Hey guys, I don’t usually do this as I’m typically pretty good with figuring out and reverse engineering sounds. I love experimentation and usually that’s good enough. But I have to say, this one particular type of bass sound has eluded me for over a decade.

This track right here was what got me into bass drop style DNB in like 2010. It’s one hard hitting drop, and both the Call and Response bass sounds are perfect. I’ve gotten a handle on the Response (a BP sweep with noise FMing or something similar, roughly) but for some reason the pluck-esque bass that “Calls” before it (the bar basically goes Call: rest-pluck x8 Response: sweep-sw-sweep… I’m sure reading this was comical for someone lol)

Does anyone have ANY idea what that first Call bass is doing? I mean I keep saying pluck but it’s not a PLUCK per se. It doesn’t have that aggressive slope pluck character to it. It’s more of an impact hit. I’ve tried every goddamn combination of envelopes and LFO on Level and Filter and vice goddamn versa. I’m finally calling in for support on this one lol

Anyone with any ideas please let me know. Let’s assume the note is going to be just like in the song, roughly eighth note length back to back notes at DnB tempo.

Thanks in advance guys! Curious to hear your responses even if we don’t quite nail it