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Balancing direct and miked bass channels

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Balancing direct and miked bass channels

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Once upon a time, the bass amp was always mic'd. Today most basses are taken direct. That being said, sometimes both the amp mic and the direct signals are recorded on separate tracks as well, so that the bass sound has the best combination of bottom end and clarity. In this video, I'm going to show you how to balance direct and mic'd bass signals. So the direct and the mic'd bass signals are going to sound completely different. The DI is generally going to have more definition and a little more high end, and the mic'd bass cabinet is going to sound a bit more fuller and rounder. So let's listen to them both. Here is the DI. (music playing) We'll go back to the beginning and listen to it again, and here's the mic'd bass cabinet. (music playing) Now generally speaking, when we add them together, we get a combination that sounds better than either one, but not always. Sometimes it doesn't work on the track, and sometimes it works great, but some combination is usually perfect. The first…

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