update *Edited*
This first update is what happened when I recorded in the bass, as I mentioned in the previous post I was going to record in the bass and then if there was time I was going to record in some of the rhythm guitar parts as well, due to the fact that it would save some time in the next session and it would not take any more money out of the budget because of the face that after you have rented one instrument you can use any others at no extra cost.
At the start of the session I decided and planned out what I was going to use, instrument wise, as well as any additional items that would need to be budgeted for like leads or microphones, fortunately I only needed the bass guitar and one jack lead, this cost me £110 for the full 3 hours at £20 per hour, this is expensive for what I am doing but for that price you are paying for convenience since the instruments are already in the room with no transportation required. I also set myself an end goal for that lesson which was simply to record the bass in to a standard that I am happy and comfortable with and then any extra work done is a bonus. I recorded sections one at a time, so chorus and verse for example, this meant that if I get one really good take for that section I can then duplicate for the next time that part would be used I.E for all of the choruses, this meant that it would not only be able to record in the parts accurately but also save time as I would not need to keep recording in the same section over and over, wasting time that could be invested in elsewhere.
I did eventually get the bass guitar was recorded in to at a nice quality that I was happy with that was in time and had a great sound to, like I said I recorded it section by section progressing through the piece, in most of the sections I created new bass lines rather than recreate the midi outline that I originally set myself as an idea. This is because I felt that the bass was bland and had no real depth to it and in some parts it would sound discordant, therefore, creating new bass lines was the best solution as instead of working around the problems in with other instruments I created better more lively bass sections that actually work better with the theme and the track as a whole providing great tone as well as melody that adds to the track.
Edit: I chose to record the bass through a DI rather than to mic up an amp, or to even run a DI through it, because of a few reasons the most important is that the DI box, in this case the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, gives the bass a much cleaner tone than an amp as the DI gets rid of any line noise that could occur when recording which therefor makes for a more pure tone and gets rid of any noise that you would then have to EQ out at a later date, that's if it could be done at all. The other positive effect that it gives is that its easier to control as well as manipulate at a later stage with EQ or effects, such as the wide and varied assortment of amps that I could choose from, rather than having one tone recorded in a separate studio that I would have to stick with unless I went back at a later date and re-recorded the bass track. The final reason why I recorded it through DI rather than an amp or other means is that since I am recording at my workstation I can edit and change what I am recording in on the fly. I could do this for example, if a note was clashing with the synths and needed to be altered, whereas if I recorded it separately and then found out something was amiss then I would have to book the studio time again, which I may not necessary get, and would cost time and money to do so, and would therefore just add pressure to the rest of the track.
Thanks
Dan
At the start of the session I decided and planned out what I was going to use, instrument wise, as well as any additional items that would need to be budgeted for like leads or microphones, fortunately I only needed the bass guitar and one jack lead, this cost me £110 for the full 3 hours at £20 per hour, this is expensive for what I am doing but for that price you are paying for convenience since the instruments are already in the room with no transportation required. I also set myself an end goal for that lesson which was simply to record the bass in to a standard that I am happy and comfortable with and then any extra work done is a bonus. I recorded sections one at a time, so chorus and verse for example, this meant that if I get one really good take for that section I can then duplicate for the next time that part would be used I.E for all of the choruses, this meant that it would not only be able to record in the parts accurately but also save time as I would not need to keep recording in the same section over and over, wasting time that could be invested in elsewhere.
I did eventually get the bass guitar was recorded in to at a nice quality that I was happy with that was in time and had a great sound to, like I said I recorded it section by section progressing through the piece, in most of the sections I created new bass lines rather than recreate the midi outline that I originally set myself as an idea. This is because I felt that the bass was bland and had no real depth to it and in some parts it would sound discordant, therefore, creating new bass lines was the best solution as instead of working around the problems in with other instruments I created better more lively bass sections that actually work better with the theme and the track as a whole providing great tone as well as melody that adds to the track.
Edit: I chose to record the bass through a DI rather than to mic up an amp, or to even run a DI through it, because of a few reasons the most important is that the DI box, in this case the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, gives the bass a much cleaner tone than an amp as the DI gets rid of any line noise that could occur when recording which therefor makes for a more pure tone and gets rid of any noise that you would then have to EQ out at a later date, that's if it could be done at all. The other positive effect that it gives is that its easier to control as well as manipulate at a later stage with EQ or effects, such as the wide and varied assortment of amps that I could choose from, rather than having one tone recorded in a separate studio that I would have to stick with unless I went back at a later date and re-recorded the bass track. The final reason why I recorded it through DI rather than an amp or other means is that since I am recording at my workstation I can edit and change what I am recording in on the fly. I could do this for example, if a note was clashing with the synths and needed to be altered, whereas if I recorded it separately and then found out something was amiss then I would have to book the studio time again, which I may not necessary get, and would cost time and money to do so, and would therefore just add pressure to the rest of the track.
Thanks
Dan
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