Mr Clean
AKA Teddy Wong
The fact that you dislike bass software doesn't change the fact that with under $300 you can get fantastic bass DI tones and not only one bass tone.
I never once said I dislike Bass Software. I actually use some myself, from time to time. I first said it would be nice to hear some examples of the process you outline against those without it and I actually meant that. I still regard tuning any instrument with a digital plugin as laughable but that's a case of my personal opinion. The world is full of opinions.
We live on 2014 where most bands work via the Internet.....
Read what I wrote again, I said "the majority of people AROUND HERE record themselves". If the majority of your "subscribers" are studio owners/producers/engineers then maybe you should of edited the post for the Home Recording people around here who don't mix files sent to them by bands? No?
If we are talking about Melodyne yes. It doesn't care about how dark, deep, shitty or fantastic tone we've got. It doesn't even care about the tone, it cares about the tuning if it's made correctly.
That's why it always works (if not always, then 99% of the time).
I wasn't asking specifically about Melodyne. I asked if ALL that processing you mentioned in your original post will work for any bass tone. Seeing as Compressors/Limiters/EQ/Reverb are all tone changers/shapers/colourers/etc, I'm guessing the answer is NO?
But for a guy like me that love modern production like the "A Perfect Circle" band, I'll use some of it. Of course I'll fix it at the source though.
That's fair enough, like I said, each to their own.
I've got no problem with your thoughts, I have a problem with the attitude that entered the post and made me lose some respect for you, before even getting the chance to meet you:
--> Melodyne on a bass <--
I stand by that post 100%. It's a matter of personal opinion and you asked, in your original post, for people to contribute comments. Some opinions are shared, some not.
So the real question is, does all the processing that you outline in your original post work for any bass, any tone, in any genre of song, at any given time, in whatever session, in any mix?