Recording a bass amp
In the previous article, you saw how to direct record an electric bass. Although such recordings can be pretty good, they have a major drawback: lack of body. This can be a real problem when the...
View ArticleRecording bass guitar - A matter of phase (Part 1)
Up to now, we've recorded a bass line in two different ways: directly from the instrument and via one or several mics placed in front of a bass amp. As you were able to hear, each of these methods has...
View ArticleRecording bass guitar - A matter of phase (Part 2)
I guess some of you are a bit unhappy about how I closed the last installment. And you probably won't like me any better when you realize that the first paragraph still doesn't dive into the topic I...
View ArticleRecording bass guitar - Putting the perfect sound together
Okay, now that we've settled once and for all the question of phase correlation, the time has come to mix our bass tracks... Read more on Audiofanzine
View ArticleRecording bass guitar - With or without effects?
In this new episode dedicated to recording bass guitar, we'll deal with a somewhat thorny issue: should you record the bass with or without effects?.. Read more on Audiofanzine
View ArticleRecording bass guitar - Alternatives
When you begin recording in a home studio, the first thing you realize is that your main limitation are the room acoustics. And yet, with certain instruments you can forget completely about this issue....
View ArticleRecording bass guitar - Tips and tricks
Today's topic is somewhat off-topic. In fact, while the tricks you've seen so far allow you to improve "soft" and average electric bass lines, they can certainly be used both during tracking and...
View ArticleThe community's favorite electric bass guitars
After polling the Audiofanzine community for their favorite DAWs and electric guitars, the time has come to find which are their favorite basses. Who will share the throne with Ableton Live and the...
View ArticleRecording bass guitar - Naming names
This week we'll discuss an issue that might seem less exciting than the rest we've seen so far but which was specially demanded by some Audiofanziners. It's basically a lean and mean list of mics and...
View ArticleThe community's favorite hardware speaker emulators
Speaker emulators seem to be highly in demand right now, mainly as a solution to record yourself and play live, benefiting from the sound of a tube amp. There are obviously lots of software tools to do...
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