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4 Add the icing to the cake with the Body EQ by turning the Low knob to its maximum
value (1.00).
5 To remove the smacking in the attack phase, use the graphical display to choose a value
of 0.48 for the Body EQ Mid frequency, then use the knob to increase this value to 0.51.
Option-click the Body EQ High parameter to set it to a value of 0.00.
6 Save this setting asEasy Listening Pick Bass.
Emulating a Slap Bass Sound with Sculpture
You’re 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 emulate a slap bass sound
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.
Because the basic sound of a slap bass is brighter than a standard fingered bass, you
need to adjust some Material Pad settings:
4 Return the Low Keyscale parameter to its initial value by clicking the little green triangle
(found below the main Resolution slider), while holding down the Option key.
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