Alright, so I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure a couple of things out recording my punk band:
1) I can't seem to get a punchy bass sound for the life of me. It's either too crisp, or too muddy. I play an ESP LTD B414SM bass (with active EMGs) through an Ampeg B2-RE head and SVT410HLF cab. I've tried miking this a number of ways (see the equipment list below) I have also tried going DI through the instrument jack on my Line 6 Toneport UX8 and using amp sims. I'm really not sure what the hell to do to get the punchy low end with a fairly present sound (e.g. the bass in most NOFX or Rancid). Any ideas or suggestions?
2) Also, I'm pretty lost on how to get a good punk vocal sound. I've tried a ton of different things, but I think I'm losing my sense of what sounds good from exhaustion. Vague? Yes. Any suggestions on a good starting point? I promise I'm not being lazy...I've read a ton of crap and experimented on this subject, but I'd rather here some suggestions from people on things that have worked (preferably for specifically punk vocals).
Here's a list of my equipment:
Cakewalk Sonar 7
Line 6 Toneport UX8 Interface
Gearbox and Podfarm Plugin
Shure Beta 57A
Shure SM58
Behringer B2PRO condenser
Audix OM2
Shure PG52
Shure PG56
Unfortunately I don't have any preamps...just the ones built-into the Line 6.
Any help would be appreciated.
1) I can't seem to get a punchy bass sound for the life of me. It's either too crisp, or too muddy. I play an ESP LTD B414SM bass (with active EMGs) through an Ampeg B2-RE head and SVT410HLF cab. I've tried miking this a number of ways (see the equipment list below) I have also tried going DI through the instrument jack on my Line 6 Toneport UX8 and using amp sims. I'm really not sure what the hell to do to get the punchy low end with a fairly present sound (e.g. the bass in most NOFX or Rancid). Any ideas or suggestions?
2) Also, I'm pretty lost on how to get a good punk vocal sound. I've tried a ton of different things, but I think I'm losing my sense of what sounds good from exhaustion. Vague? Yes. Any suggestions on a good starting point? I promise I'm not being lazy...I've read a ton of crap and experimented on this subject, but I'd rather here some suggestions from people on things that have worked (preferably for specifically punk vocals).
Here's a list of my equipment:
Cakewalk Sonar 7
Line 6 Toneport UX8 Interface
Gearbox and Podfarm Plugin
Shure Beta 57A
Shure SM58
Behringer B2PRO condenser
Audix OM2
Shure PG52
Shure PG56
Unfortunately I don't have any preamps...just the ones built-into the Line 6.
Any help would be appreciated.