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Blend a bassline turn for modern punch and vintage soul in Ableton Live 12 for jungle oldskool DnB vibes (Advanced)

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Lesson Overview

A bassline turn is that moment where your bassline stops simply driving forward and starts answering itself — a bend, slide, rhythmic pivot, or phrase change that gives the drop personality. In modern DnB and jungle, the best bass turns do two jobs at once: they hit with current punch and still carry vintage soul from oldskool breaks, rave bass phrasing, and dubwise movement.

In Ableton Live 12, this technique matters because it lets you shape a bassline that feels alive across the arrangement, not just heavy in the first 8 bars. For advanced DnB production, the goal is to blend:

modern impact: clean sub discipline, sharp transient control, controlled distortion, mono-safe low end
vintage soul: expressive note turns, pitch dips, glide, ghosted movement, call-and-response phrasing, breakbeat timing

This lesson is about building a bass turn that works in a jungle oldskool DnB context — the kind of phrase that can sit under chopped Amen-style drums, rollers, or darker half-step grids and still feel musical. We’ll make the turn feel intentional, not like a random MIDI flourish.

Why this matters in DnB: a strong bass turn creates forward motion before the next phrase, which is huge in 16-bar and 32-bar arrangement cycles. It also gives the listener a moment to latch onto the groove, especially when your drums are busy and your low end is doing a lot of the emotional work.

What You Will Build

You’ll build an 8-bar bassline loop in Ableton Live 12 with:

a sub anchor that stays mono and weighty
a mid-bass layer with a turn phrase that bends downward into the next bar
a vintage-feeling modulation gesture using glide/pitch movement and saturation
a drum-friendly groove that locks to a chopped break and leaves space for snare impact
a final loop that can be dropped into a jungle or rollers arrangement with a natural sense of lift, tension, and release

The finished result should feel like:

a clean modern DnB low end
with a soulful bass turnaround
that could sit under a dark intro, into a drop, or as a switch-up in a 16-bar section

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1. Set up the reference loop and phrasing first

Start with an 8-bar section at your target tempo, usually 170–174 BPM for jungle/DnB. Drop in your break loop first so the bass turn is designed against the drums, not in isolation. If you’re using an Amen, Think, or Boss-style chop, make sure the break already has a recognizable groove and a clear snare on 2 and 4.

In Ableton Live, put the drums on one group and leave the bass lane empty for the moment. Loop bars 1–8 and focus on the phrase shape:

- bars 1–2: establish the bass motif

- bars 3–4: repeat with variation

- bars 5–6: introduce the turn

- bars 7–8: release or resolve

Why this works in DnB: bass turns need a rhythmic context. In jungle and rollers, the bass often feels best when it reacts to the break rather than forcing its own grid. A turn placed against the snare or kick openings creates that classic push-pull tension.

2. Build a two-layer bass patch: sub and movement

Create a MIDI track and load Instrument Rack. Make two chains:

- Sub chain: Operator or Analog

- Mid-bass chain: Wavetable or Analog for reese-like movement

For the sub:

- Use a sine or very clean triangle

- Keep it mono

- Set filter or oscillator output so it’s smooth and stable

- Aim for notes mostly in the 40–60 Hz region depending on key

For the mid-bass:

- Use a saw or two detuned oscillators

- Add slight phase drift or filter movement

- Keep it mid-focused, not sub-heavy

Suggested starting settings:

- Operator: sine wave, no unneeded modulation, short amp envelope if you want tightness

- Wavetable: unison 2–4 voices, detune very subtle, filter cutoff around 120–250 Hz to keep it out of sub territory

- Add Saturator on the mid chain only, Drive around 2–6 dB, Soft Clip on

Keep the rack organized: sub on one chain, character on the other. That separation is crucial for modern punch.

3. Write the bass motif in call-and-response form

Program a simple motif across 2 bars first. Use a bass line that answers the drums instead of stepping on every snare.

