Lo-fi muffled bass pluck, 1.5s

About this sample

This bass pluck features a deep sine wave at 49 Hz combined with a sawtooth wave to add harmonic grit. It has a fast 5 ms attack followed by an exponential decay, filtered with a 4-pole low-pass Butterworth filter set at 280 Hz to create a muffled, warm tone. Subtle pitch modulation simulates tape wow effect, and a faint bandpass-filtered hiss adds textured noise. The sound is saturated with soft tanh distortion for warmth and normalized to -3 dB, presented in centered stereo over 1.5 seconds.

It suits lo-fi, chillhop, or downtempo genres around slower tempos, where a warm, subdued bass pluck is desired. Layering with cleaner bass sounds or gentle reverb can enhance presence without losing the muffled character. Watch for mix clarity since the low cutoff and noise can muddy busy low-frequency ranges.