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Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:07 pm
by warwick.hoy
The majority of the tracks posted on the soundcloud linked in my sig, both guitar and bass cabs are recorded using Shure Beta 98d/s'.
I'm not recording savvy but we've tried different mics that were available to us and it came down to these.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:01 pm
by smile_man
DIRECT IT. HOW IT SHOULD BE.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:49 pm
by bdunlap
smile_man wrote:DIRECT IT. HOW IT SHOULD BE.
I wanna use my pedals and it sounds kinda lifeless through an amp sim
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:50 pm
by warwick.hoy
I prefer my cabs mic'd live and in the studio. I feel like my cabs contribute as much to my sound as my preamps,....effects,...etc. I'm cool with it if you want to run a DI and mic my cab.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:51 am
by Achtane
MaxMaps wrote:god I can feel gas for recording equipment now
For real. I have a Line 6 GX that's handy for quiet night playing, but everything played through it sounds pretty mediocre to me. I don't like any of the bass amp modelers so I just don't use them, but the straight bass signal sounds horribly sterile and weak.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:00 am
by eatyourguitar
Mudfuzz wrote: I also love RE20s for bass
+1
yes yes. bass mics are always dynamic mics and the RE20 is the king of all purpose dynamic mics. its been around for a long time. if your gassing, just spend the $500 and you have an awesome vocal mic and an good guitar/bass mic also. young guys tend to use %100 condensers on every vocal. I had a old timer skool me. the RE20 is used a lot in rock and pop and radio.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:22 am
by tuffteef
eatyourguitar wrote:most recording engineers dont mic it.
who ?
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:46 am
by bennybanana
I have been running my bass into the Tronographic Rusty Box into a Sebatron Mic Pre DI into my recorder...Getting lots of nice chunky sounds.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:25 am
by theavondon
tuffteef wrote:eatyourguitar wrote:most recording engineers dont mic it.
who ?
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:54 am
by eatyourguitar
I talk to real people so if you want me to post a link to back it up I cant.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:03 am
by tuffteef
eatyourguitar wrote:I talk to real people so if you want me to post a link to back it up I cant.
and we dont? musician hear say much..
im an engineer and have lots of engineer friends and met lots of crusty old engineers and we all use mics on bass because we do factor in amp cab and speaker choice as key sources
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:14 pm
by Gearmond
cheap shitty first-act USB cable.
usually sounds squeezed unless i add some reverb. funny thing is that the guitar sounds fine through it.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:35 am
by mynameisjack2
Stelk a friend's condenser mic, put the amp and mic in a closet, play outside of the closet. It's crisp as fuck.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:43 am
by one bad monkey
I just run direct. My amp sound is roughly what my bass sounds like (but amplified), so I don't gain anything by mic'ing a cab.
Re: So how do you record bass?
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:20 am
by Baxandall
I use a CAD Equitek E-100 with great results. I don't use the lo filter or the -20 switch. Just straight mic into the board. Sometimes I'll use a direct feed also and blend them but the E-100 just sounds great for bass.