A strong jungle/DnB pattern often uses:

- a root note on the downbeat

- a short offbeat answer

- a turn note near the end of bar 2 or bar 4

- a brief rest before the next phrase

Example phrasing concept in A minor:

- bar 1: A1 - A1 - G1

- bar 2: short C2 answer, then a slide or fall back toward A1

- bar 3–4: repeat with one extra note before the turn

- bar 5–6: turn falls lower or pushes upward into a new register

- bar 7–8: leave space and resolve

Keep notes short at first. Then start shaping note lengths so the mid-bass breathes around the break.

Advanced tip: use velocity differences to make repeated notes feel human and oldskool. Don’t leave every note at the same dynamic. Even a 10–20 velocity spread can help the line feel played.

4. Create the turn using pitch movement and glide

This is the heart of the lesson. The turn should feel like a bassline bend or pivot, not just a scale run.

In your bass patch:

- turn on glide/portamento in the synth

- set glide time around 40–120 ms for a tight but noticeable slide

- use overlapping MIDI notes where appropriate so the glide actually speaks

If using Wavetable, try:

- a subtle pitch envelope

- filter envelope with a short decay to give the turn a vowel-like movement

- a mild LFO on wavetable position or filter cutoff for texture

MIDI ideas for the turn:

- drop from the 5th down to the root with a glide

- flick up a semitone before falling back

- use a quick note tied into a longer held note for a “pull” feel

- place the turn on the last half-beat of bar 2 or bar 4 to create anticipation

Suggested turn shapes:

- modern punch: short slide down into the root, tight envelope, fast recovery

- vintage soul: slightly longer glide, more expressive note tail, less abrupt release

Use both together by keeping the sub clean and letting the mid-bass carry the slide character.

5. Shape the groove with Ableton’s groove engine

This is where the bassline stops feeling programmed and starts feeling like part of the break.

Open the Groove Pool and try one of Ableton’s swing-heavy or MPC-style grooves. Apply groove gently to the bass MIDI clip:

- start with 10–25% amount

- preserve the bassline’s downbeat stability

- emphasize late offbeats and turn notes, not the sub anchor

If your break is heavily swung, you may not want a full groove template on the bass. Instead:

- manually shift select notes slightly late

- keep the sub on the grid

- nudge the turn notes a few milliseconds behind the beat for a laid-back jungle feel

This balance matters:

- sub notes = disciplined

- mid-bass turn notes = slightly human and elastic

That contrast is what makes the groove feel premium.

6. Add saturation, transient control, and low-end separation

On the mid-bass chain, place Saturator before or after filtering depending on tone:

- before filter for aggressive harmonic shaping

- after filter for controlled density

Also consider:

- Drum Buss lightly on the bass group, only if it tightens rather than smears

- EQ Eight to carve out room for the kick/snare relationship

- a gentle high-pass on the mid chain if it’s fighting the sub

Practical settings:

- Saturator Drive: 2–6 dB

- EQ Eight low cut on mid chain: around 90–140 Hz

- If the bass turn gets harsh, notch around 2.5–5 kHz by 1–3 dB

For the sub:

- keep it clean

- mono

- no widening

- minimal processing

If needed, use Utility on the sub chain and engage Bass Mono style discipline by keeping it narrow and centered. The goal is to preserve punch on club systems while keeping the turn expressive above the sub.

7. Lock the bass to the drums with sidechain and envelope discipline

Add Compressor with sidechain from the kick or key drum group. In DnB, sidechain should feel like groove shaping, not obvious pumping unless that’s the style.

Start here:

- sidechain input from kick

- attack: 1–10 ms

- release: 40–90 ms

- ratio: 2:1 to 4:1

- aim for just enough gain reduction to clear the kick impact

For the bass turn specifically, check whether the glide note is ducking too hard. If it is, try:

- shortening the bass note slightly

- changing the compressor release

- automating bass volume a touch so the turn lands after the kick punch

In darker neuro-adjacent DnB, you may want the bass turn to cut through with precision rather than obvious sidechain motion. In oldskool jungle, a slightly more elastic duck can feel musical and period-correct.

8. Automate the turn across the arrangement

Don’t keep the bass turn identical every 8 bars. In DnB, variation is everything.

