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Bass guitar ... my recordings sound thin
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JAC
16 posts | 1 Posted on 03/09/2004 at 17:27 Most of my experience is in recording acoustic guitars, instruments and vocals. I'm not a bass player and don't have much experience with recording it. So when I need to occassionally I find the bass line tends to sound much thinner than it sounded while being played. Any suggestions? Should I record direct? Through a preamp? By miking an amp? Compressor? Thank you Joe C | ||
revrb
217 posts | 2 Posted on 03/11/2004 at 00:52 what setup is giving you thin recordings? | ||
JAC
16 posts | 3 Posted on 03/12/2004 at 18:04 typically play my bass direct into the Hi-z input of the MOTU 828mkII. I was thinking I need a good bass preamp or direct box, maybe ?? Thanks Joe C | ||
Ronan
24 posts | 4 Posted on 07/09/2004 at 01:28 My prefered method for recording electric bass is to take a DI track and mic and amp and mix the 2 together. Try flipping one of the channels out of phase to see if it helps the sound. I also like to compress bass quite a bit with a good compressor but be careful about setting the attack times to quick. It can kill the punch of the bass |
