Record, Mix, and Release a Song (Part 2): Recording Bass Guitar

Recording bass guitar is the next step in the project. In this episode we look at how I do it with the restrictions of a home studio. More importantly, given the crucial role of this instrument, we look at preparing our DAW to get the best performance!
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[@justinbauer4162]

I love that it’s literally every detail with explanation.

[@welchomestudio]

Lots of useful tips and explanation. The Force is strong with this one.

[@CreativeSauce]

lol :)

[@JadeStarr]

Another great episode. So well explained and shot absolutely beautifully. This is one of my fave series. Very genuine stuff.

[@CreativeSauce]

As always - thank you Jade!

[@larsdahl6594]

I would happily pay for this (and I will). The knowledge imparted, and the time saved, is worth money!

[@kayve214]

Thank you so much dear sir!

[@reevant2215]

Oddly enough I have a real Fender Precision Bass that I bought in the early 70s. I left the Precision with my daughter when I moved into a retirement village (the unit is too small for a lot of gear). Not long back I bought AmpleSound Precision and I find it better than attempting to record the bass. The trick is you really have to understand what you want out of it. (That is either a VSTi or the real thing). Once again thanks Mike.

[@CreativeSauce]

I agree, bass is one of the more replaceable instruments in terms of real for VST - depending on the song for me.

[@kungfumonkeyfluff]

I've been using Cakewalk/Sonar for years but still finding new tips and tricks thanks to your videos. Looking forward to the rest of this series! Thanks 👍

[@CreativeSauce]

That's great to hear! I'm still learning too :)

[@nerenahd]

Any guy that has a beer bottle as a logo has my subscription.

[@Franmify]

Many thanks Mike, very informative.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you Francois!

[@mattissakw]

Another helpful video regards kbdevotion....

[@GPM80]

Brilliant mike. What a start to thr series these 2 videos have been. Reckon you just upload them all today and put me out of my misery 😂😂😂😂 roll on 8th feb 👍👍👍

[@CreativeSauce]

Man, the anticipation only makes it sweeter :P

[@SuperTukangDownload]

Superb video , thanks mate really appreciate it!

[@CreativeSauce]

My pleasure Bona, thanks for your support :)

[@benbirdsinging3275]

Again; very useful!

[@CreativeSauce]

Cheers Ben :)

[@striverfor7628]

2:02 How he updated the drum part 4:40 The mix you get in the headphones 5:20 Added quick FX on the guitar and vocals just to make them less irritating to listen to while recording. 6:22 Added a mono audio track. Uses a tuner plugin. 7:19 7:54 make sure your instrument can stay in tune, the intonation is good, and that the electronics are not noisy. Uses a bass amp simulator.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

What I do when I need realistic bass lines is record guitar, put it an octave down, then run it through Sonic Anomally's Bass Professor. That gives a pretty realistic bass sound. You could also use Bass Professor Mk II, but it's more of a less colored sound.

[@CreativeSauce]

Nice tip! Thank you :)

[@sonnyrichardstriorockabill5684]

Hi Mike, yet again fantastic - so thought provoking. I'm ageing now but so addicted I've bought my first midi controller...YIKES. A question if I may please? I play 1950s Rockabilly guitar but want to recreate the upright bass of the like of Scotty Moore or a fabulous Australian band called the Flatfoot Shakers. Do you know of a VST plug-in which I could use, or more excitingly could I achieve that sound with my new controller please? Thanks Steve (aka Sonny Richards)

[@mrlionel1965]

Hi Mike. I finally got my audio interface and have been starting to experiment with recording VSTs. I have my drums down and started working with the bass VST. I get the signal, but it’s not coming thru the left side in my headphones. I spent over 1/2 hour trying to figure out what may be set wrong, but I can’t find anything...yet. Any suggestions? Love your channel and tutorials.

[@nebukenazar]

Hi, Buddy, again "You are the best" guy here..... :) And of course You are the best.

[@CreativeSauce]

LOL man. Thank you. Also thanks for your email, I just replied :)

[@RainStickland]

Thank you so much for doing these videos. I'm really struggling with the drum thing, so I'm looking forward to your next episode in this series. Your talk of the cajon reminded me I wanted to get at least one of them, which helps with percussion stuff. It's easy for me to record externally, but programming drum tracks from scratch is not where my talents are. I only wish I had the room (and no landlord living above me) to record proper drums. I love Ludwigs, but the closest I can come is Alesis electronic drums or something. Debating between those, a piano, and a bass guitar for my next purchases. What would you recommend needs to be done first? I know the piano would give me midi control, even though I would be going for a full-size piano. I play everything but the bass, so my bass lines will be simple...I might pitch-shift on the guitar, instead...is that even a good idea?

