Remaking the bass synth from the 2014 song "Resonance" by Home can be an exciting challenge for any synthesizer enthusiast. Here’s how you can create the "Resonance" 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
Home’s “Resonance” features a bass synthesizer that integrates seamlessly with the track’s chord progression, following the pad rhythm and velocity modulation to create a cohesive foundation. The sound is nearly identical to the chord synth, using similar filter and envelope settings to blend with the pad, though tailored to emphasize lower frequencies. Its rhythmic interplay with the pad creates a unified texture central to the track’s nostalgic vaporwave aesthetic.
Original Performing Instrument
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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 "Resonance" by Home, 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
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.
- Same exact settings as the pad, except lower the Filter Env Amount to about 10. This way the bass doesn’t get as bright and focuses more on the low end. Also set the voice count to 2, as each notes is played in octaves.
Pad Recipe: https://www.syntorial.com/preset-recipe/home-resonance-chords/
Note: the patch settings may slightly differ in the Syntorial challenge.
Notes And Observations
Bass Notes
- Each of the following notes are played in octaves. So the first notes is F, but you’re going to play 2 adjacent Fs in the low range
- F (3x), Ab (2x), C (6x), F (3x), Bb (2x), Ab (6x)
Explore More
- Recreating the main synth in Resonance by Home using Xfer Serum (YouTube tutorial) – Detailed walkthrough of the synth design process, including oscillator settings, filter configuration, and automation techniques relevant to the bass patch
- Patch Request: Home – Resonance (Wah-Synth) – Syntorial Community – Explicitly addresses the bass patch’s relationship to the chords synth, including velocity modulation and rhythm synchronization
- How to make Home “Resonance” Tutorial (YouTube) – Dedicated bass section breakdown at 5:11 timestamp, with written tutorial available on SynthCtrl’s blog
Preset Downloads
Don't want to learn synth programming now? Use our synth preset as your starting point and tweak it from there. Register an account with Audible Genius and download the presets for free for the following synths:
- Serum
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