Metallic rattling sound recording bass

[GusBeare]

Hi

 

I've been trying to find a really simple, quick way to record bass videos without using a DAW.  From what I can work out when you want to make a video with sound you have to record sound using the DAW and video with some other device and later stitch the two together in video editing software. I want to be able to record both at the same time into a single file without having to join up later.

 

Is this too much to ask?

 

So what I have been trying is using my web cam which does pretty good video (Logitech C920 + Logitech capture software) with the mic set as the Fender Mustang Micro which is plugged into the bass and by USB-C into the PC.

 

Unfortunately I get this horrible rattling sound and I can't work out why or how to get rid of it. Check out the attached vid.

 

If I plug the Mustang Micro into Ableton it's fine.  If I use the mic on the web cam to record myself playing I get the same rattle.

 

I've tried setting the recording levels really low but even when I can barely hear it after recording I can still hear the rattle.

 

Anyone have any ideas?  Is Logitech Capture just not up to recoding such low frequencies?

 

thanks for any suggestions

Gus

 

 

 

[Dad3353]

It sounds like a bass being played, to me. Sorry, no 'rattle'. 

[lowdown]

If you mean the buzzing type sound, I can hear it. It's mostly on the E and A strings. 

Other than that, sorry, I'm not much help. 

[GusBeare]

@Dad3353Really?  Maybe a rattle is the wrong word?  Buzz perhaps?  It sounds nothing like that in the headphones when I am playing with the Fender Mustang Micro.

Edited March 14, 2022 by GusBeare

[GusBeare]

1 minute ago, lowdown said:

If you mean the buzzing type sound, I can hear it. It's mostly on the E and A strings. 

Other than that, sorry, I'm not much help. 

 

Yes, buzzing!. Glad I am not imagining it. It's definitely not right at all.

[Newfoundfreedom]

It means the bass is good for metal. 

[NickD]

That doesn't sound like a rattle from the bass to me, it like a fizzing from the mic.

[Nail Soup]

Sounded clean at low volume. I cranked it up and could hear some kind of low-level noise.

You play a riff 4 times.... seemed to get louder after the first rep.

[PaulThePlug]

Loose Fillings... maybe?

 

Bridge Springs, Pickup Springs, Tuner Bushes...

Edited March 14, 2022 by PaulThePlug

[skidder652003]

wow my hearing really is bad, sounded fine to me!

[Reggaebass]

Sounds quite good to me 👍

[GusBeare]

2 hours ago, NickD said:

That doesn't sound like a rattle from the bass to me, it like a fizzing from the mic.

 

I'm not using a mic. Bass is used with a Fender Mustang Micro amp which goes into the PC with a usb-c cable.

In the Logitech Capture settings in the list of available microphones I choose "AUX Fender Mustang Micro".

 

The variation in volume is probably just uneven playing. I'm a beginner.

 

My hypothesis is that the software is unable to handle the bass properly.

 

If I use my Fender Rumble 15 and the mic on the web cam I get the same buzz/rattle.

 

It just can't seem to handle the lows but it has to be a software issue. Because with the micro amp I am not using a mic.