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Originally Posted by DrivingWheel
We're making a record right now, and I have 3 or 4 bass signals at a time and one of them is a direct through a preamp in case we wind up using a plug-in during the mixing stage...I'm just trying NOT to.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
And personally, I hate that approach.
Get a great bass tone from the amp, cabinet, microphone, instrument, strings, pick/fingers and record.
Make a decision and go with it. Having options doesn't make the music any better and it generally tends to **** things up come mixing time.
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For the record, I wasn't dissing you for taking this approach, I just don't like it. I have many producer friends that will do the same thing and take a D.I. with every mic'd bass track and I've told them to nut up, make a decision and roll with it. Some have followed my advice and some have respectfully declined.
But if you have a bass tone, it shouldn't be difficult to capture with one microphone. If you don't know what you're going for or the producer is unsure, that's a whole 'nother can of worms.