Hello everyone, I'm kinda new here and i have a doubt (i dont know if this is the right place for it, but ill give it a try)
I have a bass and an Audigy 2 ZS Platinium =), and i want to know if I can simply plug the bass directly in the front panel (LineIn2) and record or should i do something else to get better sound quality?

I am working on some material and having one hell of time trying to get a good bass sound...how do i know whats gonna sounds good in the mix after i lay everythinge else down?. .any tips?

i have a musicman 5 string and an eden head.

When it comes to bass, aka the rhythmic foundation of a tune... aka the only element you can feel down in your... well... you know what i mean.

Need some ideas on recording bass guitars---Ive pluged in direct----and miced up an amp----comp,preamp,etc.
The sound Im getting is good---but I sure would like to hear some diff concepts and ides 8-)

I am doing a song and want to record my bass amp. I have a carvin stack with a 15 and 2-10 inch speakers. I tried to just run the bass direct into my isa 428 with a rnc off of the side chain. I did not like the way it sounded. No punch. I am going to try a D112 on the 15" and sm57 on the 10"s. I don't have a DI box so I want to capture the sound of my rig.

Hello,

I'm recording drums here.
My 20" kick sounds way better then 22" (same model, wood)

22 has got a lot of low end, a bit boomy...
I use AUDIX D6.
I hear about using 2mics as it is such a big drum...
would D4 be a good 2nd one?
I've tried Micing just outside, pointing to beater, middle.

hi guys...can someone plz tell me how the record a better sound of bass i have recorded acoustic instruments never tried bass...so can any one tell me plz.

I'm just wondering peoples techniques here. i have a recording coming up soon and would like to hear your ideas.

I read somewhere that recording directly into the mixer is better and more useful than Micing instruments. So, with that in mind, I tried a direct recording of a bass line onto my DAW which is Sonar 2.2 and I wasn't very impressed with the amount of detail it picked up. For instance, all the little clicks and pops from the strings hitting the frets and pickups.

I have been reading up quite a lot about recording and mixing. Why do you have to mic the guitar or bass amp? Why cant you just feed it directly into the mixer?

Thanks :)