Members In Absentia Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 How many of you prefer direct recording to mic'ed recording? Do the rest of you prefer to mix the two? I'd like to run direct only, but I am afraid that it would sound terrible. Probably paranoia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragon9666 Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 Mix the two.AKG D112 is a good mic. for bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 I tried all combination and liked the tone best with JUST DI. the mic'd cab added a small amount of warmth but at the cost of some or the articulation. DI straight from my bass is my method of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 90% of my studio work is DI alone. I've never heard a complaint about my sound. If you have the luxury of time and can mess around with an amp, that's great, but it's not the most vital thing IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 I use a combination of three tracks when tracking bass: I use a Shure SM57 (or some sort of small dynamic microphone) on the horn of the cabinet (usually directly on-axis with the throw of the horn), an Audix D6 on the driver of the cabinet (usually one of the bottom speaker, don't ask me why, they just sound better to me usually. I put this one off-axis slightly), and then a DI signal straight from the bass. The mix of the three allows me to really get the best tone out of the bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FreestyleIntruder Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 bass -> preamp -> console Never better IMNSHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brake Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 I think it would depend on the situation. You're playing bass for a band that sounds like Sabbath, I'm gonna stick a mic infront of your cab. If you were playing on a Motown track, I'd stick a mic infront of your B15. An uptempo fusion track? Probably a DI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhat Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 I think it would depend on the situation. You're playing bass for a band that sounds like Sabbath, I'm gonna stick a mic infront of your cab. If you were playing on a Motown track, I'd stick a mic infront of your B15. An uptempo fusion track? Probably a DI. Just for grins ,, whats a 60s vintage B15 going for these days thats up an running well. rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 Both signals mixed was how I recorded the last thing I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted March 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 Both signals mixed was how I recorded the last thing I did! What amp were you using? Sounds like you have a pretty decent bass tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synonym Music Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 Both. Better to record with several mics plus a DI than to record with one source and learn there's a {censored}ty cable somewhere, or the channel isn't working, or there's too much hum on a track, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AntiStuff Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 Sometimes my band will do a clean DI of a part, then run it back into an amp, and record that. It's a good way of getting a bunch of tones without a ton of effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brake Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 Just for grins ,, whats a 60s vintage B15 going for these days thats up an running well. rat Oh god, I don't know. Probably too much damned money. I usually use a DI on my bass for everything. It takes a REALLY expensive microphone to reproduce the bass as clearly as a standard DI box does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Smokinfiddler Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 bass -> preamp -> console Never better IMNSHO +1:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim-Bass Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 I do both, sometimes mix 'em, sometimes choose the better one which is more often the DI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 Just for grins ,, whats a 60s vintage B15 going for these days thats up an running well. rat I see 'em going on ebay in the $600 - $800 range. You can get a nice B-25 for a lot less though & use a nice box with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xOriginalNinjax Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 I always prefer to mix em. Then you can screw with the better track or shut out the bad one or whatever. It's nice to have a good mix of tones...cuz my DI tone is really clean whereas my mic has some Ampeg mid dirt behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 What amp were you using? Sounds like you have a pretty decent bass tone. The GBE 750 baby!!!!! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 I went DI through a Line 6 POD on our record, but I'm not too thrilled at the the way it sits in the mix. Next time I want to try mic'ing up my rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhat Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 I see 'em going on ebay in the $600 - $800 range. You can get a nice B-25 for a lot less though & use a nice box with it. I dont need a B-25 ,,, i have a real 60s vintage B15. I have a 69 gibson EBO too...... rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pickdust Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 I've always usd a DI box straight into the board. PD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dwalmz Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 DI straight to the board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 DI straight to the board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 In my apt. it's Direct all the way , with all the great pre's and modelers , it's pretty tough to get the amp to sound as good as anyone of my choice pre's. My bass amps are just to loud in the apt. and that's where all the recording is done . I do mic up a tiny 4 watt tube amp for geetar though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted March 26, 2007 Members Share Posted March 26, 2007 last set of bass tracks I did we blended the direct and mic'd sound. I find it give more options with tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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