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#6 Getting a great bass tone

> In a previous tutorial I talked about some of the benefits of recording a clean bassline through an audio interface. It certainly cuts down on the amount of equipment that you’ll need to record from home. And now, music production technology is easily at a level where listeners would never even be able to tell whether you’ve recorded with a bunch of effects pedals and an amp in a studio, or you’ve just emulated the effects using plugins – which is what we’re going to focus on in this month’s tutorial.

If you’re amp emulation now has to offer. Want some flange or fuzz on that bass? Go ahead. Need it to growl? No problem at all.

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