Virtual Riot Heavy Bass Design Vol 2 (2025)

You don’t need a million-dollar studio, but Vol 2 is optimized for a specific ecosystem. To get the most out of these presets and samples, ensure you have the following installed:

Pro Tip from the Pack: Virtual Riot uses a specific routing trick called the "Polysoup Method." He routes 3 separate midi tracks (all playing the same note) into a bus. One track is panned hard left with a fast LFO, one hard right with a slow LFO, and one center with no LFO. The Vol 2 presets often have this routing pre-mapped. virtual riot heavy bass design vol 2


To understand the pack, you have to understand the creator. Virtual Riot (Valentin Brunn) is a German producer widely considered one of the most technically skilled sound designers in the electronic dance music (EDM) scene. He is known for a specific style: complex, aggressive, metallic basses that sound like transforming robots fighting in a steel mill. You don’t need a million-dollar studio, but Vol

This is the staple sound of the pack—thick, wide, and evolving. Pro Tip from the Pack: Virtual Riot uses

The Oscillators:

  • OSC B: Analog Basic Shape (Saw).
  • SUB: A clean Sine wave (for low-end stability).
  • The Processing (The VR Secret):

    Modulation: