Recent content by Chris F

Most bass amps have a preamp gain on the front end and a power amp master on the back end. If you don't like the sound of the preamp, you can use a preamp you like into the effects return and bypass the built-in preamp. Normally, of course you'd just plug into the input jack, but then you are...

This is exactly the kind of thing I was wondering about, but am too ignorant about technical specs to understand properly. As a professional bassist, there are many instances where I take a preamp with me when traveling so I can bypass the preamp circuit of whatever backline is provided and just...

All I have here at home is a couple of vintage M-Audio pres that probably aren't any better than the ones built into the Presonus unit. But I have a friend who has a bunch of nice stuff who has offered to let me borrow some pres to see if I like them before shelling out any $$$ on them...

All good! Understand and will do some experimenting and see what happens. :)

Thanks! Sorry if I was unclear. I have read the manual and it seems like I have two possible options: the obvious one is to plug the out of the external pre into the input of the interface. If I do this, what is the best way to set the levels of the two devices to get the color of the external...

Sorry the question seem to have annoyed you. I was simply wondering whether I could use the Firestudio as an interface and play with the preamp colors of other preamps without getting into strange gain staging issues; or if there was away to do this, how to minimize gain staging issues. Sounds...

I am mostly a performer who enjoys recording, so I have far more musical chops than recording chops...so forgive me if this is a basic question. For several years I have been happily recording acoustic music into Logic through a Presonus Firestudio Project. I have considered upgrading the...

The idea of headroom in the input chain is one I had not considered, but it is compelling. Just for yucks I turned off th HP filter in Logic on a track I recorded recently and the result was pure mud. I'll plan on making the onboard filter a strong feature to consider when making future mic...

A question I've always wondered about. I record a lot of acoustic instruments and almost always end up using a high pass filter at some point. Some of my mics have them built in (like the RE20 that I use a lot) and I like the sound with the filter engaged. Some others don't (like the older SP B1...

Yes, that's the one. I thought of this type of adapter, but didn't know if i would be losing something. If it's worth it to give the thing a try, I suppose it's cheap enough to go for it!

Thanks for the replies. To answer some of the questions: - The interface I would be going into is a persons Firestudio project. The first two channels will accept a line level input. To use that, I'd need a 1/8" stereo female to two 1/4" mono male plugs. I guess I worried that this would be...

I have an AT 2022 stereo xy mic that I've been using to record my double bass for a series of instructional videos I've been creating for the university where I teach (will link an example below). I like the mic because it's a decent sounding pair of small diaphragm condensers with a built in...

A simplified version of the question would be: can you plug a mic that already has phantom power internally (both of my mics have batteries and end in 1/8" connections) into the line input on a mixer and get a decent signal?

Hi all, I've been making instructional double bass videos for about a year and a half now, and due to a change in camera, I'll now need a new audio setup. Previously, I would take a stereo signal from an audio technica 2022 (x/y condenser with built in phantom via a battery) and plug directly...

When you say "edit the groove", what do you mean? The "humanization" feature? I'll mostly need to adjust tempo in standalone mode, but the ability to loosen the feel up would also be nice. Yes, I've seen the burns videos - some really nice stuff in there!