Time for action—making the bass pitch friends with our harmony

For our first bassline to go with this beat, we are going to have the bass follow the kick:

1. Grab the sample bass_acid02 from the My Samples | Basses folder.
2. Add the sample to the Beat+Bassline Editor.
3. Add 16 steps to the new instrument.
4. Use the steps shown in the following screenshot for our new bass pattern:
   
5. Now hit the Space bar. It doesn't sound great, right? Let's open the Piano-Roll and change the bass note.
6. Open the Piano-Roll for bass_acid02.
7. Change your tool to Select Mode by using the Shift + s keys or clicking on the icon that looks similar to the following screenshot:
   
8. Click-and-drag over the notes in the Piano-Roll. The volumes at the bottom of the Piano-Roll should turn blue:
   
9. Now that the notes are selected, switch back to the pencil tool, and drag the notes down to F sharp 4:
   
10. Now go to the Beat+Bassline Editor and hit the Space bar. This bass note sounds better, right?
11. Turn the volume of the new bassline down...