Recent content by mborok

PC/USB interface not needed; I'm ok with plugging into line-level board input. So did you have suggestion(s)? (I'd like to have the ability to select sound/tone via setting on device...i.e. record good bass sounds without amping bass.) Thanks.

Hmm, I'm not sure what you mean by an interface... the signal path would be bass to device (so that means DI) but I'd like to have the ability to select sound/tone via setting on device ... which is what I think you mean by interface. So for example the VTDI is a DI but has tone and drive...

re VTDI, I see several flavors; not sure about the differences. Suggestions welcome. Bass Driver DI VT Bass DI VT Bass Rack Character series: VT Bass Character series: VT Bass Deluxe

(The first of which, I know, is discontinued.) Other suggestions (Ax FX and Kemper Profiler costs thousands and so are way out of my range. This would be for recording. I don't necessarily need hundreds of amp/cab combinations, just want to get a good sound (and not so flabby) from my P-bass...

bass pod xt? behringer bass v-amp? sansamp bass driver DI?

It's starting to look like I'm going to have compatibility issues with a plug-in (due to XP, ProTools version 7.4, iLok), so maybe a better way to go would be a box or rack unit. Suggestions? Thanks.

...and that's why I'm asking for specific suggestions. :) But thanks for responding.

Can someone suggest a good (and preferably economical) bass amp/cabinet emulator plug-in? I'm using Pro Tools 7.4 under Windows XP, which takes RTAS. Currently I'm plugging my Precision into preamp then into the board (digi003), and EQing as best I can. (PBass sometimes sounds a bit...

Thanks, that's what I needed to hear! I bought Rotosound Swing Bass set, so I expect I may need to trim length. The Fender setup page says this, but I wasn't positive whether by the "fourth string" they mean the low E or the high G (I assume the former) or if these measurements are correct...

Yes, that's where I got this info: [On the other hand I've read that you SHOULD do this in order to get the best tone, especially on strings where there is no string tree button.] But I didn't know if this is gospel, or just one site's advice, due to the other concept (don't bend string, keep...

First time changing these strings... I've read that the proper way is to wind wrapping downwards, not ovelapping, so that the final turn is closest to the headstock. But - I see that the original strings were not always done that way; some strings have the final turn cross and are...

Ok, thanks - but other than feel, what's the difference? Why choose one or the other? Seems to me that if both sound the same, then one would go for the same feel. Or if one string has higher tension, wouldn't you want the low E to be tighter rather than a string in the middle? i.e. with...

Looking at the specs, it appears that these two sets are the same, except that the LD is called standard gauge and has an 80mm A string and the LF is called custom gauge and has an 85mm A string. That's the only difference, right? And what will this mean to me? Will the LF have a more bass-y...

You mean that swingbass are not farty and not flabby? Or not farty but yes flabby? And I think you're saying that replacing the strings may improve the sound somewhat but the basic problem is the pickups?

I was recording direct into a symetrix preamp into pro tools. Also listened to sound via bass amp; heard the same basic tone issues both ways - the amped sound was fatter.