Create a Wobble Bass in Garageband

The wobble bass is the primary characteristic of Dubstep, a form of electronic music. Despite its fairly complex sound, the wobble base sound is very easy to attain in Garageband. Note: This article assumes you have a basic understanding of the way Garageband works

Steps

1. Change the Piano to the Deep Round Synth Bass, found under bass. Open up musical typing.
2. Click "Edit". Under "Sound Generator", click the picture of the wires. At the bottom, drag the distortion all the way to the right.
3. Under "Effects", turn on the Compressor and add Amp Simulation. Keep both on default.
4. Add Automatic Filter. This is what will make the wobble sound. Set the frequency to 50%, resonance to 30% and intensity to 10%. Set the speed to somewhere around 70%. Adjust the speed to whatever sounds good.

Tips

• Feel free to mess around with the setting and add more effects to get the desired sound.
• If you are making dubstep, be sure to turn down the beat and let the bass ring out.

See also

• Make a Song on Garageband
• Compose Music Using GarageBand