stefBclef Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I will be doing a bit of recording this weekend, in my friends studio. We will be DIing the bass. I got a SansAmp recently and I am wondering how I should use it this weekend. 1. As a stomp box and then use the DI on my amp (Ashdown Mag 300) to the desk. OR 2. As a DI, and then run one signal to the desk and the other to my Ashdown for monitoring. If I did this, should I set the EQ flat on the amp so I have a better idea of what it will sound like on the desk? Thanks Stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Either will be acceptable, try them both and see which sounds better! The amp won't be totally flat anyway, but I guess keeping it flat would be a better representation of the sound. You could even just use headphones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archetype Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 all the above. use it as a stomp box but still have the XLR out going to the desk. do the same on the ashdown. then put some mics on there. Even I know its overkill but its allowed some awesome flexibility in the bass sounds in a mix by having all the options. But then I do tend to over record everything then remove the ones I don't need in that mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I do all my recording DI from my sansamp. Sounds great and saves so much time. And time=money is always an issue when recording for me. Our engineer/producer is happy to mic up my amp if I want.When we tried it the once we agreed the sansamp on it's own was by far the best in the mix anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Not used the Sansamp in a recording situation, but did with my Behringer BDI21. Just used it straight to desk, great sound, and very easy to set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I normally record with a DI direct from the bass (for re-amping only in case we need to change the sound massively later on) a DI from the amp and a mic on one of the speakers. Just remember to make sure that all your recording sources are phase aligned otherwise you'll lose a lot of the oomph from the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefBclef Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Awesome, thanks for the advice guys. Hopefully i'll have something to show for it soon! Will of course post here in due time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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