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438 Chapter 24 Sculpture
Tip: If you turn Object 3 off, you’ll hear a sound that is reminiscent of a 1970’s Fender
Precision Bass.
4 Save this Setting as “Flatwound Pick Damped”.
To get a nice percussive sound a la “Bert Kaempfert”, proceed as follows:
1 Turn Object 3 back on.
2 Move both Pickups a little to the left (position 0.08).
3 Our virtual pick (Object 1) can also be moved a little further to the outside (position
0.10).
4 We can add the icing to the cake with the Body EQ. Turn the Low dial to its maximum
value (1.00).
5 To remove the smacking in the attack phase, we’ll use the graphical display to choose a
value of 0.48 for the Body EQ Mid frequency, then use the dial to increase this value to
0.51. Option-click on the Body EQ High parameter to set it to a value of 0.00.
6 Save this setting as “Easy Listening Pick Bass.
Slap Bass
Were actually dealing with two different articulations here. The low notes originate
when the thumb literally slaps the strings on the upper part of the fingerboard. The
high notes are produced when the strings are strongly plucked or “popped” with the
fingers. This is achieved by hooking a finger under the string, pulling it away from the
instrument and then allowing it to slap back onto the fingerboard. In conjunction,
these articulation methods make up the typically aggressive and overtone-rich “slap
bass” sound.
To simulate a slap bass:
1 Load the “E-Bass Fingered Basic EQ1” Setting.
2 Turn off the Body EQ.
3 Also turn off Object 2 and Object 3, for now.
As the basic sound of a slap bass is brighter than a standard fingered bass, we need to
adjust some Material Pad settings:
4 Return the Low Key Scale parameter to its initial value by clicking on the little green tri-
angle, while holding down the Option key.