| My advice would be to get whatever you feel is most necessary in order to achieve the results you're trying to achieve.
Seeing as how you already have microphones and preamps ... the bass driver might make sense, seeing as how you don't already have a bass di or amp on your list. Then again, I have no idea how you normally track bass, or what kind of results you're getting, so I can only guess (I also have no idea what kind of stuff you're tracking, how you're tracking it, what kind of space you're recording in, what areas you're happy with and not happy with, etc. etc. etc. and the list goes on).
Very generally speaking, you'll get the largest and quickest returns the more you invest in things that are the closest to ground level in the recording chain; as an example: a good bass that records well will give you far greater returns than the amp you plug it in to. And the amp you plug it in to will have a far greater effect on the recording quality than the mic used to capture it. The mic used to capture it will have a greater effect than the pre you plug the mic in to. The pre you plug it in to will usually have a greater effect than the converters, etc. etc. etc. And the skill of the player and room accoustics will probably have a greater effect than any of these factors (or at least as much effect as the instrument itself).
I realize that's not a very sleek or sexy answer, but then again I'm just some random schmuck responding to a message board post on the internets. I shouldn't be giving advice on what recording gear you should buy any more than I should be telling you what size shoes you should wear. |