The iOS bass player thread. (Jamup XT, Audiobus, Multitrack DAW and more)

[adambomb]

Rip the gk does sound great with the band. The only change I do now with jamup is maybe a bump in gain to get the tone or growl from the amps and small tweaks on my active EQ on the ibanez sr505 on the bass knob to add just a touch more oomph or set it flat without bumping up or down the bass on the amps. It sounds great just like the other amps. I feel now to just change amps to select a different tone for going from song to song in the set list. To get he "feeling" for the different songs. Without doing a lot of different presets. I have my gain settings instead of default gain setting for each amp saved to a preset and that's it one preset for each amp. Super simple and super easy to change on the fly during live performance.
Jamup has really made it easier for me live.

[adambomb]

Originally Posted by Rip Topaz

They also said that they "should probably be thinking about another bass pack."
YES!!!!!

Another bass pack from jamup...........

Uh ohhhhhh......
I foresee they come out with another excellent pack before AT does "one" more bass amp.....

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by adambomb

Rip the gk does sound great with the band. The only change I do now with jamup is maybe a bump in gain to get the tone or growl from the amps and small tweaks on my active EQ on the ibanez sr505 on the bass knob to add just a touch more oomph or set it flat without bumping up or down the bass on the amps. It sounds great just like the other amps. I feel now to just change amps to select a different tone for going from song to song in the set list. To get he "feeling" for the different songs. Without doing a lot of different presets. I have my gain settings instead of default gain setting for each amp saved to a preset and that's it one preset for each amp. Super simple and super easy to change on the fly during live performance.
Jamup has really made it easier for me live.

Who ever thought that instead of changing effect presets, we'd be changing amps!! I love this stuff!!

What I've been working on is setting up banks of presets, and arranging them in a logical order. There's a lot you can do (and it'll be major for your situation) with presets. Instead of having to change effects inside each setup, just save it as a preset and if you need a different amp with say, an overdrive, save a new preset.

Jamup is so powerful it just blows my mind, even before you add Audiobus to the equation.

I also just invited the guys at Positive Grid to our party here.

[fivestringgecko]

Originally Posted by steve_rolfeca

Who knew that John Myung's parts had all that buzz and fret rattle, after they were dropped into a dense studio mix?

I'd love to hear John Myung's tracks soloed... can you point me to where you found them? The only thing I can think of/find is in Jammit, but I'm not into paying $4-6 per track.

5sg.

[PrietoBass]

I added another track to SoundCloud with the SVT BL. I'm liking the lows there better. Will post my settings shortly...

...and here they are.

[PrietoBass]

Originally Posted by Rip Topaz

Who ever thought that instead of changing effect presets, we'd be changing amps!! I love this stuff!!

What I've been working on is setting up banks of presets, and arranging them in a logical order. There's a lot you can do (and it'll be major for your situation) with presets. Instead of having to change effects inside each setup, just save it as a preset and if you need a different amp with say, an overdrive, save a new preset.

Jamup is so powerful it just blows my mind, even before you add Audiobus to the equation.

I also just invited the guys at Positive Grid to our party here.

What's the difference between the free version and the Pro version of Jamup?

Also, maybe we should take advantage of the preset sharing capability?

[adambomb]

Originally Posted by fivestringgecko

I'd love to hear John Myung's tracks soloed... can you point me to where you found them? The only thing I can think of/find is in Jammit, but I'm not into paying $4-6 per track.

5sg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmvhVPd_Tws
first note at 40 sec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaOsLfttcrQ
first note 11 sec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI-ZCfX3XIw
this is also with drums and orchestra but start with just him and the drums.....nasty but sounds good when the orchestra kicks in

this isnt John Myung but another goody
Rage against the Machine: killing in the name of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ucA8U86zNo

heres one for Duke: Geddy on closer to the Heart
Starts him and the drums at 50 sec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Oiwk864QA

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by PrietoBass

What's the difference between the free version and the Pro version of Jamup?

Also, maybe we should take advantage of the preset sharing capability?

I've shared a couple of presets when I first started using Jamup. It's kinda their community. I always add stuff if I come up with something cool.

Speaking of something cool, I couldn't wait and added the LA/2A Tube Comp.

As soon as I plugged in and played one note, I freaked out. There's MY SOUND!! Do yourselves a favor and add this comp!! The clarity it adds is downright amazing, and every note has more definition than before. It's like taking any of these great amps and hearing them in a top-notch studio. Really sounds THAT good. You can't really HEAR it working, but turn it off and you'll notice it right away. It works great on ALL the amps.

I can see where those who like the high gain stuff might decide to skip it for an OD or the Sansamp, but this thing is cool!! When they give us the ability to use both OD and the comps together, it's gonna be awesome(ER).

[Duke21]

Originally Posted by Rip Topaz

I've shared a couple of presets when I first started using Jamup. It's kinda their community. I always add stuff if I come up with something cool.

Speaking of something cool, I couldn't wait and added the LA/2A Tube Comp.

