Old 04-24-2017, 06:25 AM   #1
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Hello everyone,

I finally managed to get back to playing bass, after a 25 year hiatus and illness.

When I record bass beneath an electronic distorted guitar, it sounds very detached? Are there any tricks to make it sound good and cohesive? I thought it would be easy, but apparently it is not so. The genre I play is metal, metal bass in this instance.

There is so much information out there, that I don't know what to trust. Are there proven strategies in recording metal bass, and then make it sound good with guitar?

Would love to hear some tips or pointers.
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Old 04-24-2017, 06:33 AM   #2
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Are the strings 25 years old, too?

Would need to hear a sample to tell you what needs changing.
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Old 04-24-2017, 06:36 AM   #3
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No, just a few years.

I play direct in, so no amps... for got to mention it.
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Old 04-24-2017, 07:40 AM   #4
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I've upload a part of the recording I am doing. The first bit has the guitars + bass. The second part has only the bass.

https://soundcloud.com/user-415445589/bass-record-test

The bass has no effects.

I play both guitars and bass. These are all down stroke power chords.

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Old 04-24-2017, 09:06 AM   #5
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"Good and cohesive" can mean a lot of things. Do you have a reference track that you could say "sounds like this?"

Typically with bass, I start with a pretty wide band pass filter to knock off the extreme highs (pick noise, usually) and lows (mud) and then EQ from there.
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"Good and cohesive" can mean a lot of things. Do you have a reference track that you could say "sounds like this?"

Typically with bass, I start with a pretty wide band pass filter to knock off the extreme highs (pick noise, usually) and lows (mud) and then EQ from there.
Yes, and a compressor I guess to clamp down on the rumbling.

I have yet to add a cabinet to the bass, and maybe add some slight distortion. That's all I can think off right now.

I want it to sound somewhat glued together. Currently it sounds like two recordings playing at the same time, instead of something that is whole.

So I'm not sure yet.. are there any other tricks.
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I've upload a part of the recording I am doing. The first bit has the guitars + bass. The second part has only the bass.

https://soundcloud.com/user-415445589/bass-record-test

The bass has no effects.

I play both guitars and bass. These are all down stroke power chords.
Link says file's been removed. Can you post a new one?
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