
jimistone
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what is the best way to record bass...direct with effects going in....direct with no effects...micing a bass amp?
Wow..........I'm gonna have to try that out! I've been looking at getting one of the SansAmp Bass DI's (which admittedly would have more EQ and tone controls), but the Tube MP might be a very reasonable and cheaper substitute.kid klash said:And yet another "direct" suggestion!
The lowly ART Tube MP mic preamp ($50-$70) makes a darn good direct box for bass... nice fat, present, "round" and punchy bass tracks that sit in the mix well.
Plug the bass into the Tube MP; dial in just enough input gain to make the clipping indicator blink read every once in a while; dial in the output gain to satisfy the digital recorder input/audio card input (as loud as you can get it without hitting 0db) and you're good to go. Works especially well with 4 string Precision and Jazz basses.
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kid klash said:And yet another "direct" suggestion!
The lowly ART Tube MP mic preamp ($50-$70) makes a darn good direct box for bass... nice fat, present, "round" and punchy bass tracks that sit in the mix well.
Plug the bass into the Tube MP; dial in just enough input gain to make the clipping indicator blink read every once in a while; dial in the output gain to satisfy the digital recorder input/audio card input (as loud as you can get it without hitting 0db) and you're good to go. Works especially well with 4 string Precision and Jazz basses.
Season to taste. Serve hot.
Jack Real said:Hi
This is exactly what I'm doing to record my dry bass. Then, I send the signal to a Korg Pandora PX4B effect device to have compression, amp and effects. At the mix phase, are you applying any compression or effects to your recorded bass or do you use the signal as it is ?
Thanks,
Jack Real.
Bump! Really, I want to know. How did the recording come out?MadAudio said:So how did it go?
I record bass by taking a DI straight out to the desk and by putting an AKD 112 bass mike about 5inches from the top left corner of the speaker cab. I then compress the signal through the aux send/return on the desk before recording the singnal(about 4:1 ratio) and then compress again whilst mixing down. You get a really full meaty sound with both high and low end cutting through which hits you mid chest region!!jimistone said:what is the best way to record bass...direct with effects going in....direct with no effects...micing a bass amp?
SubA said:I've got an ART dual MP and have used it as a DI. It definitely is fat and round as Kid Klash mentions, but there just isn't any presence or definition.