The pack’s raw loops weren’t just MIDI into Serum. Virtual Riot is famous for resampling his own bass patches to audio, then:
The collection is meticulously sorted into a folder system that is easy to navigate. As Virtual Riot mentioned when discussing his creative philosophy for these projects, a top priority is "aiming for a high quality of samples as well as sorting and naming samples properly and putting them in a folder-system that anyone can quickly understand".
Layered, tonal, and transient-heavy snares that hit exactly at 200Hz for maximum impact. virtual riot heavy bass design vol 2
To demonstrate the pack's power, Virtual Riot produced a special demo track—an instrumental banger built entirely from the samples within the pack. The song debuted on , and runs at a tempo of 150 BPM, with a half-time feel of 75 BPM and a double-time energy of 300 BPM for the hi-hats.
Glitched vocal chops, chants, and phrases ready for processing. The pack’s raw loops weren’t just MIDI into Serum
Don't just drag and drop the bass one-shots into your playlist. Load them into the "Noise" oscillator of Xfer Serum or the sampler section of Vital. Use them to frequency-modulate (FM) a clean sine or saw wave. This implants the unique tonal texture of Virtual Riot's bass into a completely new, customizable synthesizer patch. 2. Study the Transient Shapes of the Drums
One of the most sought-after elements in Heavy Bass Design Vol 2 is the signature wet, squelchy riddim bass. Comb and Flanger Filtering Layered, tonal, and transient-heavy snares that hit exactly
Perfectly compressed, clean low-end samples calibrated to shake club sound systems. 2. Surgical Drum Samples
To create the sounds in Heavy Bass Design Vol 2, Virtual Riot employed a range of industry-leading plugins and software, including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, and a suite of premium effects processors. From there, the sounds were carefully processed and refined using a combination of EQ, compression, distortion, and other advanced audio processing techniques.