Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments

Set the parameters for object 1
1 Set Timbre to a value of 0.38, which corresponds to a rapid attack.
Timbre determines the angle of the obstacle to the string.
2 Set the Strength parameter to 0.53.
3 Set the Variation parameter to −0.69.
This defines the softer material that constitutes the fleshy part on the side of your slapping
thumb. Put more technically, Variation defines the type and degree of reflection.
4 Choose Bound in the Object 2 Type pop-up menu to emulate the typical bright rattling that is
created when the string strikes the fingerboard.
Bound limits the antinode of the string in exactly the same way as the fingerboard on a real
electric bass.
Adjust object 2 parameters
1 Set Timbre to 0.39.
This corresponds to a fingerboard that runs almost parallel to the string.
2 Set the Strength parameter to 0.33.
Note: Try some higher values as well. You’ll see that the sound becomes softer and softer until
it’s completely dampened by the obstacle.
3 Set Variation to 0.64. Despite the overtone-rich reflection, the string can still vibrate freely.
Note: Try some negative values—you’ll see that the reflections can no longer develop in an
unhindered fashion.
4 Set the Level knob to −3 dB. The Bound obstacle has made the sound softer.
5 Notice that the sound is still too smooth for a real slap bass, so try using the Body EQ again. Turn
on the Body EQ, and adjust the parameters as follows: Low 0.25, Mid 0.43, High 0.51, and drag the
Mid Frequency slider to 0.59.
6 Save this sound as Slap Bass Basic#1.
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