The King of the Streets — Processed Bass
An inferred Lazerhawk-inspired repeating saw bass with a short low-pass envelope and one gentle chorus. Compare eighths and sixteenths by ear; neither is a verified transcription.
- Class: mono — one note at a time
- Category: Bass
- Sound id:
signature-lazerhawk-the-king-3fa02a81-processed-bass - Research template: sound-research@v2
- Research confidence: 0/100 · unsourced
- Requested as: "The King of the Streets — Processed Bass"
Identity
Lazerhawk’s official release page identifies The King of the Streets, from Skull and Shark. This sound targets the repeating, chorused bass described by Adam. It is an inferred recreation, not an original artist patch. The release listing supports identity only; it is conservatively classified as a tier-3 web listing because the research schema has no release-metadata category.
research: 25/100 · low · sources: The King of the Streets — official Bandcamp release listing — Track title and album/byline immediately below the title (tier 3)
The Sound
Inferred design, not documented original settings. Use one note at a time in a low register. Start with a saw oscillator; where the instrument supports it, add a quieter second oscillator at the same octave with only slight detuning. Keep noise, glide and pitch modulation off. Use a low-pass filter with modest resonance and a short positive filter envelope for the initial bite, then a darker body. Start around 4 ms amp attack, 180 ms decay, 35% sustain and 45 ms release; try a 130 ms filter decay with little sustain. These are audition starting points, not calibrated equivalents across instruments. External chorus supplies movement without requiring large oscillator detuning. No opened source established the original oscillators, filter, envelope, synth or modulation. Adam’s chorus/processing and eighth-versus-sixteenth description remains the listening hypothesis to test.
research: 0/100 · unsourced · sources: owner note (direction)
Owner note: No opened source supports the specific bass recipe, chorus choice or rhythmic subdivision. Preserve Adam’s note as the brief and test the inferred patch by ear.
History & Provenance
The official Bandcamp credits date the release to 24 October 2013. No original patch sheet or exact-track production account was retrieved. The attempted DRIVERADIO interview returned HTTP 403 and is not used as evidence. None of the six studio synths or the chosen effects is attributed to Lazerhawk’s original production.
research: 25/100 · low · sources: The King of the Streets — official Bandcamp release listing — Credits: released October 24, 2013 (tier 3)
Heard In · Adapted By
Reference recording: The King of the Streets on Skull and Shark by Lazerhawk. The linked release page verifies the recording’s identity. A bass entry time, isolated stem and note transcription have not been verified; no claim of listening analysis is made.
research: 25/100 · low · sources: The King of the Streets — official Bandcamp release listing — Track title and album/byline (tier 3)
Performance & Technique
Inferred audition procedure. Send a short single-note MIDI pattern at your project tempo, with internal arpeggiators off. Compare straight 1/16 and 1/8 patterns separately; these are test alternatives, not asserted facts about the record. Start with gate lengths around 45–55% of each step so the envelope retriggers clearly. Shorten release if notes blur; raise sustain or gate length if the body disappears. Choose the pitch and register against the reference by ear: no key, exact pitches, tempo or accent transcription is claimed. Finish by checking chorus in mono and matching perceived level before comparing versions.
research: 0/100 · unsourced · sources: owner note (direction)
Owner note: The subdivision was not verified. Both of Adam’s proposed subdivisions remain explicit audition options.
FX & Chain
Inferred processing, not an original artist chain. Start with one chorus and keep delays, reverbs and extra modulation bypassed so short notes remain separate. DeepMind 12 uses JUNE-60 mode I; MatrixBrute uses H9 #2 Liquid chorus; Prologue uses CE-2W Standard mode with gentle rate and depth. MS-20, Neutron and UB-Xa offer an explicit repatch to the JUNE chain because their default or unconfirmed pedal mapping does not provide a trustworthy equivalent. Saved synth profiles and committed physical wiring differ: check the routing note and Patchbay before connecting. No rack processor is assumed connected. EQ and compression start bypassed, with conditional finishing advice per preset. Manual-checked starting settings for Meraki delay, H9 Blackhole, first-generation blueSky, Ventris dual reverb and Wet mk1 appear under Try another effect. These match a musical role, not identical algorithms or knob scales; they remain unauditioned. Test one option at a time, level-match and check the bass in mono. Device manuals support control behavior only; no retrieved source confirms the effects used on the original recording.
research: 0/100 · unsourced · sources: owner note (direction)
Owner note: The described chorus remains a listening hypothesis. The updated recipes use known owned controls, disclose repatching and keep optional processing separate; audition is still required.
