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#11 Creating a hollow bass

There was a stir of excitement back in the 90s, as a style of garage emerged from the underground, forever associated with legendary producers such as Todd Edwards. While much of this format made exceptional use of sample chopping, in a technique which became known as micro-sampling, the ever-present bass sound has inspired a whole raft of other genres, from hip-hop to pop.

Understanding the emergence of this sound has plenty to do with the machines that created it, and for that we look

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