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The iOS bass player thread. (Jamup XT, Audiobus, Multitrack DAW and more)

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#941
DM1 has a mixer that allows you to adjust the volume. Try that as a way to lower the drums, then use Jamup to control it all.

That's the main function of Audiobus. To provide a "mixer" to connect and control multiple audio apps.

And it really is that good. I'm freaking out at the possibilities of all of this. There's just so much that can be done now that the limits of the individual apps have been erased.
 
#943
Audiobus is amazing, and I'm just waiting for my lighting to 30pin adapter to arrive so I can use my iTrack with my iPad mini. So far I'm using my iPad1 with the Prieto loophole method. And while it works it is quite time consuming to work with the iPad1 and Audiobus.
Btw, I've not seen Prieto here for a while, is all fine with you buddy?
 
#944
I did a recording with MT DAW this morning, and for some reason my bass tracks aren't there. If I listen with the Irig attached (with headphones) they are there, but not on Soundcloud in the final mix.

This is weird. I've had this problem before. I recorded five tracks, and the bass was on track five. My guitar tracks were also recorded with the Irig but they're fine.

Ugh. Something tells me that the Jam is gonna fix this.

http://soundcloud.com/rip_topaz/mt-daw-sunrizer-jamup-xt
 
#945
Rip Topaz said:
I did a recording with MT DAW this morning, and for some reason my bass tracks aren't there. If I listen with the Irig attached (with headphones) they are there, but not on Soundcloud in the final mix.

This is weird. I've had this problem before. I recorded five tracks, and the bass was on track five. My guitar tracks were also recorded with the Irig but they're fine.

Ugh. Something tells me that the Jam is gonna fix this.

http://soundcloud.com/rip_topaz/mt-daw-sunrizer-jamup-xt
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i hear the bass its just really quiet. you hear the pop of it after the song gets going
 
#947
Duke21 said:
Btw, I've not seen Prieto here for a while, is all fine with you buddy?
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Hello Duke (and all)!

Yeah, all is fine! Just back to the grindstone at work and getting ready for a whole bunch of new projects. Also, for some reason my TB iPhone app stopped working so I haven't been able to monitor the thread as I'm used to. I'm using a browser on my phone right now but it's not as user friendly.

These iOS threads are like those special moments in life: blink and you may miss it! :D
 
#948
PrietoBass said:
Hello Duke (and all)!

Yeah, all is fine! Just back to the grindstone at work and getting ready for a whole bunch of new projects. Also, for some reason my TB iPhone app stopped working so I haven't been able to monitor the thread as I'm used to. I'm using a browser on my phone right now but it's not as user friendly.

These iOS threads are like those special moments in life: blink and you may miss it! :D
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I use the tapatalk app, works just fine
 
#950
PrietoBass said:
...for some reason my TB iPhone app stopped working so I haven't been able to monitor the thread as I'm used to. I'm using a browser on my phone right now but it's not as user friendly.
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I'm guessing you were using the old ForumRunner app, like me.

As I discovered earlier this week, there's a thread on the Customer Service section of Talkbass about this. After a lot of user complaints about bugs and slow responses from ForumRunner, the moderators apparently decided to switch to Tapatalk.

You don't have to buy Tapatalk, there's a new free TalkBass app in the app store.
 
#952
hey guys quick question. Been lurking for a while here. Long enough to read every post up to page 20 so far :) Im planning on being near where I might be able to pickup an Apogee Jam this weekend so I wanted to ask in case I didn't make it all the way to the end of the posts. I have a feeling my answer may be buried in here but havent found it up to page 20 so i apologize for jumping the gun!

I see a lot of people are going straight into PA systems. What is the best bet for going straight into an amp? Would it be the same? Should I just run a cable from the Apogee to the amp? I have an amp thats got plenty of power just not the best tone. I'd love to gig with it since its a combo and easier to carry around. How would this work live? I usually play smaller gigs where nothing except vocals and bass drum is mic'd, so I have no use for in ears or anything. My amp serves as my monitor and my main!

Am I on the wrong track? Is this a bad idea? Will running a cable thats not DI (just a standard 1/8" to 1/4") kill the sound quality and volume?

Sorry I have so many questions and trying to find answers before I lose my chance to pick on up without shipping cause I'm being impatient :)

Thanks for all the info I'm going to continue reading and sorry again if this has already been answered!
 
