For the verse of 'Mediocristan,' I decided to use an #electric#guitar and an electric #piano. I composed two #arpeggios that blend well together. The guitar sound is clean, without the usual slight natural #overdrive I set on the #crunch channel of the #Marshall#amplifier
I didn't like the #drumpattern on the verse any more. I decided to replace it with this one where the open #hihat on the first #beat sounds powerful and groovy.
In the video I am playing the open and closed hi-hats patterns, as the rest of the drums were already in place.
#mpc
I decided to replace the #synthbass part with a new one, more in line with the verse. I modified the #sound patch of the bass by removing the #compressor leaving it more natural. I split the bass on two different #octaves to be more present and to fit different devices. #mpc