Hey all,
Firstly, a disclaimer: I'm a total amateur when it comes to recording bass, so I'd appreciate as many tips as possible here (in dumbed-down language would be great too.)
I record bass covers through Instagram and YouTube. As a result, I try to optimize my recordings to sound nice and clear through mobile devices. My main issue is that I can't seem to get the volume of my recordings comparably loud to any other covers out there. If I increase volumes at all, my recordings clip massively on my phone.
My setup is this: Warwick Corvette Proline > Scarlett Solo > TSE BOD > Reaper.
The gain on my Scarlett is sitting only at 9 o'clock, and my level in Reaper is around -12 db. So plenty of headroom there...my background track is around -20 dB. I then add a high pass filter to the bass track at around 50 Hz to cut out some lower frequencies. Still no good.
I'm trying to get my overall recording volume and mix to sound around this guy's level...
But I'm noticeably quieter and STILL have that "wub wub" clipping in my audio. I can't notice it on my computer monitors, but it's noticeable on phone.
Here's a sound test I made to show you what I mean, one with bass only and one with the backing track. No effects other than the VST are on here, no volume increases, and again, just a high pass on the bass track. Oddly, I don't notice the problem as much when it's bass only. It's when I add the background track that I have problems.
Bass only:
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With background track:
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It just shouldn't be this hard...please share your tips. I'm stuck in a rut and am not sure where I'm going wrong. Thanks in advance!
Firstly, a disclaimer: I'm a total amateur when it comes to recording bass, so I'd appreciate as many tips as possible here (in dumbed-down language would be great too.)
I record bass covers through Instagram and YouTube. As a result, I try to optimize my recordings to sound nice and clear through mobile devices. My main issue is that I can't seem to get the volume of my recordings comparably loud to any other covers out there. If I increase volumes at all, my recordings clip massively on my phone.
My setup is this: Warwick Corvette Proline > Scarlett Solo > TSE BOD > Reaper.
The gain on my Scarlett is sitting only at 9 o'clock, and my level in Reaper is around -12 db. So plenty of headroom there...my background track is around -20 dB. I then add a high pass filter to the bass track at around 50 Hz to cut out some lower frequencies. Still no good.
I'm trying to get my overall recording volume and mix to sound around this guy's level...
But I'm noticeably quieter and STILL have that "wub wub" clipping in my audio. I can't notice it on my computer monitors, but it's noticeable on phone.
Here's a sound test I made to show you what I mean, one with bass only and one with the backing track. No effects other than the VST are on here, no volume increases, and again, just a high pass on the bass track. Oddly, I don't notice the problem as much when it's bass only. It's when I add the background track that I have problems.
Bass only:
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With background track:
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It just shouldn't be this hard...please share your tips. I'm stuck in a rut and am not sure where I'm going wrong. Thanks in advance!
