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10-06-2009, 06:45 PM
| | | | Wireless Systems + Active Bass= nono??
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Is it true that even a crappy wireless system won't affect the tone of an active bass, because of impedence?? I don't want my bass sounding like a rhythm guitar, because that's what happens to my bass now with passive pickups, it turns to brittle, steel, and harsh tone. 
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10-06-2009, 07:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario | | | This really should be in Live Sound. No one records with a wireless kit.
That being said, no, it's not true. Anything you put through it will be adversely affected by a bad wireless system, be it an active bass, a microphone, a keytar, or a piezo attached to your navel. Get a professional grade system or go back to cables. Anything else is a waste of time. |
10-07-2009, 09:58 PM
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The newer wireless systems have compensation available that will emulate the impedance of a cable for passive instruments. You could also use the Radial box between bass and transmitter that does the same thing. |
10-08-2009, 04:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Estonia | | | I recommend to check out the (relatively) new X2 wireless systems now owned by Line 6. According to my knowledge, these are the cheapest wireless systems that work well for bass. |
10-08-2009, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by twdavis13 Is it true that even a crappy wireless system won't affect the tone of an active bass, because of impedence?? I don't want my bass sounding like a rhythm guitar, because that's what happens to my bass now with passive pickups, it turns to brittle, steel, and harsh tone. | What you're running into is the limited bandwidth available while transmitting in FM. Switch to a digital wireless 
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10-09-2009, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by vail_bass I record with a wireless all the time. |  Please explain why
The booth you record in doesn't have a snake ?
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10-09-2009, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by vail_bass I record with a wireless all the time. lots of live cd's and dvd's. | Quote:
Originally Posted by fokof Please explain why
The booth you record in doesn't have a snake ? | A live CD or DVD recorded in a booth?
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