User Guide

5 Adding a Bass Line
MASCHINE is not only about rhythm. It is also a full-featured sequencing environment and, as
such, lets you create melodic parts as well. As an example, we will add a bass line to our song.
More precisely:
▪ We will create a new Group with a nice bass Sound using a VST/AU plug-in synthesizer.
▪ We will record a few bass lines.
▪ We will adjust the Plug-in parameters to fine-tune the bass sound.
Prerequisites
We assume here that you followed the previous tutorials. In particular, you already know how
to:
▪ Open a Project (↑3.1, Opening Your Project).
▪ Use the pads to play the loaded Sounds (↑2.2, Playing with the Pads).
▪ Select Pattern slots (↑4.2.1, Selecting a Pattern Slot).
▪ Record a Pattern (↑2.3, Recording Your First Pattern), possibly using the Count-in (↑4.2.3,
Recording a new Pattern using the Count-in).
▪ Quantize a Pattern (↑4.1.3, Quantizing the Rhythm), and edit it in the software (↑4.3, Edit-
ing Patterns in the Software).
▪ Save the current Project for a later use (↑2.5, Save Your Work!).
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.”
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