Kev
Well-known member
[quote author="NewYorkDave"] ... I haven't found my "ultimate" compressor for bass yet, so I can't make a hearty recommendation for any particular model. [/quote]
no
and I know exactly what Dave is on about here.
This makes advising newbies so hard especialy if they are bass players and want to record their own bass ... for themselves.
All we can doi is fall back on old faithfulls that have worked on bass guitars and synths in general over the past 40 years ... hence things like LA2 and 1176 etc ...
BUT recording good bass can be so very difficult. This is at odds with the fact that it can be the easiest instrument to record adequately. All you need is a DI/adapter lead and plug straight in and record. Guitars and drums often need rooms and mic's and tricks and knowledge ... so hard for the beginer.
Years later you can still be scratching your head trying to control that bass during mixdown.
Bottom line is ...
decide if you want to record your bass
... or if you want to record bass in general.
This may have an influence on gear choices you might make.
CountryHick might be worth a look if you want to DIY a DI.
There are other good choices here for DI's
[quote author="Smoke"]..., want to share your tube supplier secrets? [/quote]
glad too
I'm afraid we don't have much locally.
no time right now
later ... :thumb:
no
and I know exactly what Dave is on about here.
This makes advising newbies so hard especialy if they are bass players and want to record their own bass ... for themselves.
All we can doi is fall back on old faithfulls that have worked on bass guitars and synths in general over the past 40 years ... hence things like LA2 and 1176 etc ...
BUT recording good bass can be so very difficult. This is at odds with the fact that it can be the easiest instrument to record adequately. All you need is a DI/adapter lead and plug straight in and record. Guitars and drums often need rooms and mic's and tricks and knowledge ... so hard for the beginer.
Years later you can still be scratching your head trying to control that bass during mixdown.
Bottom line is ...
decide if you want to record your bass
... or if you want to record bass in general.
This may have an influence on gear choices you might make.
CountryHick might be worth a look if you want to DIY a DI.
There are other good choices here for DI's
[quote author="Smoke"]..., want to share your tube supplier secrets? [/quote]
glad too
I'm afraid we don't have much locally.
no time right now
later ... :thumb: