Write the moving line
Start with a sparse 303 pattern. Repeat one note enough to establish a centre, then place two jumps that pull away from it.
Listen for: A line with a recognisable home note and a little tension.
▶ Open checkpoint 1 in StudioProgram an acid bassline
Sixteen steps become a line when slide, accent and filter motion disagree.
Guided project15 minutesBuildingacidhouseclub
You will make
A forward-driving club loop with a squelching acid line anchored by sub and drums.
Build it, one layer at a time
Join selected notes
Add slide only where one note should pour into the next. Accent a different set of steps so pitch movement and energy do not always arrive together.
Listen for: Some notes connect; others punch through the pattern.
▶ Open checkpoint 2 in StudioPut weight underneath
Add the sub at a lower level. It should make the line feel larger without obscuring the acid voice's midrange bite.
Listen for: Weight you miss when muted, not a second competing bassline.
▶ Open checkpoint 3 in StudioBuild the floor
Bring in the drum grid and ride the acid cutoff while the loop plays. The pattern stays the same, but the filter turns repetition into performance.
Listen for: A stable kick with a bassline that seems to speak above it.
▶ Open checkpoint 4 in StudioMake it yours
- Make a break by muting the kick while leaving the acid line running.
- Lower resonance and shorten decay until the same notes become a round bass patch.