30 Days of Roc #21: Funk Bass

30 days of Roc, where we release 1 new instrument a day! You're on day 21 We're also running a contest for each instrument, where you can win $10-$50 iTunes gift cards!


Day 20: Fretless Bass
Day 19: Acoustic Bass
Day 18: Hand Pan
Day 17: Copper Pan
Day 16: Steel Pan
Day 15: Church Bells
Day 14: Bells Hi, Mid and Lo
Day 13: Chimes Hi & Lo
Day 12: Thumb Piano
Day 11: Music Box
Day 10: Vocal FX
Day 9: Vocal Jazz
Day 8: Singing Vowels
Day 7: Konokol and Tabla Bols
Day 6: Birds
Day 5: Animals
Day 4: Around the House
Day 3: The Kitchen Sink
Day 2: Body Sounds
Day 1: Human Beatbox

What is funk you ask? It's a combination of soul music, jazz, and R&B. Funk is rhythmic, it makes your hips shake, and it's the ultimate feel-good song when you're feeling down. Let's be serious, it's so good it should be illegal! Funk creates a groove by using strong bass guitar riffs with catchy and unconventional bass lines. A mixture of thumb-slapped low notes and finger-plucked high notes creates the distinctive sound of funk, making it undeniably addicting to listen to.

Today, we're hoping on the funky town train!

Funk Bass has officially been added to the growing list of instruments in Roc, our music creator. You can find the latest installment in the instruments tool bar, located on the right hand side. Use this new sound pack to create a stand alone tune, or add it to your existing songs. And remember, every instrument, including Funk Bass, is licensed under creative commons attribution, and can be used commercially. This means that you can use any music you've created in Roc (even in a commercial project!) as long as you give Aviary credit.

Launch Roc now to get funky dunky!

Listen to this Funk Bass demo to get a glimpse of what the effects sound like:

Hint for Day 22 release (coming Monday): Bass for your hands my friend!
