Slap&Pop issue while recording...

[WhoSeyes]

Hi everyone, I'm quite noob, so excuse me if my story and my question sounds silly...

I'm recording in two week time with my band in a semi-pro studio (we are not rich nor famous, but have friends) and there's this song were I play a fast riff that involves a bit of slapping the E string and popping the A&D strings, all between the first 4 frets.

I put my right hand just where the neck begins to play this part (and I move to my pickups in other parts of the song [I'm playing a Highway P Fender bass]).

The main problem that I have is fretnoise. Because of this part being maddly fast, me not being a pro and puting my right hand where the neck begins, fretnoise is quite annoying.

For those of you who have recorded, is this a problem? Will the fretnoise be recorded as well? If it will, I've thought of slapping on the pickups (and not that near to the neck), where the fretnoise is minimized.

Thank you in advance for your response!

[JimmyM]

So you're trying to get fretnoise but you're worried about it?

Don't. Bass is kind of a noisy instrument, and what you're doing makes noise, so it'll get picked up. Not a big deal in a mix. If you slap over the pickup, though, you're going to bang the strings into the pickup, which makes an even worse noise. So just do what you're doing and you'll probably be fine.

[Joel S.]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

So you're trying to get fretnoise but you're worried about it?

Don't. Bass is kind of a noisy instrument, and what you're doing makes noise, so it'll get picked up. Not a big deal in a mix. If you slap over the pickup, though, you're going to bang the strings into the pickup, which makes an even worse noise. So just do what you're doing and you'll probably be fine.

What the dude with the James Brown in Devo hat avatar (Whip it! heh! To the bridge!) said. In the mix you won't notice it.

Also, you have 2 weeks, practice the line SLOWLY so you can clean it up.

[WhoSeyes]

OK, I had that in mind too: in this two weeks I won't stop practicing those lines (well, and the other songs too).

Thanks for the answers.

You know, as it is our first recording and we have a certain number of hours to achieve it (non extendable), I'm quite mad about it and I can't stop thinking that "somethin's gona go wrong" hehe.

I guess you have more experience than I in recording (and maybe you record at your homestudio too).

[Joel S.]

Originally Posted by WhoSeyes

OK, I had that in mind too: in this two weeks I won't stop practicing those lines (well, and the other songs too).

Thanks for the answers.

You know, as it is our first recording and we have a certain number of hours to achieve it (non extendable), I'm quite mad about it and I can't stop thinking that "somethin's gona go wrong" hehe.

I guess you have more experience than I in recording (and maybe you record at your homestudio too).

Approach it like a gig, after the first take or two you should be able to relax.

And something WILL go wrong, only thing is when recording you can probably punch in a fix.