5.4 Recording a Bass Line
You are now ready to record a bass Pattern. This will allow us to review many of the tasks you
have learned until now.
5.4.1 Creating a Bass Pattern
On your controller, do the following:
1. Check that the CONTROL button at the top left corner of your controller is lit — if not,
press it to enter Control mode.
2. Press PLAY.
You hear your drum Pattern playing.
3. Practice with the bass to get familiar with your instrument.
4. When you feel ready, press REC (the button lights up) and start recording a bass line.
5. When you are done, deactivate REC.
Don’t forget to reuse all you have learned in the previous tutorials for recording Patterns:
using the metronome, using the Count-in, adjusting the Pattern Length, editing the re-
corded Pattern, etc. If you have any doubt about these tasks, please refer to the previous
tutorials (notably in section ↑4, Creating Beats and chapter ↑2.3, Recording Your First
Pattern).
5.4.2 Creating a Second Bass Pattern
A single bass line is obviously not enough for your whole song. Now record a second one that
you could use as variation.
1. Switch to the second Pattern slot. As a reminder, you can do this on your controller by
pressing PATTERN + pad 2, and in the software by clicking on the Pattern slot 2 in the
Pattern Editor.
2. Record a second Pattern. Again, don’t hesitate to reuse the various Pattern recording/edit-
ing tasks that you have already learned.
Adding a Bass Line
Recording a Bass Line
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