Flanger sound in bass

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Do you know why the bass sounds like it have a flanger effect plugged into???. You can notice it if you listen through cans, when you record. This doesn´t happens playing live. :confused:

Hope you can tell me what to do.

Tama
 
That would be hard to say without knowing your recording setup. Are you recording to computer? If you're monitoring both the direct signal and a latent signal from the pc, it might give you a flangy sound.
 
Yep I´m recording to a computer, I´ve tried the four line inputs that I have available and it sounds like there´s flanger. Is just the bass, no problem with line recorded guitars. Do you think that the picks could be the problem??? Something like they´re out of phase???
I record with Delta 1010lt Audiobuddy and a little Behringer mixer. If something were wrong with my soundcard the flanger should be everywhere and it´s only the bass who´s affected.
 
Picks can not make something out of phase. Thets a new one, "My PICK sounds out of phase!":)

See if your software has a phase reverse switch on the channels, alot of software does. Does the bass sound like this on it's own or just with other tracks added? If it's by itself, a single mono track, it's not a phase issue. Sometimes that can happen to bass, but it's usually when you are using both a direct bass signal and mic'ing a bass cabinet at the same time.

Maybe you have a bad cord. That can do it.

H2H
 
Hard2hear:
"My PICK sounds out of phase!"
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That´s what my guitarrist told me when I asked about this problem. :D
I´ve tried with two different cords and same thing happens. I´m working with SONAR 3, I remember that INPUT MONITORING button in SONAR 2 can cause this kind of thing. I have to check my soundcard control panel and software options to see if there´s something wrong, maybe I´m monitoring the signal twice. But if this is true why guitars, drums, keys and vocals sound fine??? I think is the bass itself, I need to try with another one.
 
TamaSabian said:
Hard2hear: That´s what my guitarrist told me when I asked about this problem. :D
I´ve tried with two different cords and same thing happens. I´m working with SONAR 3, I remember that INPUT MONITORING button in SONAR 2 can cause this kind of thing. I have to check my soundcard control panel and software options to see if there´s something wrong, maybe I´m monitoring the signal twice. But if this is true why guitars, drums, keys and vocals sound fine??? I think is the bass itself, I need to try with another one.
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Does the bass sound like that when you plug it into an amp? Could you describe it as kind of a piano string type of sound?
 
Farview, yes it´s like a piano string sound. I don´t remember if it sounds the same plugged into an amp, I´m almost sure yes. If you listen to the whole recorded song the bass is the only one with this kind of flanger effect.
 
Let me guess, it has a jazz bass p/u and a p-bass p/u and you are running both (with new strings). That is the sound of the bass, we used to love that sound in the 80's. I still like it. What you do is add some 300Hz and throw it in the mix slightly lower than the kick. Add guitars and your good to go.

BTW that would be the perfect sound if you were a slap and pop guy.
 
Well it´s a Precission Standard Bass with not so new strings. The problem is that we (me and bassist) are working with 2 bands, making blues in one hand and pop/rock/alternative kinda of thing on the other. Thanks for your suggestions, I´ll try that.

TS
 
TamaSabian said:
Well it´s a Precission Standard Bass with not so new strings. The problem is that we (me and bassist) are working with 2 bands, making blues in one hand and pop/rock/alternative kinda of thing on the other. Thanks for your suggestions, I´ll try that.

TS
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If that is the case, maybe the pickups are wired out of phase with each other. That bass should have a deep if not muddy sound.
 
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