How to Create a Psytrance Bassline: A Step-by-Step Guide

At DMS, we understand your passion for Psytrance, our hottest selling genre. We’ve explored the best tutorials available online and discovered this valuable gem from Evosounds!

You can program a Psy bass sound using virtually any synth, but there are a few extra considerations to keep in mind, such as side-chaining with your kick drum. This article provides handy tips and tricks—from designing your basic sound using ADSR envelopes to FX processing and bassline patterns. The tutorial utilizes Ableton Live and Serum as examples, but the techniques are applicable to any DAW or VST/AU synth.

Be sure to read ‘Psytrance Basslines 101’ on Evosounds.

Also, check out our Psytrance MIDI packs for easy access to hundreds of Psychedelic Trance basslines!