Recording Bass Guitar | DI vs Mic (with Judah Earl)

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@AndrewMasters Жыл бұрын

Judah is the best. Shout out to that P-bass also. What's your bass setup?

@FranssenMark Жыл бұрын

Any bass (P, J, Hollow, modern, depending on genre and needs), through my pedalboard, Eden Traveler 550 amp (with build in DI) and Eden D210XLT 2x10 cab. Still figuring out what mic to use in front of it, but I tend to keep it further off of the cab too better catch the long waves of the lows.

@judahearl Жыл бұрын

Nice I use the Eden traveler

@FranssenMark Жыл бұрын

@@judahearl using this rig for over 20 yrs now. Still great amps!

@robranogajec5665 Жыл бұрын

P Bass with flats and a Warwick thumb with rounds depending on what suits. No boxes or effects.

@mythcrab6047 Жыл бұрын

I have many bass.

@FairmontStudios Жыл бұрын

“I hate pro tools but I’m gonna keep using it” same here buddy 😂

@MRboomchongo Жыл бұрын

Don’t fear the Reaper

@mathewworkman1625 Жыл бұрын

Your studio tour videos are excellent... but so are the videos when you simply use your studio... need more like these!

@laneysommer Жыл бұрын

Cool video! I enjoyed groovin' along with you guys.

@alemoffardin Жыл бұрын

great video, i've been a die-hard DI bass guy for almost all my professional life, (unless there's some really great sounding amp/vintage at the time in the studio).. until the pandemic where i got to work a lot from home and several clients started asking for some reamps and.. well, now i kinda dig to have the amp setup as well. I mostly rely on the API Tranzformer LX, and an old GK mb150 amp with a 1x10 custom cab.. And my favourite mic for that cab has been an Electrovox Kick Drum dynamic one, I really feel that can complement the DI audio I get from the API. But I'm always open to try something new!

@arthurreckelberg6578 Жыл бұрын

I study Music and Technology in Brazil. I live in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul and we have a Federal College here. I'm now on the 6th period (i think you guys call it that way in the US) and we've been studying fx processors this semester. One thing we found very useful is to treat the DI with a dynamic equalizer like Waves F6 ou TDR NOVA, or with a Multiband compressor. Using that in multiple instances, subtracting whatever frequencies that are too loud but only 2 or 2.5dB in each instance. We rarely been using the amp signal because of the phase and the mess it makes on the highs. With the dynamic processors and some distortion (masked using some filters to not sound distorted at all) I think we're getting some pretty good results. Great video btw

@RussArteaga Жыл бұрын

Loved when you pretended to see the cam and started engineer’n haha!

@AndrewMasters Жыл бұрын

Glad someone caught that haha

@RussArteaga Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewMasters made me lol

@suave.king04 Жыл бұрын

I caught it too😂

@jefflittle4427 Жыл бұрын

Cool video. I bought an Ashdown bass amp a few years ago and have a FatBoy tube DI. The FatBoy seemed to be a Nashville Staple for live and studio players (a Nashville engineer said he would see a FatBoy in almost every bass players gig bag). After recoding they amp and tube DI and blending, I used Waves INPhase to align the 2 tracks, and decided to use my Kemper to record the amp (RE20) through a BAE with the DI into the other side of the BAE and blend in Pro Tools out to a mono input to my Kemper. Once I couldn’t tell which was the profile or the Pro Tools live output, I saved the profile and don’t need to use my DI or Amp. Almost makes me sad that I spend so much on the DI and amp and they collect dust. Anyway, amp and DI are hard to beat. One or the other just doesn’t give me what I want. Good video subject, and consistent bass playing from Judah. The Ashdown gives you growl and guts, and the DI, the full roundness of the bass. I low cut the bass amp and let the DI do the low roundness. Mic choice on my amp helps bring out mids. The RE20 beat out my large condensers, kick mics, etc., as I wanted the mids to slap me. Have fun mixing both.

@mariobecerra6251 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@DojoOfCool Жыл бұрын

I like recording amp and DI. The amp for some bite from speaker like the early Motown James Jamerson sound that had a little speaker breakup in the sound. Then having the DI for note definition. Then blend together. The same for guitar would do a DI with the amp because some guitarist would go gain crazy and note definition would start to disappear, so having the DI to sneak in a bit. Want a funny sound record guitar cranked with amp blasting and have a DI too. Then solo DI guitar and all these clean guitar notes sustaining, but you not hearing that amp screaming. Fun stuff messing around in the studio.

@Martinrodiaz Жыл бұрын

Hi! As far as I know, the Yamaha speakers has to position with the black stripes on the bottom, so if you want to have them positioned vertically you have to disassemble the cones and mount them in the right way. Love your videos! Cheers.

@mrcoatsworth429 Жыл бұрын

Really? Why?

@uadcro 7 ай бұрын

Usually when a specific positioning is required it does have nothing to do with a single speaker but rather a pair like in the instance here with the Focal Trio's. If you place them horizontally, the mid/tweeter combo rotates to place the tweeter up again. I worked on the NS-10's and know them pretty well, but never heard about that and can't imagine a reason why that would be, especially since they are not active speakers with some additional things going on. The woofer cone should work perfectly in any rotational degree as long as the cables are fine and don't interfere. Hope this helps. Cheers

@Martinrodiaz 6 ай бұрын

@@uadcro The only reason I need is the manufaturer says it has to go this way to work as is intended

@warehausrecordingstudiollc6648 Жыл бұрын

Here we go.. The POSTER BOY for Sweetwater!!

