Bass and noise jam in Sonic Pi

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(I know it’s not what Underdog did in the video, but it’s inspired from the video)

# 251103 2132 Bass and noise jam in Sonic Pi YT
# created by Relaxnow
# Performance https://youtu.be/V4tVegt2xRs
# https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/bass-and-noice-jam-in-sonic-pi/9878


## Inspired from
## Bass fizzle: how Blawan and Doom make their basses CRUNCH
## From: Underdog Electronic Music School
## youtube.com/watch?v=z3uO1IwJM7Q

set_volume! 2


with_fx :distortion do |d|
  with_fx :krush do |kr|
    with_fx :reverb do |r|
      
      live_loop :a1 do
        tick
        kn = 32
        control kr, res: [0,0,0,0,0.2,0.4,0.8].choose, pre_mix: [0,0,0,0.2,0.4,0.8].choose, mix: knit(0.2,kn, 0.6,kn).look
        control d, distort: [0,0.2,0.4,0.8].choose, pre_mix: [0.2,0.4,0.8].choose
        control r, room: [0,0.2,0.4,0.8].choose, pre_mix: [0.2,0.4,0.8].choose
        
        ki = 16
        kick = knit(0,ki*3, 1,ki, 2,ki*4).look
        case kick
        when 0
        when 1
          sample :bd_fat, amp: 2 if (spread(1,12)*1+spread(3,4).rotate(1)).look
        when 2
          sample :bd_fat, amp: 2 if spread(11,32).look
        end
        
        
        k = 16
        n = :c2+knit(0,k*2,-2,k*2).look
        n1 = n+12
        
        hi = 16
        highnotes = 0
        highnotes = knit(0,hi*3, 1,hi*4,2, hi*4).look
        case highnotes
        when 0
        when 1
          n2 = :c5
        when 2
          nn = 4
          n2 = :c5+knit(0,nn*6, 7,nn*2, 5,nn, -2,nn).look
        end
        
        
        
        use_synth :sine
        use_synth_defaults release: [0.1,0.2,0.4].choose+0.4
        play n if spread(1,16).look
        
        use_synth_defaults release: [0.1,0.2,0.4].choose
        play n1+line(0,0.4,steps: 8).choose, pan: rdist(0.6) if spread(7,16).look
        
        use_synth_defaults release: [0.1,0.2,0.4].choose
        play n2+line(0,0.3,steps: 8).choose, pan: rdist(0.6), amp: 0.25 if spread(11,16).look #and one_in(3)
        
        use_synth :bnoise
        use_synth_defaults release: [0.1,0.2,0.4].choose, cutoff: rrand_i(50,90)
        play n+line(0,0.2,steps: 8).choose, pan: rdist(0.4), amp: 0.4 if spread(11,16).look
        
        sleep 0.25
      end
      
    end
  end
end
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Nice effect. I don’t often use krush or distortion but I like how you’ve used it

PD-Pi

1 Like
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Nice slinky groove! And the gritty feel of the distortion is sweet.