{"id":58149,"date":"2025-10-17T14:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/preset-recipe\/kraftwerk-europe-endless-bass\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:33:30","slug":"kraftwerk-europe-endless-bass","status":"publish","type":"preset-recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/es\/preset-recipe\/kraftwerk-europe-endless-bass\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraftwerk &#8211; Europe Endless | Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}"},"genre":[347],"preset-type":[367],"synthesizer":[375],"class_list":["post-58149","preset-recipe","type-preset-recipe","status-publish","hentry","genre-electronic","preset-type-bass","synthesizer-primer"],"acf":{"synth_recipe_type":"Song Remake","syntorial_lesson":false,"tutorial_video":null,"artist_name":"Kraftwerk","song_name":"Europe Endless","original_performing_instrument":"Moog Minimoog","original_song_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ms6kC-3yq0k&start=84","sound_description":"Kraftwerk's 1977 track \"Europe Endless,\" from the Trans-Europe Express album, features a distinctive electronic bass sound that anchors the entire composition with its precise rhythmic pulse. The bassline, created using a Moog synthesizer (likely a Minimoog based on historical context), employs a medium pulse wave with subtle unison and chorus effects to create its characteristic smeared texture, while minimal distortion adds bite to the otherwise clean tone. With an extremely quick filter decay setting, the patch generates a distinctive clicking attack transient that cuts through the mix while maintaining the song's mechanical precision. You can hear this iconic bass synth enter prominently at 1:24, driving the track with its simple eighth-note octave pattern that sits slightly left in the stereo field.","audio_clip":"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/audiblegenius\/kraftwerk-europe-endless-bass","recipe":"<div><h3>Voices<\/h3><ul><li>Voice Mode: <span>Mono<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Amp Envelope<\/h3><ul><li>Attack: <span>0 ms<\/span><\/li><li>Decay: <span>450 ms<\/span><\/li><li>Sustain: <span>0%<\/span><\/li><li>Release: <span>160 ms<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Oscillators<\/h3><ul><li>Oscillator <span>1<\/span><ul><li>Waveform: <span>Pulse<\/span><\/li><li>Pulse Width: <span>50%<\/span><\/li><li>Volume: <span>100%<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Unison<ul><li>Oscillators: <span>All<\/span><\/li><li>Voice Count: <span>2<\/span><\/li><li>Detune Range: <span>8<\/span> Cents<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Reset All Oscillators Phase On Note Start: <span>Yes<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Filter<\/h3><ul><li>Type: <span>Low Pass<\/span><\/li><li>Cutoff: <span>60%<\/span><\/li><li>Key Tracking: <span>50%<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Filter Envelope<\/h3><ul><li>Modulation Amount: <span>30%<\/span><\/li><li>Attack: <span>0 ms<\/span><\/li><li>Decay: <span>10 ms<\/span><\/li><li>Sustain: <span>0%<\/span><\/li><li>Release: <span>250 ms<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Distortion<\/h3><ul><li>Drive: <span>16%<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3>Chorus<\/h3><ul><li>Mix: <span>30%<\/span> Wet<\/li><li>Rate: <span>Medium<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","observations":"","sources":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BevTz7m_-bU\">Behind the Beet: \"Europe Endless\" Synth Patch Breakdown (YouTube)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erichizdepski.wordpress.com\/2020\/06\/21\/synthpop-lessons-making-dadtronica\/\">Synthpop Analysis: Europe Endless Bass Line Characteristics (Blog)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8aAYXeQhDnY\">Mini Moog Recreation of Europe Endless Bass Sound (YouTube)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=azpaJQ3Ycfw\">Reconstructing Europe Endless: Technical Bass Synth Analysis (YouTube)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","community_thread_url":"https:\/\/audiblegenius.productlift.dev\/p\/patch-request-kraftwerk-europe-endless-bass-CxxcWo","patch_id":"","decade":"1970s","release_year":1977,"syntorial_essentials_lesson":"","syntorial_essentials_level":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/preset-recipes\/58149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/preset-recipes"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/preset-recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=58149"},{"taxonomy":"preset-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/preset-type?post=58149"},{"taxonomy":"synthesizer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/synthesizer?post=58149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}