6 Adding a Bass LineMASCHINE is not only about rhythm. It is also a full-featured sequencing environment and, assuch, lets you create melodic parts as well. As an example, you will add a bass line to yoursong. More precisely:▪ You will create a new Group with a nice bass Sound using a VST/AU plug-in synthesizer.▪ You will record a few bass lines.▪ You will adjust the Plug-in parameters to fine-tune the bass sound.PrerequisitesIt is assumed here that you have followed the previous tutorials. In particular, you already knowhow to:▪ Open a Project (↑4.1, Opening Your Project).▪ Use the pads to play the loaded Sounds (↑3.2, Playing with the Pads).▪ Select Pattern slots (↑5.2.1, Selecting a Pattern Slot).▪ Record a Pattern (↑3.3, Recording Your First Pattern), possibly using the Count-in (↑5.2.3,Recording a New Pattern Using the Count-in).▪ Quantize a Pattern (↑5.1.3, Quantizing the Rhythm), and edit it in the software (↑5.3, Edit-ing Patterns in the Software).▪ Save the current Project for a later use (↑3.5, Saving Your Project).If you have any doubts about these tasks, please refer to the previous tutorials before proceed-ing!In case your tutorial Project “My First Project” is not open, please open it now:► Open the tutorial Project “My First Project.”Adding a Bass LineMASCHINE - Getting Started - 85
