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How do you record bass guitar? DI, Bass preamp, Mic up, Mixture of DI and Mic. Plug in amp sims?
How do you get your best sounds?
Interested to know different approaches.
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Put DI sound through an amp or speaker sim in the Audioease Speakerphone plugin.
In the past I have got good sounds from an MXR M80 Bass DI+
Only ever miced amps a few times, but it always turned out less than what I wanted. (Last time I believe I was micing an Ampeg 8x10 cab, some 1x15 cab and a gallien krueger head), using Shure Beta52A, Audix i5 and AKG C480B mics.
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Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
I was never 100% happy with anything until I got one of these -
http://www.ebssweden.com/content/images/products/microbassII_front.png
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I'd never heard of those but they look amazing value for money.Yeah they are, I read about them in as SoundOnSound review and got the smallest one, silent and small, can't ask for more.
I also got the Orchid reamping box.
They perform the same as any Radial stuff I've used.
I can't bring myself to buy a Radial when these things work so well.
In the same vein I've got an ABY pedal from Bright Onion pedals, less than half the price of a Radial and it works incredibly well running two amps.
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I'll also always do this live with bassists who use pedals - I'll take a totally clean DI signal before any effects to keep a big fat clean bottom end and then whack a mic on the cab to get the effected tone plus the response of the amp and speakers. Blend and filter to suit. It rescues those bassists who use drive pedals designed for guitar that make their bottom end vanish, means they get the dirt without losing the weight and power.
I'm using some of the kit in Rammfire (guitar rig priduct) for bass sounds atm, some crackin amps and cabs in that product.
As Cirrus said above, I agree, the mixing of the bass is the hardest part, particularly if its being mixed in with a load of electronic stuff. I find myself dropping thelevel a lot and using EQ to get it to cut through as needed.