PA and compression

[bongomania]

Does it? Listen to Stevie Wonder's "Signed Sealed Delivered", and notice the way that Babbitt's bass cuts through the mix.
No compression, either tracking or mixing.

I think I'm through here.

Through grinding your axe? I'd like to know more about that Stevie Wonder track--do you have a link to an article from one of the engineers describing how it was mixed and mastered?

 

[fokof]

yes, exactly.
I focus on getting a nice working tone from my rig on stage, then send a DI pre EQ signal to the house, and a mic on the cab if available. The rest is about playing for me, not the house sound. The house sound should be changing and adjusting as the room changes...not my job man!

+10000
Same here , I learned to leave that to the guy who's paid to do it.
I'm paid to play bass , not to mix. Sometimes , I really bite my tongue and roll it thousand of times , but I learned to shut the f** up.
When I hire a sounman , I'll tell him stuff , but if the dude is hired by the producer/bar/coordinator , ......silence......
I too , send a clean , balanced tone.

And you'd have to pay me a lot to play with a wireless.....

 

[JustDavid]

Do folks still use envelope filters?

Dave, I see a lot of posts in here from you about your breadth of experience. The quoted component makes it seem that your breadth of experience doesn't include looking at the effects section of music stores. Most stores aren't in a big habit of stocking what doesn't sell.

I'm not a fan of Envelope Filters either, but I don't feel that in any way means I should extend my subjective feelings on them out to become an objective rule for any bassist.