Remaking the bass synth from the 2013 song "Connect" by Drake can be an exciting challenge for any synthesizer enthusiast. Here’s how you can create the "Connect" bass patch and play this iconic sound on most hardware or software subtractive synthesizers (Serum, Vital, Pigments, Prophet, Korg, Moog, etc). We've included the preset download directly for your convenience, but we strongly recommend you use our programming tutorial to recreate it yourself.
Original Audio
Drake’s track “Connect” features a prominent bassline that sets a moody and atmospheric tone right from the beginning. This bass sound is characterized by a sawtooth waveform with multiple unison voices and a low-pass filter, creating a rich and immersive texture. The use of a long decay and release in the filter envelope adds a distinctive “owww” shape to the sound, contributing to the track’s emotive depth. You can hear this bassline start at the very beginning of the song.
Our Remake of The Bass Synth
This audio clip is how close we've matched the original tone of the bass synth from the song "Connect" by Drake, giving you a reference point as you design your own synthesizer preset. Play it as often as you need to familiarize yourself with the nuances of the sound.
Synth Patch Programming Recipe
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Getting Started
- Start by initializing your synthesizer to a plain saw with no filter, modulation or effects. For soft synths use the "init"/"default" preset or the the button to reset all parameters to their default factory values.
- No two synths are exactly alike, so treat the values below as approximate, and use your ear.
- Percentage values (e.g. 50%) represent the relative position of a knob or slider within its full range. The full range of each parameter may differ from synth to synth, so use your ear.
Voices
- Voice Mode: Mono
Amp Envelope
- Attack: 0 ms
- Decay: 5400 ms
- Sustain: 20%
- Release: 5350 ms
Oscillators
- Oscillator 1
- Waveform: Saw
- Volume: 100%
- Unison
- Oscillators: All
- Voice Count: 4
- Detune Range: 20 Cents
- Reset All Oscillators Phase On Note Start: No
Filter
- Type: Low Pass
- Cutoff: 45%
- Resonance: 10%
Filter Envelope
- Modulation Amount: 10%
- Attack: 0 ms
- Decay: 5050 ms
- Sustain: 0%
- Release: 5300 ms
Reverb
- Mix: 40% Wet
- Size: Medium
Note: the patch settings may slightly differ in the Syntorial challenge.
Preset Downloads
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- Primer, our free synthesizer VST
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