Try automating:

- filter cutoff on the mid-bass

- Saturator drive

- wavetable position

- glide time for one specific turnaround

- reverb send only on the last note of the phrase

- frequency of a subtle chorus or ensemble effect on the mid layer

Arrangement idea:

- intro: filtered bass hints, no full turn

- first drop: cleanest version of the turn

- second 8 bars: extra note before the turn

- pre-drop switch-up: louder turn with more distortion and a short fill

- outro: strip the mid-bass and leave only sub hints for DJ-friendliness

A strong oldskool DnB arrangement often uses the turn as a phrase marker. It tells the listener, “something is about to happen,” which is perfect for 16-bar drop design.

9. Resample the turn for character and control

Once the bass line is working, resample the best 1–2 bar turn into audio. This is especially useful in jungle and darker DnB because it lets you treat the bass like a break element.

Use Resampling or freeze/flatten the bass track, then:

- slice the turn into a new audio track

- reverse a tiny tail if it helps the transition

- warp carefully if needed, but avoid over-processing the groove

- layer micro-edits, a vinyl-esque tail, or a short reverse burst before the turn

You can also duplicate the audio turn and process one copy with:

- Erosion for grain

- Redux for lo-fi edge

- Auto Filter automation for a moving cutoff accent

Keep one clean version underneath if the resample gets too dirty. That blend of clean and gritty is often the sweet spot.

Common Mistakes

Making the turn too busy

- Fix: reduce note count. One strong pivot beats a flurry of notes that steals energy from the drums.

Letting the sub glide too much

- Fix: keep the sub chain tight and mono; let only the mid layer carry the expressive slide.

Using too much distortion on the whole bass

- Fix: distort the mid-bass more than the sub. Preserve low-end clarity.

Ignoring the break groove

- Fix: align the bass turn to the break’s phrasing, not just the MIDI grid.

Making every 8 bars identical

- Fix: vary one detail per phrase — velocity, turn note length, filter opening, or extra pickup note.

Sidechaining the bass into invisibility

- Fix: shorten release or lower threshold so the turn still speaks after the kick.

Over-widening the low end

- Fix: keep everything below roughly 120 Hz centered and stable.

Pro Tips for Darker / Heavier DnB

Use parallel saturation on the mid-bass rather than crushing the main chain. This keeps the turn gritty without flattening the groove.

Try Filter Delay subtly on the last note of the turn for a dubby, nocturnal tail. Keep feedback low and filter it hard.
Add a tiny amount of Frequency Shifter movement on the mid layer for unsettling tension, but automate it only on selected phrases.
For neuro/darker rollers, program the turn so it resolves one note lower than expected. That off-centre resolution can make the drop feel heavier.
If the bass feels too polite, layer a quiet resampled scrape or breathy noise transient on the turn attack.
Use Drum Buss very lightly on the bass group if you want more knock in the upper harmonics; keep Drive modest so the low end doesn’t blur.
In a jungle context, try a turn that echoes the break’s ghost-note rhythm. The bass should feel like it’s dancing with the snare flicks, not fighting them.
Check the loop in mono and at low volume. If the turn still reads, it will usually translate on club systems.

Mini Practice Exercise

Spend 10–20 minutes making three versions of the same 2-bar bass turn:

1. Version A: Clean modern

- sub + mid split

- short glide

- minimal saturation

- tight sidechain

2. Version B: Vintage soul

- slightly longer glide

- more human velocity variation

- gentler filter movement

- a looser groove offset

3. Version C: Dark/heavy

- more mid-bass harmonic density

- one extra pickup note

- resampled turn tail

- subtle distortion and automation

Then audition all three against the same breakbeat loop and decide:

which one hits hardest on the snare?
which one feels most human?
which one leaves the best space for the next phrase?

Finally, blend the strongest elements from each into one final turn.

Recap

A great DnB bassline turn is built from clean low-end control, expressive mid-bass movement, and groove-aware phrasing. In Ableton Live 12, separate your sub and character layers, use glide and automation to shape the turn, and let the break dictate the feel. Keep the bass mono where it matters, vary the phrase every 8 bars, and use resampling when you want extra jungle attitude.

Modern punch comes from discipline. Vintage soul comes from phrasing. The best turns give you both.

