what is YOUR method of recording bass and creating the BIG SOUND???

meymia · 25th October 2007

chrisj · 25th October 2007

That's easy. I want a monster P-bass mudslide sound, so I do this:

http://www.mediafire.com/?5sjnwvdjmx2

That's a plugin I made called FathomFive, which seems like it's a huge bass boost but also has behaviors that seem like compression or overdrive (if you push it higher in frequency range) even though there's no compression or distortion present. It's my new favorite bass plugin EVER, is Mac AU format, and will cost you $60 :D

Well, you did ask!

octatonic · 25th October 2007

Beyer M88 and an LDC on the cabinet with a DI feed as well.
Everything else is the player and the bass.

Bass is one of the easiest things to record with a great player- and almost impossible with a not so great one.

lowfreq33 · 25th October 2007

Good player> good bass> good d.i.> good pre>good comp.

Around here it looks like this:

Me> early 90's Tobias> Countryman> Avalon 737> La2a.

Yes, the 737 sounds great on bass. Yes, I'm double compressing. I find that I prefer -3db x2 over -6db.

travisbrown · 25th October 2007

And some basses record really well, sit right in the mix with no extra effort, others you have to push, pull, squeeze and coerce in the mix.

My Ken Smith CR bass sounded great live, was a dream to play, and sounded great by itself, but took a lot of work to fit in a mix. Never sounded terrible, but took work. Maybe too many tonal options. My Fender Precision is a plug and play bass - rarely have to do anything except set the level. My jazz fretless is similar - add a little drive to get some growl and away we go.

And like octatonic writes, good bass players are a dream to record.

Running a bass through an 1176 or LA2A is good times. Great problem solvers.

lowfreq33 · 25th October 2007

I forgot, we've got a 76 p-bass that sits in the studio I work at. That'll pretty much do it.

allencollins · 25th October 2007

define 'big'

25th October 2007	#1
meymia Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,151 Thread Starter	what is YOUR method of recording bass and creating the BIG SOUND??? what is YOUR method of recording bass and creating the BIG SOUND???

25th October 2007	#2
chrisj Airwindows Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 2,006	That's easy. I want a monster P-bass mudslide sound, so I do this: http://www.mediafire.com/?5sjnwvdjmx2 That's a plugin I made called FathomFive, which seems like it's a huge bass boost but also has behaviors that seem like compression or overdrive (if you push it higher in frequency range) even though there's no compression or distortion present. It's my new favorite bass plugin EVER, is Mac AU format, and will cost you $60 :D Well, you did ask! __________________

25th October 2007	#3
octatonic Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,429	Beyer M88 and an LDC on the cabinet with a DI feed as well. Everything else is the player and the bass. Bass is one of the easiest things to record with a great player- and almost impossible with a not so great one. __________________ Regards, Jim Richmond "I don't go to mythical places with strange men." Douglas Adams

25th October 2007	#4
lowfreq33 Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,186	Good player> good bass> good d.i.> good pre>good comp. Around here it looks like this: Me> early 90's Tobias> Countryman> Avalon 737> La2a. Yes, the 737 sounds great on bass. Yes, I'm double compressing. I find that I prefer -3db x2 over -6db. __________________ Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?!

25th October 2007	#5
travisbrown Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,964 7 Reviews written	And some basses record really well, sit right in the mix with no extra effort, others you have to push, pull, squeeze and coerce in the mix. My Ken Smith CR bass sounded great live, was a dream to play, and sounded great by itself, but took a lot of work to fit in a mix. Never sounded terrible, but took work. Maybe too many tonal options. My Fender Precision is a plug and play bass - rarely have to do anything except set the level. My jazz fretless is similar - add a little drive to get some growl and away we go. And like octatonic writes, good bass players are a dream to record. Running a bass through an 1176 or LA2A is good times. Great problem solvers. __________________ I'm not a producer, but I play one on Gearslutz.com

25th October 2007	#7
allencollins 3 + infractions, forum membership suspended. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rosedale Cemetery Singing Beach, MA Posts: 4,873	define 'big'

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