As soon as I plugged in and played one note, I freaked out. There's MY SOUND!! Do yourselves a favor and add this comp!! The clarity it adds is downright amazing, and every note has more definition than before. It's like taking any of these great amps and hearing them in a top-notch studio. Really sounds THAT good. You can't really HEAR it working, but turn it off and you'll notice it right away. It works great on ALL the amps.

I can see where those who like the high gain stuff might decide to skip it for an OD or the Sansamp, but this thing is cool!! When they give us the ability to use both OD and the comps together, it's gonna be awesome(ER).

A comp comparison clip is on SC

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by Duke21

A comp comparison clip is on SC

Thanks Duke! Sorry for not waiting. Lol.
I still prefer the LA2A. Just seems more "natural" sounding I guess.

[Duke21]

Originally Posted by Rip Topaz

Thanks Duke! Sorry for not waiting. Lol.
I still prefer the LA2A. Just seems more "natural" sounding I guess.

Yes, the tube comp is less colored.

Anyway, even a newer clip on SC, called White Trails, kind of a jam think I've cane with....

[Calebmundy]

I'm having some trouble, and I'm hoping you guys might be able to point me to the right thread, or give some input. I am using the griffn tech interface on my Iphone4 and using garageband and amplitube. With any of my basses, it seems to overdrive the input if I am getting loud enough to play over the tracks. Any suggestions?

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by Calebmundy

I'm having some trouble, and I'm hoping you guys might be able to point me to the right thread, or give some input. I am using the griffn tech interface on my Iphone4 and using garageband and amplitube. With any of my basses, it seems to overdrive the input if I am getting loud enough to play over the tracks. Any suggestions?

Better earbuds, maybe?
Turn down the input level in Amplitube. It's in the Settings section of the menu at the too right pull down.
Or turn down the tracks while recording your bass, and adjust the mix when you're done.
Also, what are your EQ settings? If you scoop your mids, you're gonna disappear in the mix.

[Calebmundy]

Originally Posted by Rip Topaz

Better earbuds, maybe?
Turn down the input level in Amplitube. It's in the Settings section of the menu at the too right pull down.
Or turn down the tracks while recording your bass, and adjust the mix when you're done.
Also, what are your EQ settings? If you scoop your mids, you're gonna disappear in the mix.

Using my in-ears, so I don't think that's the issue. I'll try the settings mix. I'm not actually recording any bass, just learning tunes when I'm out traveling without my usual laptop practice setup. Thanks!

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by Calebmundy

Using my in-ears, so I don't think that's the issue. I'll try the settings mix. I'm not actually recording any bass, just learning tunes when I'm out traveling without my usual laptop practice setup. Thanks!

Yeah, it's kind of a tough call without screen caps of your settings. The setup menu is very important. Make sure you're not overloading things on the way in.

[Duke21]

Originally Posted by Rip Topaz

Yeah, it's kind of a tough call without screen caps of your settings. The setup menu is very important. Make sure you're not overloading things on the way in.

+1 the gain structure in the setup, in the recorder and on the amp are the key to good tone on AT, and then some luck as IK reduced the volume on the last crash fix.

[Calebmundy]

I have high hopes for the settings input level change. I hadn't found that tiny "menu" button before!

[Duke21]

Originally Posted by Calebmundy

I'm having some trouble, and I'm hoping you guys might be able to point me to the right thread, or give some input. I am using the griffn tech interface on my Iphone4 and using garageband and amplitube. With any of my basses, it seems to overdrive the input if I am getting loud enough to play over the tracks. Any suggestions?

Which bass do you use?
In the setup section you can see if you overdrive the input or output of the app.
Otherwise, most amps in AT will distort early when you try to get usable volume. The B15R is about the first amp which stays clean until really pushed.
On the bass amp which is an Ampeg CL keep the bass under 12 and boost the mids.
And btw you are on the right thread! This THE thread to discuss this stuff, no other thread in the world is better then this for iOS and bass playing. I might sound arrogant but we love what we do.
Garage band is not bad. The main thing for almost all amps on Amplitube and Garage Band is that in order to get decent clean volume it is often best to dim the master gain on the amp and turn the pre amp gain as high as you can until it star to distort, then back it off slightly.
You can also use the limiter pedal in Amplitube to gain some volume.

[PrietoBass]

My wife just came from the post office and what did she bring? A package containing a GruvGear Fretwrap 5SG edition!

I already put it on my Jazz V. And yes, it does help with the muting (sort of like palm muting but down on the neck rather than by the bridge).

5SG edition stands for 5sg (fivestringgecko), who generously sent me this wrap absolutely free!!! Thx!!!

Now I may be able to reverse the "Myung Effect" in my playing... At the very least, if I buy a beret, I'll look like Anthony Wellington!

[Rip Topaz]

I've got a wish list item for Jamup.

Parametric EQ pedal (or EQ pedal voiced for bass frequencies.)

Now that I'm running this whoopa$$ LS-2A compressor, everything is so crystal clear that I can hear certain frequencies that I'd like to tweak a bit, and unfortunately can't with only bass, mid and treble available on the amp. The EQ pedal is voiced for guitar and just doesn't do it for bass.