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Chemical Bass

Explore 303-style bass with one expressive macro. Drift, Roar distortion, reverb, stereo spread, and resonant filtering come together in Acid Build.

An up-to-date Ableton Live Suite installation with Drift and Roar. View requirements ↓

Already own Composition Power Tools? This download is included. Check your bundle downloads before purchasing separately.

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The rack in Ableton Live

One macro, many sweet spots

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Acid Build

Move through a range of tones with one macro mapped to multiple sound-shaping parameters.

Try it with SQ

Pair Chemical Bass with SQ from Ableton's Sequencers Pack for sequencing. SQ is an optional companion to the instrument.

Before you download

  • An up-to-date Ableton Live Suite installation with Drift and Roar.
  • Check the download's requirements for your Live version before purchasing.

Ableton Live and any separately required third-party software are not included.

Install in Live

  1. Unzip the download. If the rack file has lost its extension, rename it so the filename ends in .adg.
  2. Install any required packs or plug-ins listed here first.
  3. Double-click the downloaded rack file to open it in Ableton Live.
  4. Click the rack’s Save button to keep it in your User Library.

Get Chemical Bass

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