Billie Eilish - LUNCH | Bass Synth Patch Remake

Remaking the bass synth from the 2019 song "LUNCH" by Billie Eilish can be an exciting challenge for any synthesizer enthusiast. Here’s how you can create the "LUNCH" 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

Billie Eilish’s track “Lunch” showcases an aggressive and dynamic bass synthesizer that contributes to the song’s ominous, moody aesthetic. The distorted, swelling bassline is a defining feature, characterized by its gritty texture and evolving dynamics that amplify the tension in the track. This sound is likely created using layered distortion effects and dynamic filter modulation to achieve its pulsing intensity. You can hear the bassline prominently at 2:25 in the song.

Our Remake of The Bass Synth sound

This audio clip is how close we've matched the original tone of the bass synth from the song "LUNCH" by Billie Eilish, 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 allx 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.

Voices

• Voice Mode: Mono

Oscillator Setup

Oscillator 1

• Mix: 35%
• Wavetable: Basic Shapes
• Wave Frame: Medium Pulse (position 202)
• Routing: Filter 1
• View 2d: 0
• Unison Voices: 4
• Unison Detune: 8%
• Unison Stereo Spread: 100%
• Morph:
• Spectral Morph Amount: 50%

Oscillator 2

• Mix: 34%
• Wavetable: Basic Shapes
• Wave Frame: Medium Pulse (position 209)
• Routing: Filter 1
• Transpose: -12 st
• View 2d: 0
• Unison Voices: 4
• Unison Detune: 9%
• Unison Stereo Spread: 100%

Oscillator 3

• Mix: 97%
• Wavetable: Basic Shapes
• Wave Frame: Triangle (position 86)
• Routing: Direct Out

Filter Settings

Filter 1

• Model: Analog
• Style: 24dB Slope
• Blend: Low Pass (0)
• Cutoff: 51% (351.49 Hz)
• Resonance: 43%
• Drive: 0%
• Modulations:
• Lfo 1 → Cutoff
• Lfo 3 → Resonance

Envelope Settings

Envelope 1 (Amp)

• Attack: 0 ms
• Sustain: 100%
• Release: 90 ms

LFO Settings

LFO 1

• Mode: Sync
• Sync: Seconds
• Frequency: -1s
• Shape: Triangle
• Destinations:
• Filter 1 Cutoff (amount 15%)

LFO 2

• Mode: Trigger
• Sync: Tempo
• Tempo: 1/4
• Shape: Saw Up (custom)
• Destinations:
• Volume (amount 75%)

LFO 3

• Mode: Sync
• Sync: Seconds
• Frequency: -1s
• Shape: Triangle
• Destinations:
• Filter 1 Resonance (amount 24%)

Effects Processing (Ordered)

Distortion

• Mix: Default (100%)
• Drive: 87%
• Type: Default (Soft Clip)

Modulation Matrix

• LFO 1 → Filter 1 Cutoff 15%
• LFO 2 → Volume 75%
• LFO 3 → Filter 1 Resonance 24%

Note: the patch settings may slightly differ in the Syntorial challenge.

Explore More

• Lunch (song) – Wikipedia
• How To Sound Like Billie Eilish – Lunch (Alt Pop Music Production Tutorial) (YouTube)
• How To Produce “LUNCH” By Billie Eilish | Break Down (YouTube)

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:

• Vital

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