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L092 Adding Bass · Wed 2027-02-10 · The Producer's Chair 100%
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Adding Bass

Lesson 92 · Unit 4 · Week 23

Adding Bass

Wednesday, February 10

As you walk inAl entrar

  1. Recorder from the bin, bag closed on the desk.Toma tu flauta del cubo, la bolsa cerrada en el pupitre.
  2. Chromebook stays closed.La Chromebook, cerrada.
  3. The Do Now is a sound.El Do Now es un sonido.
Today: the part that makes a loop sound finished.
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Do Now
What Got Added?
¿Qué se le agregó?

The same two bars twice. Write what the second one adds, and where you hear it sitting.Los mismos dos compases dos veces. Escribe qué agrega el segundo y dónde lo escuchas.

The second one adds ______, and it sits ______.El segundo agrega ______, y se coloca ______.

Then thirty seconds with your partner: A reads the line, B says if they heard it the same way.

Drums, then drums with bass (13 seconds)Batería, luego batería con bajo (13 segundos)
Made for this class: the same loop twice.

Listen forEscucha

  • How low it isQué tan grave es
  • Whether it moves with the kickSi se mueve con el bombo
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Today
I Can
Yo puedo

I canYo puedo

I can add a bass line to my loop by playing the root of each bar and landing every bass note on a kick.Puedo agregar una línea de bajo a mi loop tocando la tónica de cada compás y colocando cada nota sobre un bombo.

I know I have got it whenSé que lo logré cuando

  • My bass plays the root of each bar, G in bar 1 and E in bar 2.Mi bajo toca la tónica de cada compás: G en el primero, E en el segundo.
  • Every bass note I entered starts on a step that has a kick on it.Cada nota de bajo empieza en un paso que tiene bombo.
  • I played my loop for my partner and named one thing the bass changed.Toqué mi loop para mi pareja y dije una cosa que cambió el bajo.

These three come back at the checkpoint and again at the close.

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Warm-Up
The Row, Then Devices
La escala, luego las Chromebooks
  1. Recorders up. D E F# G A B C D, and back down.Flautas arriba. D E F# G A B C D, y de regreso.
  2. Twice with the recording.Dos veces con la grabación.
  3. Now open the Chromebook and load your project.Ahora abre la Chromebook y carga tu proyecto.
  4. Press play, then stop.Dale play y luego stop.
The row, 76 BPMLa escala, 76 pulsos por minuto
Made for this class.

Project will not load? Hand up, and work with the pair beside you today.

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I Do
Two Rules, One Part
Dos reglas, una parte
Pitch from the bar. Rhythm from the kick.
  • The root: bar 1 is G, bar 2 is E minor.La tónica: el compás 1 es G, el compás 2 es E menor.
  • The kick: every bass note starts where a kick is.El bombo: cada nota empieza donde hay un bombo.

The bass is the hinge: pitch from the harmony, rhythm from the drums.

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Talk First
Why Does It Flam?
¿Por qué suena doble?

I moved one bass note a step early and played it. Name what is wrong, and the test that proves it.Moví una nota del bajo un paso antes y la toqué. Di qué está mal y la prueba que lo demuestra.

It is wrong because ______. The test: ______.

How we talkCómo hablamos

  1. Think on your own. Ten seconds, no hands.Piensa solo. Diez segundos, sin manos.
  2. A names the fault, B names the test.A dice la falla, B dice la prueba.
  3. One of you reports for the pair.Uno de los dos habla por la pareja.
I agree with ______ because ______. I would add ______.
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You Do
Your Bass, Entered
Tu bajo, ingresado

Producer and checkerProductor y revisor

  1. Producer enters bar 1: the root, on the kicks.El productor ingresa el compás 1: la tónica, en los bombos.
  2. Checker watches the grid, then the playback.El revisor mira la cuadrícula y luego la reproducción.
  3. Swap roles for bar 2.Cambien de papel para el compás 2.
  4. Fix what does not lock, then play it again.Arreglen lo que no encaja y tóquenlo otra vez.
  5. At 35:00, play your loop for the pair beside you.A las 35:00, toquen su loop para la pareja de al lado.
The bass changed ______ about our loop.El bajo cambió ______ en nuestro loop.
Pencil it here first if you want to.

Checkpoint at 31:00Revisión a las 31:00

  • Root rightTónica correcta
  • Every note on a kickCada nota en un bombo
  • Swing on for the bass trackSwing activado en la pista de bajo
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Show Me
Play It and Name It
Tócalo y nómbralo

Four pairs play their loop. As it plays, name the root of each bar.Cuatro parejas tocan su loop. Mientras suena, digan la tónica de cada compás.

Bar 1 is ______, bar 2 is ______, and every note is on a ______.

One of you names today's learning for the room.

Then pack downLuego, a guardar

  1. Save the project.Guarda el proyecto.
  2. Chromebook closed and stacked.Chromebook cerrada y apilada.
  3. Recorder bagged, bag in the bin at the door.Flauta en la bolsa, la bolsa al cubo en la puerta.
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Tomorrow
Next: Chords and Pads
Mañana: acordes y pads

Tomorrow the chord goes on top of the bass, and the loop stops sounding like parts and starts sounding like a track.Mañana el acorde va encima del bajo, y el loop deja de sonar como partes y empieza a sonar como una canción.

Your bass is the foundation for it. Save the project before you close it.Tu bajo es la base. Guarda el proyecto antes de cerrarlo.

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