Recording Accurate..

[ZenG]

I have several devices for recording bass onto playable tracks.

Out of these I notice that the final product often sounds different than the source even after attempts to tweak and correct.

Especially when using effects.

What do you use to get as accurate a rendition of the source content as possible?

(What you hear when finalized is what you started with sonically)

 

[twinjet]

I have several devices for recording bass onto playable tracks.

Out of these I notice that the final product often sounds different than the source even after attempts to tweak and correct.

Especially when using effects.

What do you use to get as accurate a rendition of the source content as possible?

(What you hear when finalized is what you started with sonically)

I use an Alesis mixer board. Reproduces exactly what my bass puts out, with some channel EQ if I want it.

 

[Grumry]

Unless you have a very high end interface, the A>D/D>A converters are going to change your tone, if you're mixing in the box.

 

[Badwater]

I use studio monitoring headphones while recording. And while mixing i use a decent set of monitors that sound almost exactly like the headphones. Thus, when I record, I'm hearing exactly what I'll be hearing while mixing. Any fx added later will change the recorded sound. But that's where custom presets gets me in the ball park for editing in fx.

 

[ofajen]

Are you talking about recording direct signals or using a mike to record what you hear?

Recording good sounding music is usually not merely transcribing audio events. That said, the only way to come anywhere close to what you truly hear is to make a binaural or nearly binaural recording and listen with headphones.

More typically, I will approximate the sound that one ear would hear by recording with an accurate mike and recording with a mike positioned where I listen and play, rather than stuffed right in front of a speaker cone or a drum head. That would typically involve an SM80 pressure omni or perhaps a Beyer M130 figure 8.

Most of my tracking involves control of reflected sound using the Quick Sound Field created by ASC Studio Traps. That helps to control both room tone and improve the overall sound.

Again, not sure if that is quite what you are after, but it's usually how things work here. Also, I track on tape, so I usually push levels until it comes out bent and then back off a bit. Definitely has an effect on the sound and normally for the better.

Otto

 

[ZenG]

I was more or less talking about direct.

I only use a mic for vocals...

 

[BassLover668]

Vt Bass+Tascam Dp006 and Sony Mdr 7506 works like a charm.

 

[BrianVengeance]

I was more or less talking about direct.

I only use a mic for vocals...

Make sure you're using a DI input rather than trying to plug into a line input. Also, if you provide your signal chain, it may be easier to diagnose what is going on.