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12-02-2012, 12:51 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Athens, Greece | | | Confused. Interface or Amp?
Hey guys i just got a fender american special p-bass, have a macbook pro and i have the following queries:
I am between of buying a good amp
or an interface with monitors and install the ampeg svx software?
For the interface part i dont know also if i should buy some special kind of monitors due to bass low frequency?
If i buy a small amp (eg ampeg BA108) Can I buy the interface and plug it in to amplifiers( so not buying monitors)
Pls help me!
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12-02-2012, 02:20 PM
| | | | Are you looking to record or just jam at home?
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12-02-2012, 02:45 PM
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I just don't wanna disturb the neighbours
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12-02-2012, 08:21 PM
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12-03-2012, 12:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Athens, Greece | | | ok interface
but hear from where?
Pc speakers that i have (2.1)
or do i have to buy monitors too?
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12-03-2012, 11:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Graham, Washington, USA | | | I both record and practice using an interface and headphones. I have good speakers, also, but I don't use them for practice. I just use them for recording.
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12-04-2012, 03:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2012 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland | | | i have a motu ultralite MkIII and it has the possibility of 8 output channels...
Its useful even with an amp live because i can have 2 basses and a cello plugged in with EQ and only the basses going through my amp.
Going the interface route can be quite expensive however
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12-04-2012, 06:54 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | +1 on the motu ultralite. It is a versatile, awesome little box. |
12-04-2012, 07:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland, CA | | | I got a Apogee Duet on Craigslist for $200. I don't notice any latency with it at all.
If you want to get that feel of a real amp, you need to get a good interface. Too much latency will ruin the fun.
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12-13-2012, 08:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BALTIMORE CITY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassgreek  ok interface
but hear from where?
Pc speakers that i have (2.1)
or do i have to buy monitors too? | You don't have to buy monitors if you just want to hear yourself. If you want a more realistic amp sound you'll need some decent monitors (Yamahas and KRK's) and a good amp sim software.
I would also suggest some decent-ish headphones. Some of them can have great bass response. |
12-13-2012, 08:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2012 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland | | | lol would love to hear my cheap computer speakers play my B string at full volume lol
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12-13-2012, 12:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Saint Augustine, Florida | | | If your speakers are decent, you will not need monitors for jamming at home. However, they will increase your sound clarity and quality.
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