Ellie Dixon shares her technique for enhancing a finger-played bass guitar by layering it with Logic's Sculpture synth using the Dirty Planet preset. This approach adds pick attack, impact, and stereo width to the bass sound.
She explains key parameters of the synth, such as string material and the steel/nylon axis, before recording a MIDI bassline. To ensure the synth and bass guitar blend seamlessly, she quantizes and manually aligns note endings and adjusts velocities.
The synth is mixed low, supporting rather than dominating the bass guitar, creating a cohesive and polished Alt-Pop bass sound. This comprehensive tutorial covers tool selection, MIDI editing, and blending techniques, highlighting how each step contributes to the final mix.