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“IF YOU HEARD THIS TRACK NOW, YOU WOULD ASSUME THAT THERE ARE TWO OVERDUBBED BASS PARTS”

Hello again, bottom-end groovers of the world, and welcome back! This month we finish up our look at a piece I wrote in the pre-Pro-Tools days, when I actually had to play the notes below, and in time! Amazing, huh? If you heard this track now, you would assume that there are two overdubbed bass parts, but no, no, no, this is probably

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