Recording Bass
Guitar
Recording bass guitar is fairly easy once you get the
hang of it. Especially if you do it the way many engineers do through a high
quality direct input box or direct box. These can come separately or in combination
with a high quality preamp. If you can afford it a tube driven preamp can really
warm up the sound of a bass. You might want to add some compression also. About
3 to one is usually a good rule of thumb for bass. Once you jack in just set the
recording level so there is no distortion and your off.
For
a more professional sound it is usually better if you have a decent bass
amp to mic up the amp as well as or instead of recording to direct input. Get a
mic with a good low end range like the Sennheiser 421 or AKG D112. Place
the mic about 1 to 3 feet back from the grill of the amp pointed at the speaker.
If you want room ambience a second mic about 7 feet away will usually add more
ambience while adding to the bottom end.
Tips and Tricks - Already set up and
you just need
tips
and tricks to make your recording sound better.
Click here.
Drums - If you need
help or tips on recording acoustic drums then this is
the place to check out.
Electric
Guitars - If you want help
recording a
electric guitar then check out
this page.
Acoustic Guitars - If you want help recording
an acoustic guitar then check out
this page.
Vocals -
Vocals can make or break a project. Get some nice
tips
for recording vocals here.
Other Instruments - Want to add
that
saxophone, cello, or flute to a project. Get the
facts here.
Mixing - Need help
mixing those tracks to get the right sound from your
mix. We can help here.
Equalization or Eq - Do you have a basic overall level and the tracks panned where
you want them. Then check out our tips on
Equalization or Eq.
Adding Audio effects - If you have the levels where you want them and have
added Eq its time to add some plug-ins or effects like reverb, delay, chorus,
flanger, and other effects to help that
final mix
shine.
Mastering - Need help
mastering your songs. Get the low down
here.
Other Items of Interest
- Also while your
here feel free to check out our record label
Silver Dragon
Records and see what we can offer your band in terms of recording and other
services. Also check out
Lazarus X
Houston's hottest local band and their new
CD release
Weapon of Love or
download a free mp3 for a limited time.
Silver Dragon Records Presents
the Musicians Toolkit
Thank
you for your interest in
Houston Rock Record Label Silver Dragon Records.
Below is some information on our
record label and website catering to rock fans and musicians.
Houston Rock Record Label Silver Dragon Records
presents
rock band Lazarus X
and the their latest independent CD release
Weapon of Love.
Lazarus X's combines determined hard hitting rock with haunting and soulful
melodies which struck a chord with many
underground
rock music fans. Some fans received a preview of the
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and
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The Weapon of Love Tour T-Shirt and
the
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Silver Dragon Records is a
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producing and promoting experimental, hard rock and alternative metal albums. We
provide 24 bit digital recording in a
quiet
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free of distractions. If you think we are the label for you
submit a
demo to our record label and let us tell you how we can help your
band with
artist promotion,
publicity, marketing, recording, mastering, help in marketing a demo or shopping
for a major label deal. We are happy to offer musicians our online resources
like our
musicians
toolkit for recording audio, our
museum of rock
music history and our
Houston rock music resource.
Thank you for checking out
music history or rock genres and subgenres and enjoy the above links.
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