
- VCF FFM: 0
- VCA LVL: 100
AMP ADSR's soft ATTACK (not zero) is the key setting for this patch's gentleness — it's a small onset softness, not a slow pad-style fade-in. FX2's Chorus is set low on MIX, just enough to smooth the tone without blurring the sub.
ASM Hydrasynth Desktop
Exact match: Smooth, rounded bass with a soft attack
OSCILLATOR 1
- MODE: Single
- WAVE: Triangle
- SEMI: 0
- CENTS: 0
- KEYTRACK: 100%
FILTER 1
- TYPE: LP Ldr12
- CUTOFF: 51.0
- RESONANCE: 15.0
- ENV 1 AMOUNT: 25
- KEYTRACK: 0%
AMP
ENVELOPE 1
- DELAY: 0 ms
- ATTACK: 20 ms
- HOLD: 0 ms
- DECAY: 250 ms
- SUSTAIN: 64.0
- RELEASE: 150 ms
ENVELOPE 2
- DELAY: 0 ms
- ATTACK: 15 ms
- HOLD: 0 ms
- DECAY: 200 ms
- SUSTAIN: 95.0
- RELEASE: 300 ms
PRE-FX
- TYPE: Chorus
- RATE: 0.25 Hz
- DEPTH: 20.0
- DRY/WET: 18%
Pre-FX Chorus is kept light so it smooths the tone without blurring the sub content.
Compared with other synths: Envelope 2 (pre-wired to Amp) carries the soft attack that separates this from the percussive bass patches elsewhere in the library — 15ms is subtle but audible, not instant.
How the synths compare
One of the gentlest patches in the library — every synth here realizes it comfortably with no significant translation compromises.
Patchpad is a free reference of drum patterns and synth patches written for real hardware: Digitakt II, Digitone II, Syntakt, Novation Summit, Arturia MiniFreak, Dreadbox Typhon and ASM Hydrasynth Desktop.