Do u really need a bass mic.......

[cubanorocker316]

I was wondering if u really needed a seperate bass mic, for metal, and rock

 

[jkokura]

You don't need one. Most people DI a bass guitar. Some people will use an SDC about the 12th fret in conjunction with a DI. You can use a mic on the cab - like an AKG D112, a Shure Beta 52 or SM7. Some people will use all three! You can do whatever you want.

Jacob

 

[dgatwood]

I was wondering if u really needed a seperate bass mic, for metal, and rock

Define "need". Define "bass mic".

If you mean a bass drum mic, I would strongly advise against trying to record a kit without one.

If you mean for bass guitar, you might be able to get by doing a direct hookup from the bass amp's line level output (NOT an amplified output!!!) to an input on your audio interface. As for whether you'll like the sound or not... try it and decide for yourself.

 

[cubanorocker316]

im sorry i meant to say bass drum mic

 

[jkokura]

im sorry i meant to say bass drum mic

A few different meanings could be had here - do you mean a different mic for your kick in metal vs. rock? Than the answer is no. A kick mic's a kick mic. do you mean separate mic from the rest of the kit mics? than most likely yes.

Maybe this will help you though...are you looking for whether or not a mic is neccesary? I've heard that some metal recordings don't use a Kick mic but use a midi trigger instead. It's probably easier to get the right tone if you already have the kick sample you want, but it's more expensive than buying a kick mic. The pros of a kick mic is the simplicity and cost effectiveness, but the cons is taking the time and effort to place it right, eq or compress it and that takes experience and trial and error. The Pros of a trigger system is that it gives you an easily attainable and faultlessly repetitive kick sound, but it's more complicated, more costly, and requires some gear that's less likely to be had and used by the average home studio.

Jacob