Aug 07, 2007 11:15 pm Me Too..
But, I really like the way it sounds when I directly record into my mixer. But soon when I get me my new amp I will be recording from the lineout of the amp.
How to record bass?
Posted on Aug 07, 2007 10:52 pm
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Mikey Spencer
Member Since: Apr 26, 2007
how are you supposed to record bass? mic a bass amp? straight into the system? sorry. im clueless
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Aug 07, 2007 11:15 pm Me Too..
But, I really like the way it sounds when I directly record into my mixer. But soon when I get me my new amp I will be recording from the lineout of the amp.
Aug 08, 2007 02:35 am gooin' direct is pretty safe...mixing a mic in with it can help or hurt...depending on what you're workin' with, and how well you're settin' everything up.
Aug 08, 2007 02:06 pm DI and mic, then align of phase of the two in your DAW.
Aug 09, 2007 04:34 pm I have ALWAYS DI'd mine via a nice clean, undistored pre-amp...thereafter, you can effect to your hearts content.
Bass is (in my case) generally least effected and clean sounding instrument I record ... I therefore DI, sorting a nice hot level but avoiding clips, compress it to smooth the sucka then maybe, add a little chorus (Sometimes, sparingly) and thats it!
You CAN mic it ... I never have.
Coco
Aug 09, 2007 07:08 pm At the risk of repeating myself from other similar threads SansAmp Bass Driver DI. (or a variation).
Amazing sound.
Haven't put my bass through an amp to record in a decade.
Aug 09, 2007 07:11 pm Sort of off topic (not really) but how do bands take care of the bass in a large stadium venue? Do they just use DI (to PA) as well. I'm guessing they would.
Aug 09, 2007 09:54 pm Almost always DI, but there are always exceptions. It's just easier.
Aug 09, 2007 11:19 pm I am primarily a bassist, and it is fair to say that I really care how my bass sounds.. maybe I take it personally haha.
I get a great tone through my amp rig.. that is a tube pre into power amp into a nice Ampeg 4x10 cab.. but really that is useless for recording.
But when I record myself for MY music I like to go in "direct" through a preamp, tube is best I would say, though I do like the SansAmp RBI too. But I keep the tone fairly tight.. that is very little of the character that I normally like.. growl, bite, overdrive. I save all of that to be added later with an amp simulator. I usually work the bass sound last after everything is tracked because it will have a profound effect on the overall "lay of the land".
I have found all too often that the great bass tone I get either through amp or sim (on it's own) sounds wrong when hi-hat, male vocal, thick tele-ish humbucker kinds of guitar are added in.. really anything.
I say best case scenario get a good signal with a nice tube pre (Dbx mini pre is another and can sound good for 100 bucks) and then whittle the bass tone into the character you want after all else is tracked. Don't count on a "great tone" you may have on it's own. Also try getting a good track then bounce to another, compress alot or eq differently..and mix in.
Aug 10, 2007 10:43 pm When I did the stadium tours our bass players DI'd into the PA but always had a live rig as well that fed the stage. The side fills were always bass heavy on the first tour I was on. But it was a pretty synth heavy sound, so the bass was the driving force there. When touring smaller venues and clubs most players I knew back then did both as well, although it wasn't that common for most clubs and small venues that had their own gear to even understand what you wanted back then. WE always carried extra DI equipment just for those places.
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