What synth waveforms can I use to make a reese bass?
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Jan 26, 2026
A reese bass uses two slightly detuned saw waves that create phase beating, which is the wub-wub-wub sound from the oscillators canceling each other out at certain points. While I like using saws because they give you all the harmonics to work with, you can actually make reese basses with any waveform: squares, triangles, sines, or even pulse waves will create that characteristic phase beating when detuned.
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