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Computer Music, Fri 29 May 2009, 2:06 pm UTC

Step 1: We're going to make a 16th-note house/trance bassline, but these techniques are applicable to almost any dance style. First, select a tone to form the 'body' of the sound. We've picked a chunky preset from Arturia's minimoog V – again, any good analogue will do. You can never, ever go wrong with a Moog playing your bass part.
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