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Don't mess around. Just re-record the bass with the correct amp sound.

I could see that thing having uses here or there... ...I can much more easily see it being abused by morons. I will reserve my "happy dance" for the time being.

All I know is that if I compare the best-sounding pre-loudness war early 90's CDs I own to the same thing on vinyl, the vinyl sounds better. And not in a "it adds distortion that I like" way either. I like vinyl because it DOESN'T add whatever it is that digital does add. In other words, you...

I spent a year or two down that road. It ends up making no sense. The only rule of thumb: Do what you need to do.

I don't think it could possibly be the PC. But it could be software. Some driver whosamawhutzitz somewhere set to the wrong amount of megagigs or something. Either that or you are clipping something somewhere to get oomph out of Logitech speakers. Keep in mind that a single recorded guitar...

I don't think anybody was making that comparison. With both players connected to the same system, a high end record player sounds better than any CD player (provided the source sound for mastering the record was not 16 bit digital audio itself). What can one CD player possibly do differently...

Forget compression and EQ. Yes, they could make that upper register audible. But if the source is bad enough that it's not audible to begin with, I doubt the results will be satisfactory after crow-barring the notes into existence with processing. First of all, put your bass player into a...

But... It's not a simple thing. It is difficult. And there is way more to it than meets the eye. On the surface, the mechanics are very simple. Turn knob and listen. Underneath, the guy turning the knob has built a mental model out of sound and is shaping it, turning it, pushing it...

The weak link is your monitoring. I see none listed. No matter what equipment you are using, you can't record what you can't hear.

Let's back up a bit. If your vocal track is too quiet, there is a very high chance that your "everything else" is too loud. You should not have to compress to hear the vocal in the first place. Start your mix over with everything else low enough that you can hear the vocal on its own...

That's how you're supposed to do it! I mean, not total darkness. It helps to see what channel you're grabbing. But when I'm done a mix, I honestly couldn't tell you a single frequency value for any of my EQ settings. Well, I mean I could because I know what the frequencies sound like and I...

...What? The ONLY thing you need to know, the ONLY thing you need to train, is your listening faculties. The in's and out's of actually pushing the buttons and setting crap up is almost trivially simple. And if you don't know something, look it up. 15 minutes. Solution. Bam. How do you...

You guys gotta' tailor yourselves to your practice environment. Get some blasticks for the drums. Turn the guitars down. My personal goal for band practice: No need for earplugs and it all sounds mixed without going through a mixing board.

All true. To add to that: Much of my wire sound comes from my overhead mics. If you hit your cymbals too hard in comparison to your drums, you won't be able to have the overhead mics as loud as they should be in the mix. If the natural mix in your overheads is correct (meaning, you're playing...

I approve this bump.

What is a "mastering effect"? Do anything and everything to get the sound you want while mixing. Be warned that a high RMS is not the same as loud since everybody owns a volume knob and real headroom and dynamics can impart a ton of power. With that warning in mind, have at it. Make what...

Too good? The problem I have with them is they are either not good enough, too boring, or both.

Ehhh... Let me simplify a bit. Find somebody who owns a large powerful stereo system. Grab a CD from the early 90's (Siamese Dream, Nevermind, August and Everything After, something like that). Make sure it is the original master. No reissues or greatest hits compilations or anything. Play...

You don't really need an SPL meter at this point in the game. For now, just know that the sound in the room while mixing should be loud at least some point during the mix process. If you get it to sound right "loud", then you aren't overcompensating for the bass (which is naturally rolled-off...

Post a clip so we have a better idea. Blind guesses in the dark/likely suspects: The recording itself is muddy. Perhaps you used heavy blankets or foam in the room. That would create mud. Your mix position is sitting in a standing wave that cancels out most of the low mids causing you to add...