Extra coach notes

Think in tension budgets. A bass turn only feels big if the preceding notes are restrained enough. Leave one or two moments of “nothing” before the pivot so the listener feels the pull.
Make the turn answer the drums, not the other way around. In jungle, the snare ghosts and kick placements should feel like they’re provoking the bass movement. If the bass is too dominant rhythmically, it stops sounding conversational.
Use two different kinds of movement at once: one audible, one felt. Example: an obvious pitch glide in the mid layer plus a nearly invisible filter envelope on the sub chain. That gives you emotion without mud.
Test the turn at phrase boundaries and mid-phrase. A turn that works only at bar 4 may feel too predictable. Try moving it by a half-bar or placing it before the expected resolution.
Keep one “anchor note” per phrase. Even if the line gets expressive, one stable reference note makes the whole line feel intentional and helps the low end stay readable.

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Advanced variation ideas

Reverse-resolution turn: instead of falling into the next phrase, let the last note rise slightly, then drop on the first note of the next bar. This creates a more urgent, restless feel.
Micro-chop variation: split the final note of the turn into two or three tiny MIDI notes with slightly different velocities. This can mimic an edited live bass phrase.
Pickup-note swap: change only the note that leads into the turn every 8 bars. The main motif stays familiar while the transition stays fresh.
Octave shadowing: duplicate just the turn note an octave above at very low velocity, then low-pass it heavily. This adds a ghostly harmonic edge without changing the bass weight.
Rhythmic displacement: keep the pitch content identical, but move the turn earlier or later by a 16th note in alternate loops. This is especially effective in half-step sections where space matters.
Question/answer pairing: make bar 1 answer bar 3, and bar 2 answer bar 4 with slightly different endings. That gives the loop a more composed, “played” feeling.

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Sound design extras

Add a mid-bass “voice” layer. Use a very quiet duplicate with formant-like filtering or a narrow band emphasis around the note articulation zone. This can make the turn feel vocal and older-school.
Parallel crunch only on the turnaround. Send the last note of the phrase to a return track with distortion, then automate the send so the dirt appears only at the moment of motion.
Transient shaping on the mid layer. A subtle transient boost can help the turn read on smaller speakers without making the sub louder.
Dynamic filtering with envelope followers. If the bass note length changes, let the filter react slightly so longer notes open up more than short ones. This creates movement that feels alive.
Use a second modulation source for the “bend.” For example, combine glide with very slight pitch modulation from an LFO or envelope so the turn has a more organic curve.
Harmonic contrast across layers. Keep the sub pure, but let the mid layer get asymmetric or gritty. The contrast is what makes the line feel both modern and soulful.

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Arrangement upgrade ideas

Turn as a section marker. Make the bass pivot slightly stronger at the end of each 16-bar block so it functions like a signpost for DJs and listeners.
Strip the bass before the turn. Remove a note or two right before the pivot, then bring the full line back in. The absence makes the return hit harder.
Variation by density, not just pitch. In later sections, keep the same notes but change note length, velocity, or articulation. It feels like evolution without losing identity.
Pre-drop tease. Take only the turn note, filter it hard, and repeat it quietly before the drop. Then open it up when the full bass arrives.
Break and bass callout. Let the drums briefly dominate while the bass turn appears as a response, then let the bass reclaim the groove. This back-and-forth is very effective in jungle arrangements.
DJ-friendly exit strategy. For the outro, simplify the turn and remove wide harmonics first, keeping a clean low-end version that can mix out smoothly.

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Homework challenge

Build three 8-bar bassline turns over the same drum loop, each with a different personality:

1. Clean pressure

- tightest glide

- almost no extra harmonics

- very disciplined low end

2. Soulful wobble

- more expressive note overlap

- slightly looser timing

- obvious pitch movement on the turn

3. Rude vintage

- extra harmonic dirt on the mid layer

- a subtle resampled tail

- one intentional “wrong” note or unexpected drop for attitude

For each version, export a loop and check:

Does the turn still read at low volume?
Does the snare feel crowded or supported?
Is the sub stable in mono?
Which version sounds most like it belongs in a jungle oldskool DnB drop?

Then make a fourth version by combining:

the strongest groove of one
the best tone of another
the most memorable turn shape of the third

If you want, I can also turn this into a Live 12 device chain recipe with exact racks, macros, and automation lanes.