Renditions
Auto-generated from the create-preset fan-out mapping outcomes; regenerated each run.
- Behringer DeepMind 12 — "Street Pulse" — mapping confidence 55/100 (medium) — 30 control(s) — Inferred and unauditioned. Play separated single MIDI notes; compare 1/16 and 1/8 at your own tempo. JUNE-60 mode I supplies the single chorus. Follow the FX recipe routing note before connecting pedals. The panel map exposes one shared envelope slider set and no explicit voice-mode setting. Apply the saved contour to both VCA and VCF envelopes manually; single-note playing supplies the mono role. Oscillator 2 is a quiet supporting tone, not a second saw.
- Arturia MatrixBrute — "Street Pulse" — mapping confidence 48/100 (low) — 52 control(s) — Inferred and unauditioned. Play separated single MIDI notes; compare 1/16 and 1/8 at your own tempo. H9 #2 Liquid chorus supplies the single chorus. Follow the FX recipe routing note before connecting pedals. The supplied map has no named oscillator-to-filter routing or modulation-matrix destination ids. Manually route VCO1/2 to the ladder low-pass filter and ENV1 to its cutoff at a modest positive depth before auditioning. Set the ladder to 24 dB/oct manually; the exposed slope toggle has no polarity definition. Fine tuning and envelope times need ear adjustment.
- Korg MS-20 Mini — "Street Pulse" — mapping confidence 58/100 (medium) — 25 control(s) — Inferred and unauditioned. Play separated single MIDI notes; compare 1/16 and 1/8 at your own tempo. JUNE-60 mode I supplies the single chorus. Follow the FX recipe routing note before connecting pedals. Use the normalled signal path without patch cables. The MS-20 low-pass response and shared EG2 contour give a rougher attack than a typical four-pole bass; reduce resonance if it thins the fundamental. Oscillators are at the same 16-foot range; trim OSC2 pitch by ear from the centre position.
- Behringer Neutron — "Street Pulse" — mapping confidence 45/100 (low) — 27 control(s) — Inferred and unauditioned. Play separated single MIDI notes; compare 1/16 and 1/8 at your own tempo. JUNE-60 mode I supplies the single chorus. Follow the FX recipe routing note before connecting pedals. Before auditioning, manually select sawtooth on both oscillators, matching low ranges and LP filter mode. Waveform knob positions are not calibrated in the spec, and RANGE/MODE are exposed only as toggles; those ambiguous controls are deliberately omitted. Use the normalled patch with no cables. Its filter is a two-pole approximation; drive is kept low.
- Korg Prologue 8 — "Street Pulse" — mapping confidence 65/100 (medium) — 41 control(s) — Inferred and unauditioned. Play separated single MIDI notes; compare 1/16 and 1/8 at your own tempo. CE-2W Standard chorus supplies the single chorus. Follow the FX recipe routing note before connecting pedals. The two-pole filter is a brighter approximation of the intended rounded bass; keep drive off and tune cutoff by ear. Use the main timbre only. The exposed panel contains controls shared with larger models; no unavailable LF compressor is assumed. OSC2 pitch begins centred; add only a very small detune by ear if needed.
- Behringer UB-Xa — "Street Pulse" — mapping confidence 60/100 (medium) — 40 control(s) — Inferred and unauditioned. Play separated single MIDI notes; compare 1/16 and 1/8 at your own tempo. JUNE-60 mode I supplies the single chorus. Follow the FX recipe routing note before connecting pedals. Keep unison stacking off and send separated single notes. The supplied spec lacks a calibrated oscillator octave selector, so set both oscillator frequencies to the same low register by ear before using this patch. The saved voice detune is zero; only OSC2 has a small offset.
Lore
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