ACADEMY← Exit to Academy PortalStep 1 of 4The Four-on-the-Floor Kick Pocket
The secret to a driving rolling bassline is leaving room for the kick drum.
In standard 4/4 techno and psytrance, the kick plays on steps 1, 5, 9, and 13. To prevent the bass from muddying the kick impact, we leave steps 1, 5, 9, and 13 empty and start by placing 16th-note F2 root notes (row 17) on the 3 sixteenth-notes following each beat.