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Welcome in. In this lesson, we’re building one of the most important little moments in jungle and oldskool DnB: the bassline turn. That’s the point where the bass stops just pushing forward and starts answering itself. It might be a glide, a pitch dip, a quick pivot, or a phrase change, but the idea is always the same. You want the bass to feel like it has attitude, memory, and motion.

And in modern DnB, that matters a lot. You need the low end to hit hard and stay disciplined, but you also want that vintage soul, that slightly human, dubwise, oldskool phrasing that makes the groove feel alive. So we’re going to blend both sides: modern punch on the bottom, expressive movement up top.

We’ll do this in Ableton Live 12, and we’re going to think like a jungle producer the whole time. That means the bass is not designed in isolation. It’s designed against the break. The drums lead the conversation, and the bass responds.

Start by setting your tempo somewhere around 170 to 174 BPM, depending on the vibe you want. Drop in your break first. If you’re using an Amen, a Think break, a Boss-style chop, or any chopped break with a strong snare on 2 and 4, get that looping cleanly for 8 bars before you even touch the bass. This is important. The bass turn has to live inside the drum phrasing, not just on top of a grid.

Now listen to the loop and map the phrase shape. Think in sections. Bars 1 and 2 establish the motif. Bars 3 and 4 repeat it with a little variation. Bars 5 and 6 are where the turn starts to happen. Bars 7 and 8 give you release or resolution. That shape alone already makes the bass feel more musical, because the listener can feel the tension building toward a payoff.

Next, build a two-layer bass patch. Make a MIDI track and load an Instrument Rack. One chain is your sub, the other is your movement layer. For the sub, use Operator or Analog and keep it clean. A sine wave or very simple triangle is perfect. Keep it mono, keep it centered, and keep it stable. This is your anchor. You want that low end to sit around the 40 to 60 Hz region, depending on the key and octave.

Then make the mid-bass layer with Wavetable or Analog. This is where the character lives. Use a saw, a detuned pair of oscillators, or a reese-like patch with subtle movement. Don’t make it sub-heavy. Keep it focused in the mids and low mids. You can add a little Saturator here, maybe 2 to 6 dB of drive, just enough to bring out harmonics and make the turn speak on smaller speakers.

The key idea here is separation. The sub does the weight. The mid layer does the emotion. That’s how you get modern punch without losing soul.

Now write the motif. Keep it simple at first. In jungle and DnB, a great bassline often feels conversational. It hits a root note, answers with a short offbeat movement, then drops into a turn near the end of the phrase. You don’t need a lot of notes. In fact, too many notes usually kill the impact. A strong bass turn is about intention, not excess.

A good starting idea might be something like a root on the downbeat, a short answer, then a movement back toward the root with a little bend or slide. If you’re in a minor key, keep the shape grounded and a little moody. Use velocity differences too. Even a small spread in velocity can make the line feel played instead of programmed. That little human variation is a big part of the oldskool feel.

Now let’s make the turn itself. This is the heart of the lesson. Turn on glide or portamento in your synth and set it somewhere around 40 to 120 milliseconds. You want it fast enough to stay tight, but slow enough that you can hear the slide. Overlap MIDI notes where needed so the glide actually triggers. Then shape the turn so it feels like a bassline bend or pivot, not just a scale run.

Try a few approaches. You can drop from the fifth down to the root with glide. You can flick up a semitone and fall back. You can hold a note a little longer and let the next one pull into it. Put the turn at the end of bar 2 or bar 4, maybe even on the last half-beat, so it creates anticipation right before the phrase resets. That’s where the magic happens. The listener feels the bass lean forward into the next section.

For a modern punchy version, keep the glide short and the envelope tight. For a more vintage soulful version, make the slide a little longer and the release a little looser. You can blend both by letting the sub stay clean while the mid-bass carries the expressive motion.

Now bring in groove. Open the Groove Pool in Ableton and try a swing-heavy or MPC-style groove. Don’t overdo it. Start with 10 to 25 percent groove amount and keep the downbeats stable. You want the bass to feel like it belongs to the break, not like it’s fighting it. Usually, the sub should stay more locked, while the turn notes and offbeats can sit a touch later for that laid-back jungle feel.

