Big lack of bass in recordings -- is it my sound card?
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Posted on Apr 24, 2006 09:54 pm
disbot4
Member Since: Apr 13, 2006
I'm getting a big lack of bass in my recordings from my bass drum. I'm miking it with an f14 from Audix's Fusion series 7 set drum mics, and the sound it makes live vs the sound from the computer is completely different. There is just such a lack of bass, and no power. The bass has lots of power live, and sounds great. I'm powering the mic with an SM Pro Audio PR8-MK2 8 channel preamp. Here's my question: Could this lack of bass be because I'm plugging right into the line in on an average sound blaster live soundcard (also using quite a few connections to get it from the preamp to the line-in). I have an M-Audio Delta 10-10 on its way, so thats gonna be a MUCH better input. Will this fix this problem at all? Also, the snare and other instruments just have no power, like there's no gain (but ive adjusted the gain and everything on the preamp...)
Thanks a lot.
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WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
Apr 24, 2006 11:37 pm I've been using an AKG-D112 on the outer head of the kick and a Shure B-52 on the inside head and getting pretty good luck. I heard a Shure M-91 (I hope I remembered that right...the flat shure that sits inside the kick) live a couple weeks ago and was very impressed. There are a couple realy good articles in recording tips on placement of mics for a kick and such, just in case you haven't made it there yet. Can't really comment on the Audix mics; never used them. A friend brought over a set of Nady's; Now they were bad!
Ooops! Just read the rest of your post. Guess I am impatient tonight. Yup...huge difference when you get the 1010! Ole master blaster and the like put little engineering into the inputs of their cards. Their made for gamers who want the thrill of the playback. Not made for recording in any sense.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Apr 26, 2006 08:42 pm Yep, the 1010 will surely give you a better sound then the SB does at the moment.
May 09, 2006 10:38 am i'm gonna guess it's the room...your prolly sitting right in the null point of your room, will cancel out the low end as if it wasn't even there....what about your mixes when played in a car? if the bass is way loud, it's because you were compensating while mixing...i mix in a corner which is a big no-no, but all i gotta do to check my low end is leave the room....so there is a work around. my corner is filled with bass traps from floor to ceiling (sp?) and so there is absolutly nothing under 100hz in my mix position.
