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I remember my father buying what was to be my first ever forray into bass guitar playing. He came home one day with a CBS Arbiter bass guitar, white/cream with the black coated strings. Together with a Carlsbro Hornet combo. This would be around 1974. Looking back it was a great bass even though it wasn't particularly expensive at that time. I was hooked! I'd started learning the guitar, then played around on this bass and switched! The rest, as they say, is historectomy. Lol In 1979 I purchased a brand new Fender Precision from Harker & Howarth. This P-bass was amazing now I look back. It was a curious colour of what I called PLUM, rosewood FB etc. I regret selling it, but I was skint at the time. As for the Arbiter, I lent it to a "mate" and never saw it again!! Much to my father's displeasure. Probably worth a bit now? At least 20 quid lol. The Carlsbro Hornet combo was px'd quite rapidly for a Marshall rig on the never never. Those were the days. The music shop I purchased the Fender from were fantastic. I got that on a HP agreement, and when I stopped payments following a serious motorcycle accident (hospitalised for 5mths) they wrote the debt off immediately. So thankfull to them That wouldn't happen today eh peeps?

Yep... I echo these comments. Most interfaces will change the input impedance. Ie: mic or line input. I've always plugged straight into the interface and tweaked the gain as necessary. Apart from a presonus (can't remember which model) which I ended up throwing in the recycling. Lol I could not adjust the gain to suit with that, everything was LOUD! LOUD?!! /!? :: I have a steinberg ur44 now. It rocks!

Plus inferior build quality. I have had this many times with various usb devices. It's a pain.

You'll see many different approaches to recording just about everything, including bass guitar, on YouTube. Many channels suggest suggest plugging direct into your interface. I have done this and got reasonable results. As long as your strings are in good fettle. (controversial, but I do change my strings regularly) It is accepted that many more modern audio interfaces are good enough for the task, and deliver great results. I have no experience of the BD121. I do now use my Line 6 pod go with just a little compression before it hits my interface. I like the results with all my bass guitars, plus I can also record DI track at the same time with that. Do check out Warren Huart on YouTube. Great channel.

Check Korg and Logic websites, there may just be a dedicated driver etc to use as you require? There often is. Good luck.

Thumbs up for the ssd hard drive storage👍 I have two drives installed. 1x 500gb ssd and 1x 1tb 3.5" drive. I typically just use the ssd to install all apps/programs, and the 3.5" drive has all my utility files for Cubase, including project files and vst instruments samples etc. It's worth noting that many DAWS have A LOT of Gb's of instruments which include vast amounts of samples (Cubase certainly does). However, it is prudent to instal/store said samples etc on a second hard drive as I have done and someone else mentioned. It will help keep your main ssd drive clear of clutter, and help programs to run much smoother etc. Ssd drives are so much quicker at loading programs, I was astonished tbh. I can only vouch for Cubase, though I have tried Reaper and did like it tbh, but I found certain editing etc to be better with Cubase. Plus Cubase has a "control room" function which works great for me, including "cue" mixes, and headphone mixes. Hope this helps. Jg.

Oh, depending what USB inputs are available on the motherboard, you may consider adding extra USB add on card or similar, trust me you'll be glad you did.

1k will afford you a pretty good PC for running a DAW IMO. I spent around 600 quid Building it myself, and works great tbh, and I use some vst instruments etc which are quite heavy on RAM. My specs are primarily Intel i5 6 core cpu, 16gb RAM, and a moderate n-videa 4gb graphics card. I did go for a super quiet cpu and case fan though, but weren't really that expensive at the time. Same with the power supply. I believe the newer i7/i9 cpu's are excellent, though more expensive. I am running Cubase Pro 11. With steinberg/yamaha 6 input interface. Hope this helps.

Start with a good sound, then you will record a good sound. Kinda rule of thumb I suppose. I wouldn't focus too highly on plugins. Cubase has plenty tbh. But one plugin I use on bass and kick is Waves R-bass, look at Warren Hart hi outube on recording bass. They helped me. Db

Shine on you crazy diamond - Pink Floyd

I concur with Mcgiver69. Solid advice.

I know a little - Lynyrd Skynyrd

And......... I really wouldn't beat yourself up too much worrying what other people think of your music/production etc. What I heard was very good tbh. I would tinker with a few different synths, maybe a bit of guitar here and there? But panning can make a mix stand out IMO.

Another tip is to try and study/listen to pro releases etc that are of a similar genre, and see if they have panned stuff around etc. A lot to go through there tbh. IMHO. Also adding a limiter to your stereo BUS after a little gentle compression and eq can make a difference. Also try working on Kik and bass relationship, maybe a sidechain would help with that?

Oh, in addition, I would say that you have everything you need already with your DAW and vst's n plugins. Spending loads money rarely helps. So I am told. 😊