Kaytranada - Track Uno | Bass Synth Patch Remake

Remaking the bass synth from the 2016 song "Track Uno" by Kaytranada can be an exciting challenge for any synthesizer enthusiast. Here’s how you can create the "Track Uno" 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

Kaytranada’s “Track Uno,” from his 2016 debut album 99.9%, features a distinctive warm analog bass sound that enters at 0:52 with a fat, organic quality that mimics an electric bass guitar. The sound is built from a simple sawtooth waveform heavily rounded by a low-pass filter with a very quick and subtle pluck from the filter envelope decay, while subtle distortion adds saturation and bite. This deceptively simple yet deeply funky bass patch provides the track’s foundational groove with its impeccable musical phrasing. You can hear the bassline enter prominently at 0:52 in the song.

Original Performing Instrument

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Our Remake of The Bass Synth

This audio clip is how close we've matched the original tone of the bass synth from the song "Track Uno" by Kaytranada, 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 all 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.

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

Explore More

• Recreating Kaytranada Bass Sounds – Track Uno Specific Tutorial (YouTube)
• A breakdown of how Kaytranada crafts his beats – Liveschool (Article)
• Thumpy KAYTRANADA Style Bass Synth (House / Future R&B) – Detailed Sound Design Process (YouTube)
• How to synthesize this bass? (Kaytranada) – Gearspace Forum Discussion
• Kaytranada “99.9%” Synth Sounds – Reverb Machine (Article)

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:

• Primer, our free synthesizer VST

Comments

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