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whats the best way to record a bass through
a yamaha md4s? I've tried running it through my pre-amp, but its not adding anything to the sound integrity, so right now I'm plugging it straight into my 4-track. Any suggestions? The sound is awful dull, I'm playing hard to get any midrange at all...
 
Hi
try running it though a DI box or micing it with a AKG D112 mic or a combination of both

Tony
 
What pre amp are you using?

New strings?

Are you using an EQ or compressor?
 
Yo Brad:

I run a bass line from my DX-7 right into my MD-8; however, when I mix-down, I usually raise the LOW EQ a tad and lower the HIGH EQ a tad. This seems to add ambiance to most bass patches. You can also add in a small touch of reverb and, Voila, you should have a better sounding bass line. If you bounce the bass and lock it in with another track, you can't do much because whatever you tweak will tweak all that's on that track. That's why I got an 8 tracker so I could avoid bouncing most of the time.

Green Hornet
 
I like using DI's (sansamp bass driver DI), also I once ran a bass into a Joemeek compresor and that sounded quite pretty cool.
I rarely mic basses.

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I record my Rick direct out of the head and the amp is loud. I feel it makes the bass "light up". I route the direct out thru a compressor and play with the threshhold/attack until I get the punch the way I like it. And like everyone else says, new strings. I like the GHS contact cores.
 
Hey Track Rat,

Which Rick you got? I've got the 4002, black and white, love it!!!

I've been running it through my pod, sounds great!!!!
 
I was having the same problem a while back. I run it through a guitar POD now and it has a compressor on it and its giving me the punch I need. I usually use the British classic setting, at least that's what I think its called. If you don't have Pod, you can run it through a guitar amp, you'll get more presence than running it straight to a recorder or even a preamp. I'm assuming you have some sort of guitar amp. You don't even have to run it through the speakers, you can run it through the line out or the preamp out.

If you don't have a pre-amp out on your guitar amp then you'll have to run it through the speakers and mic it. Do so at a low volume so that you don't blow your guitar amp speakers. Record the bass with a little more presence, or a little brighter than you think it should be, you can always add bottom later when you mix. This will give you a little more of what you're looking for.

If you don't have a guitar amp either, then the only way your gonna get more midrange is if you either, hit the strings closer to the bridge or use a pick to play your basslines if you're not already doing that. And if you must go straight to the recorder with it, yeah, get new strings, thin ones, this will help......Ray J
 
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