fretless bass sound processing

So what if - despite all your best modding efforts - your fretless bass still sounds nothing like the divine revelation you want it to? Fret not, you can always fix it with Acme's patent pending Turd Polish®. Or Snake Oil. Or some Mysterious Mojo. If you don't have any of those handy, here are a few not-so-secret sauces for you to try.

0:00 - intro
0:10 - the problem
1:05 - meet the plugins
4:07 - visual analysis
4:43 - sound comparison
5:01 - conclusion

DISCLAIMER: Don't try this at home. Unless you really want to. I will not be held responsible for your bass sounding like a soulless monstrosity. That being said, have fun experimenting.

Music:
UrH, "Zebra Bass" (2019)

Hardware:
Ibanez SRF705 fretless bass (fingerboard CA coated)
Zoom B3n multi effects unit for bass
Native Instruments Komplete 6 (audio interface)
Røde NT USB microphone
Microsoft Lumia 950 (as camera)

Software:
ShareX (screen capture)
Cockos Reaper DAW (audio recording AND video editing)
VST plugins: Nova EQ (Tokyo Dawn Records), Supercharger GT (Native Instruments), Thrillseeker XTC blue (Variety of Sound)

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