If the break is already heavily swung, you may not need a full groove template on the bass. In that case, manually nudge the turn notes slightly behind the beat while keeping the sub on the grid. That contrast is powerful. The sub stays disciplined. The turn breathes. That’s the premium groove.

Next, do some low-end shaping. On the mid-bass chain, use EQ Eight to cut out the low end around 90 to 140 Hz so it doesn’t step on the sub. If the tone gets harsh, notch a little around 2.5 to 5 kHz. Add saturation to the mid layer, not the whole bass if you can avoid it. You want grit and density in the character layer, but you don’t want the sub getting blurred.

If needed, use Drum Buss lightly on the bass group, but be careful. A little can add knock and energy. Too much can smear the low end. Keep the sub chain clean, centered, and mono. That’s especially important if you’re making club-friendly DnB or jungle.

Now sidechain the bass to the kick or drum group. In DnB, sidechain should shape groove, not make the track pump obviously unless that’s the style you want. Start with a quick attack, somewhere around 1 to 10 milliseconds, and a release in the 40 to 90 millisecond range. Set the ratio around 2 to 4 to 1 and aim for just enough gain reduction to clear the kick. If the bass turn disappears too much, shorten the bass note, adjust the release, or automate the volume so the turn lands after the kick impact.

That little timing detail matters a lot. Sometimes the turn is strongest when it answers the kick and snare, not when it tries to hit right on top of them.

Now think about arrangement. Don’t leave the turn identical every 8 bars. Variation is part of the style. Automate filter cutoff, saturation drive, wavetable position, or glide time. Maybe send only the last note of the phrase to a bit of reverb. Maybe add a little extra distortion on the second pass. Maybe strip the mid layer down in the intro and let the full turn open up in the drop. Every 16 bars, the bass should feel like it’s evolving.

That’s a huge jungle move right there: the turn acts like a phrase marker. It tells the listener something is changing, something is about to drop, or the groove is about to shift. That keeps the arrangement feeling alive.

If you want extra character, resample the turn. This is a very strong move in jungle and darker DnB. Freeze and flatten or resample the best one- or two-bar turn into audio. Then you can slice it, reverse a tiny tail, add a little erosion or Redux, or automate a filter sweep on it. Sometimes the resampled version has more personality than the live synth. And if it gets too dirty, keep a clean layer underneath. Clean plus gritty is often the sweet spot.

A few things to watch out for. Don’t make the turn too busy. One strong pivot usually works better than a bunch of notes. Don’t let the sub glide around too much. Keep the bottom tight and mono. Don’t distort the whole bass equally. Shape the mid layer more than the sub. And don’t ignore the break groove. The bass should answer the drums, not overpower them.

Here’s a really useful way to think about it: tension budget. The turn only feels big if the notes before it are restrained enough. Leave a little space before the pivot. Let the listener feel the absence. Then hit the turn and let it breathe. That’s what makes it feel like movement instead of clutter.

For advanced variation, try a reverse-resolution turn where the last note rises slightly before dropping on the next bar. Try micro-chopping the final note into two or three tiny notes with different velocities. Try swapping only the pickup note every 8 bars. Try shadowing the turn with a very quiet octave-above layer that’s low-passed hard. These are small moves, but in DnB, small moves can make a huge difference.

And if you want a more vintage jungle feel, let the bass turn echo the break’s ghost-note rhythm. Make it dance with the snare flicks. That call-and-response relationship is one of the deepest flavors in oldskool DnB.

So here’s the big picture. A great bassline turn in Ableton Live 12 comes from clean low-end control, expressive mid-bass movement, and groove-aware phrasing. Separate your sub and character layers. Use glide and automation to shape the pivot. Let the break dictate the feel. Keep the low end mono. Vary the phrase every 8 bars. And don’t be afraid to resample when you want extra jungle attitude.

Modern punch comes from discipline. Vintage soul comes from phrasing. Put them together, and your bassline turn stops being a little MIDI trick and starts becoming a real part of the song’s identity.

Now go build three versions of the same turn: one clean and modern, one soulful and loose, and one darker and dirtier. Then test them against the break and steal the best parts from each. That’s how you turn a bassline into a hook.

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