Yep... use a DAW and record the midi into a track.

On the song I did recently that sounded like ZZ Top... that bass part, IIRC, was me playing the part on my keyboard and using a bass sample.


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Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.