How To Make Minimal Bass with Larry Holcombe

Tutorial 01 - Playthrough and Genre Analysis

This week, we welcome back Larry Holcombe for another instalment of our 'How To Make' series. This time, we're diving into the world of Minimal Bass!

A genre built entirely around groove, glitches and rhythm, Minimal Bass puts melody, chords and traditional harmonics firmly in the background. Instead, the focus is on creating movement, keeping the listener engaged and building an evolving soundscape through carefully crafted basslines, creative synth automation and an abundance of intricate, arpeggiated glitch sounds.

Across this three-hour course, Larry takes us through the process of designing punchy drums and rhythmic basslines before moving on to glitched vocals and additional percussive elements. With the foundations in place, we'll start building out the arrangement, adding movement and variation with sporadic fills, pitched delay throws, creative effects and plenty of automation.

The result? A groove-driven track packed with intricate details, subtle movement and all the tricks you need to nail the Minimal Bass sound.

Packed full of tips, techniques and creative inspiration, this is one you won't want to miss!