SH73 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 I've always fancied big stage amps and cabs but never owned one. Well apart from a BW Peavey combo weighing a ton. I recently bought Amplitube4 and I am very impressed with it. The only downside is that to get full advantage of it you need to buy add ons from tgeir Custom shop. I am now thinking of getting Ampeg SVX plug in for my bass. I've seen good reviews on You Tube but would like some basschatters reviews uf anyone uses one. It would be used for home recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) A mate has this in his studio...you record the bass clean/dry and apply the effect during mix/mastering. You can't get decent results applying the VST during recording. It's a lot of fun, mixing heads/cabinets, mic options and positioning, but there is a high likelihood that you will probably just discover your desired tone and more than likely just stick with that forever. Another observation is that once you start mixing, the tone will become indistinct and just sound like any other bass. Edited July 22, 2017 by NancyJohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1500740461' post='3339912'] A mate has this in his studio...you record the bass clean/dry and apply the effect during mix/mastering. You can't get decent results applying the VST during recording. It's a lot of fun, mixing heads/cabinets, mic options and positioning, but there is a [/quote] I record my guitars and bass with vst straight away so I get the feel of e.g. an overdrive.This way I know how much to mute the strings. The Swedish guy on You Tube plays it dry and clean first then applies plug ins. I find it odd. I recorded two bass lines for two different songs. The same vst settings but one song was with a j bass the other song with a p bass. They both sit nicely in the mix. Edited July 22, 2017 by SH73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 The weirdest thing for me was the recording of the bass dry. You're just kind of used to playing with a distinct level of drive; when you hold a note and it just sustains, that was effectively absent when you're recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 I've got it. Very good. I'm using my Helix more these days but I'll never delete SVX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1500752081' post='3340018'] I've got it. Very good. I'm using my Helix more these days but I'll never delete SVX. [/quote] How would rate SVX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 There's no reason why you can't send the effected out to headphones when you record, just set the latency as low as possible and you should be golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Give this one a try - http://www.pluginboutique.com/products/2266 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) I used to use SVX all the time. It's a great plug in and also superb for dialling in a tone as you hit record. It's all in the set up of your DAW, but I'd always record with the plugin as a 'send', so that although I am hearing and using the SVX plug in, I can bypass it any time and what I am left with is the dry bass tone. Great for 'virtual re-amping'. So, I'd say it's very useful in that respect. The Ampeg sims have character and with a bit of tweaking you can get it to cut through the mix. For me things have moved on and I now use Positive Grid apps, including the rather awesome BIAS and BIAS FX (Pro versions) for all of my amp simulations on my DAW. The sims have a great touch sensitivity and the ability to model your own amplifier in to the software. You can even model in parts of a guitar amp in to your bass amp for some truly gnarly sounds. Edited July 23, 2017 by dood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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