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Recording Your Bass - Mic's, D.I's and More (L#175)
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This is part two of Scott’s series of lessons on recording a remote session with multiplatinum producer, songwriter and engineer Warren Huart. If you haven’t checked out part one yet you can view it here: How to Prepare for a Remote Recording Session
The aim of these lessons is to give you a behind the scenes look at the process of recording a remote session and also to help you develop the skills needed to record your own bass parts.
Lesson Overview
In this lesson Scott takes you through what you need to know about the hardware needed to capture your bass sound for a remote recording session, or just to record yourself at home.
During the lesson you’ll be taken through various recording setups from a basic D.I only setup, utilising an audio interface, all the way up to a mic and D.I setup utilising a separate dedicated D.I box.
Scott also talks about the benefits and differences between a D.I only and Mic & D.I setup and demos both setups to give you an idea of how it affects the sound.
Here’s a list of the specific hardware Scott used in this video:
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB Audio Interface
- Vanderkley Aurora 1200W Bass Head
- Vanderkley Neolite 1x12 Cabinets x 2
- BAE 1073 DMP D.I
Recommended alternative brands of audio interface:
- Presonus
- Apogee
- M-Audio
- Tascam
Signal Flow Diagrams:
Interface OnlyBass > Interface > D.A.WExternal D.I OnlyBass > D.I > Interface > D.A.WAmp D.IBass > Amp > Amp D.I > Interface > D.A.WExternal D.I & Mic Bass > External D.I > Interface Input 1 > D.A.W > D.I through > Amp > Mic > Interface Input 2 > D.A.W
Your homework
That’s how Scott sets up to record but what’s your recording setup?
Also what’s your favourite piece of recording hardware?
Let us know in the comments below!
- See you all next week, Travis Moore - Academy Community Manager.