@stephanedanis Жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew - Any plans of doing a review on the SOYUZ 1973?

@dylankerr3949 Жыл бұрын

I've used ableton and protools and much prefer protools is there a reason so many people dislike it? Just curious why someone may not like it.

@greenloungerecording9362 Жыл бұрын

Nice. I normally record through a DI and then into a 1073 pre, pushing the pre a bit. Don’t usually mic the amp up anymore.

@AndrewMasters Жыл бұрын

FYI those comments are never me. My account always says Andrew Masters, nothing else lol.

@velev555 Жыл бұрын

Interesting one, i immediately loved amp+di sound way more than di. Sounded more "meaty" probably im a jazz bass player ^^

@lencarmichael Жыл бұрын

Did you double check the sample offset? DI faster than amp/mic

@charleshale8504 Жыл бұрын

Should try running bass into a guitar amp and mic'ing that up beside the DI, get the tight lows from the DI and that mid bump you all discussed from the guitar amp.

@AndrewMasters Жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s what I had been doing up to this point. This is my first bass amp, so I’m finally able to do it this way. Really digging it.

@ulfdanielsen6009 Жыл бұрын

Always loved the grand piano character of new strings di´ed combined with the warm midrange of a slightly growly tube amp.... even when the amp is clean,- with pushing the amp preamp to the edge of breakup, pushing the studio preamp to the point of saturation and then combining that with the compressed di - Tone Heaven for bass players,- regardless of genre. Nirvana for metal players,- clear, punchy and growly at the same time,- but I wouldn´t be surprised if James Jamerson and Carol Kaye of 60s - 70s Motown fame would have done something similar to get that thick tone of theirs. A good DI and a cranked Ampeg SVT was always your friend... :)

@AndrewMasters Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ulf!

@FranssenMark Жыл бұрын

Being a bassist...; This is great man! Super nice tone from both the DI and mic. Seems like the mic is pretty darn good in blocking bleed from your room and speakers while tracking? I mean, tracking with the speakers on, no headphones and the mic track sounds pretty isolated.

@OwensDrumming Жыл бұрын

This song reminds me of “Alone Together” by Dan + Shay. Great song

@AndrewMasters Жыл бұрын

Haha that’s exactly the song, great ear!

@OwensDrumming Жыл бұрын

@@AndrewMasters you guys absolutely nailed the sounds!!

@izaacburkhart Жыл бұрын

I play for Dan+Shay and was pleasantly surprised to hear this song on your video😂 Drum tones are spot on!

@AndrewMasters Жыл бұрын

Ayyyy thanks

@justindear1255 Жыл бұрын

Great take on such an underrated part of the recording process! Blending both DI and Mic'd amp would be best of both worlds IMO, by getting the low end of the mic and the mids/highs of the DI. In this case probably a bit more of the DI :-)

@dunebather Жыл бұрын

That's so weird -- usually I find the opposite. DI is the low end, and amp is the bite/mid-range that you can then distort. Obviously here he also got the opposite. Weird.

@Reverend179 Жыл бұрын

@@dunebather SUPER depends on the amp you're using and the mic setup. If I'm running something a bit more mellow, my Acme Motown is my fundamentals, and the Fliptop is the color. In my dirty rig, my Sansamp RBI/RPM/2112 is the color and dirt and my Mesa rig is my fundamental. Different approach, different mic setup, different signal path.

@MattGarwood777 Жыл бұрын

was that the rupert neve active di? super beefy

@AndrewMasters Жыл бұрын

Yes sir!

@gatoloi9149 Жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew, How would you approach the Amp tone (which is fantastic) using DI + Plugins only?

@AndrewMasters Жыл бұрын

It would depend on how it sounds in the context of the song, but the mic or the DI could be used to add some grit to the tone.

@melissabell585 Жыл бұрын

The UAD Ampeg B15 (actually by Softube I think) is great and I use it a lot for this purpose.

@Jake_Sachs Жыл бұрын

@@melissabell585 It's by Brainworx! Also my favorite bass amp plugin

@melissabell585 Жыл бұрын

@@Jake_Sachs Ah right - either way, yeah that thing is sweet sounding :)

@greenloungerecording9362 Жыл бұрын

RBass by Waves is surprisingly good.

@VelocityRecordingStudio 9 ай бұрын

“This video is sponsored by…” *tacobell ad break jumps in Myself: okay that’s awesome!! *realizes is 1 of 2 Second ad plays… It’s the freakin dude who keeps slamming his piano!!! Ugh now I’m mad. “…. Sweetwater”.

@AndrewMasters 9 ай бұрын

damn you hit the lottery

@jdkramer5835 Жыл бұрын

I feel like those 2 sounds were slightly out of time just because of the mic distance, it sounded like it was doubled and not as one thing. Maybe have a look and the audio and see if they're exact cause they will be out of phase then.Then bring the amp audio to the left to line it up with the DI