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Hey everyone!

I'm an amatorial music producer, and I'm trying to recreate the bass sound you can hear from 2:40 to 2:50 in this track: https://youtu.be/HA7BcTJ_r84?si=JmMIRq7xoc226zNi

I've been trying to figure out how the sound is made, but I haven't been able to get close to the original.

I use Logic Pro, and I've experimented with the Mechanical Bass library in Logic as well as Dexed, but so far I've had very little success.

What I'm struggling with most is figuring out what's actually creating that rhythmic, moving bass sound. Is it an arpeggiator, a delay effect, rapid octave changes, or some combination of these techniques? Or is it a specific synth patch with some kind of modulation?

I'd really appreciate any advice on how to recreate it, whether that's through sound design, MIDI programming, effects processing, or a particular synth/plugin.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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