#953
clokwise said:
...Am I on the wrong track? Is this a bad idea? Will running a cable that's not DI (just a standard 1/8" to 1/4") kill the sound quality and volume?...
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A 1/8">1/4">amp is how I do it with an AmpKit Link.

Either way, the 1/8" headphone out is the 'out' so you'll just run it to the amp; this can be done in a few different ways, depending on the amp (1/4" In, 1/8" Auxiliary In, etc).

You may have to tweak settings on the device, app, bass and amp for the best sound-volume with minimal noise but it's totally doable.
 
#954
AaronMB said:
A 1/8">1/4">amp is how I do it with an AmpLink. Either way, the 1/8" headphone out is the 'out' so just run it to the amp.

You may have to tweak settings on the device, app, bass and amp for the best sound-volume with minimal hiss but it's totally doable.
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Awesome thanks. I think thats the answer I needed. I saw everyone was running straight into PAs but very little discussion of using an amp.

I might have to go shopping! :)
 
#955
Rip Topaz said:
I did a recording with MT DAW this morning, and for some reason my bass tracks aren't there. If I listen with the Irig attached (with headphones) they are there, but not on Soundcloud in the final mix.

This is weird. I've had this problem before. I recorded five tracks, and the bass was on track five. My guitar tracks were also recorded with the Irig but they're fine.

Ugh. Something tells me that the Jam is gonna fix this.

http://soundcloud.com/rip_topaz/mt-daw-sunrizer-jamup-xt
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I heard the bass just fine. Maybe you remixed since this post?
 
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clokwise said:
hey guys quick question. Been lurking for a while here. Long enough to read every post up to page 20 so far :) Im planning on being near where I might be able to pickup an Apogee Jam this weekend so I wanted to ask in case I didn't make it all the way to the end of the posts. I have a feeling my answer may be buried in here but havent found it up to page 20 so i apologize for jumping the gun!

I see a lot of people are going straight into PA systems. What is the best bet for going straight into an amp? Would it be the same? Should I just run a cable from the Apogee to the amp? I have an amp thats got plenty of power just not the best tone. I'd love to gig with it since its a combo and easier to carry around. How would this work live? I usually play smaller gigs where nothing except vocals and bass drum is mic'd, so I have no use for in ears or anything. My amp serves as my monitor and my main!

Am I on the wrong track? Is this a bad idea? Will running a cable thats not DI (just a standard 1/8" to 1/4") kill the sound quality and volume?

Sorry I have so many questions and trying to find answers before I lose my chance to pick on up without shipping cause I'm being impatient :)

Thanks for all the info I'm going to continue reading and sorry again if this has already been answered!
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The right/ complete answer is By Steve R, page 43, post #854:
steve_rolfeca said:
Sorry, but the same questions keep coming up, and the same wrong answers keep circulating, so here goes:

Yes, you will get some drive with just an adapter cable, but you won't get the full power output or the best sound in most cases.

The headphone out of an iDevice won't drive a bass cab to even satisfactory bedroom levels without an external amplifier. A regular DI (active or passive) has no gain, and requires an external preamp as well as a power amplifier in order to interface between an iPhone or iPad and a bass cab.

If you have a pro power amp without a 1/4" unbalanced input, an adapter cable won't be enough. You'll need at least a DI, an audio interface, a small mixer, or a mic pre that has a balanced XLR output.

In most cases, the sensitivity of the power amp will be pretty low, and you'll need more gain than a DI or even a lot of preamp pedals can provide. The situation is better if you're going into the effects return of a bass amp or into a powered speaker, but you will likely still need some gain from an active device.

Good budget choices are:
- ART Tube MP mic preamp (cheap 1-channel tube preamp, all analog, all the gain you could need, also makes a great bass DI)
- Mackie 402VLZ3 (compact stereo mixer, balanced and unbalanced ins and outs, EQ, crazy-good preamps, lots of gain)

If we're talking an iPad rather than an iPhone, another option is the ART USB Dual Pre. It's an actual digital audio interface, requires Apple camera Connection kit, but it does A/D and D/A outside the iDevice. Other class-compliant USB audio interfaces will work as well, but compatibility is a bit spotty, and none of them will work with an iPhone.
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