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Using A Different Bass For Different Parts, I’m sure the big question is “why?”. First of all we
want the song we’re working to be exciting, unique and special. One of the was is to make ABOUT ME
transitions and sections of the song stand out. Being a producer, mixer, and musician I know that
you need to commit to a sound and adjust as you go. By committing to a sound it allows me to
make better decisions rather than have a ton of options and try to sort it out later.

Using a different bass in the chorus as you did in the verse can help it be fuller, punchier, and just
add excitement.

So now the question is, “I only have one bass guitar, if that”. Here’s some ways to remedy that.

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1. Borrow/Rent From A Friend or Fellow Bassist.

Bass players can be some of the wildest guys in the bunch, but also the friendliest. Explain what
you’re doing and they may throw you a bone. In fact I needed to borrow a bass for some videos I
was shooting, and since I was away from home and didn’t have any I asked on Facebook and my
buddy Chris hooked me up.

2. Use Sampled Bass Guitars.

We live in an awesome time as DIY producers, and have access to all kinds of studio tools. One of
those are Bass plugins that take real bass guitars and hyper-sample that give you a good sound.
Two that I’m using these days are AmpleSound’s Music Man Stingray Bass, Fender’s Jazz & P
Jon Evans is a Musician, Producer, and Author.
Bass, and IK Multimedia’s Modo Bass. Having worked at various recording studios in
Las Vegas, Austin, and Orlando, he's now
3. Change the Setting On Your Bass or Bass Amp based in Colorado. He also fronts the band
Launch Point and is the author of "Think
Another way to get a different bass sound is change the settings on the equipment you’re using.
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Change the tone is right at you’re finger tips. Salt to taste.

4. Using A Synth Bass

Using synths to also enhance your bass sound will also keep things interesting. You can always L AT E S T P O S T S
use you bass performance, convert the audio to MIDI, then find a synth you like and that adds to
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the song and go from there. You can do this with Flex Pitch in Logic or the Melodyne plugin.

CONCLUSION
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The whole point is to help a song be more interesting. This can also help you mix better by
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adapting the sound the fit within the working parts rather than trying to EQ the sound too much
and fighting with the song.
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Environment?

TOOLS MENTIONED
Ample sound: http://www.amplesound.net/en/index.asp What Audio Interface Is Right
For You?
IK Multimedia Modo Bass: http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/modobass/
Melodyne: http://www.celemony.com/en/melodyne/what-is-melodyne
What Makes A Drum Sound
Great? (besides the drummer)

TO P I C S

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Music (2)

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