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi Rain, thanks for watching! I would personally go for some kind of MIDI keyboard first, you will get best value for money there, and some excellent bass VSTi s around too. If you can afford, full size is an excellent option. Just be careful, if you go for a pure piano, it probably wont have pitch shift, or modulation controls. Pitch shifting a guitar can be a fun effect, but not really a substitute for a bass. You'd probably do better with a VSTi bass.

[@RainStickland]

@@CreativeSauce I'll make sure whatever keyboard I buy has those options, then. Thank you. It would certainly make it easier to tap out those drum beats, rather than trying to use my mouse...lol. And thanks for responding!

[@cskaplan]

I started at zero two weeks ago. I found your intro videos, downloaded Cakewalk and have progressed to the point of at least knowing what I don't know.. and I have my first project in the works. I do have two questions; from the part 1 video, did you loop the acoustic guitar to fill the song like you did with the drum track? what if the guitar changes somewhere in the song? Q2; in the Bass recording in this video, did you record the entire bass track for the entire song in 1 take? How do you fix a bad note or other mistake?? Your training is the best I have found, thanks!!

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi Steve, I'm so glad to hear you are getting started. Completing your first s9ng is so important :) With bother the guitar and bass, I didn't copy and paste, although I could have. The reason I didn't is because I felt there were very subtle changes in feel and expression that I wanted to be there - even if it was only me that can hear them! It's rare however for me to pull it off in one take. I would usually record about 3 takes and stitch the best parts together. This is a process called comping which I discuss in a future episode, but also here in terms of vocals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haqWhYGFbbSBiZo The ability to easily edit best performances together is really one of the massive advantages in modern recording I feel!

[@arpeggioblues5924]

I like this.. however, would have liked to see more on gain-staging applied specifically to the Recording phase.. Is it the same as Mix Gain-staging? maybe a dumb question, but enquiring minds Need To Know.. hehe

[@tonerecords8132]

how to record aux track in obs I've done regular track records without aux can sound out in obs but when I send the track signal to the obs aux it doesn't record the sound. please make a tutorial sir

[@mrskye08]

It's really funny i was asking myself "what's a cajon??" I didnt realize immediately that it's actually a word from my language 😂 (didnt realize it until i saw the beat box thumbnail) kahon means box... XD

[@michaelmouse115]

Apologies if you cover this in another part of this series, but when I record bass, I find that the E string "booms" in comparison to the other strings. Have you noticed this (it looks like you actually use the same bass as me) and how do you get round it ? Thanks in advance.

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi Michael. There can be many factors which affect this. Although it can be fixed later with EQ, it's better to get it right at the source. Apart from factors like playing style, fingers, thumb, pick etc - you may also wish to look at the pickup height under that string.

[@kish6085]

can you record only the bass part without recording to the other tracks into the bass track? thanks.

[@michaelneuman4851]

I take it we're going to see some addictive drums use in the next video

[@CreativeSauce]

Yes indeed!

[@tindog13]

What Cajon VST is that?

[@TheClassicalist]

Is there any way to record bass with an electric guitar?

[@engician7620]

I have a question ! Should we record the instruments with low frequency first and ascend towards the instruments with high frequency ?

[@JustinS__]

I don't think that that is necessary. I would record drums first before other instruments because it sets tempo and a sense of time. After that go with what feels right, but I would make sure to record vocals after some other instruments, especially if you do not have enough time to make good baseline/placeholder tracks. But to answer your question, the short answer is no, it does not matter.

[@alexwalker67]

Not a criticism, just a query. Why not record the Cajon first? Feels like more work to create a virtual track to replace later. Good video. Greetings from the UK.

[@CreativeSauce]

Its a really good question! To be quite honest, just workflow at that point. In my case, setup was gonna be a little more complex for Cajon, so the creative flow felt like it would be interrupted. To lay down a quick VSTi, for me just takes a few minutes. But in honesty, I could have done it the other way around!

[@alexwalker67]

@@CreativeSauce Thanks Bud. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the project grow.

[@tempstep4058]

I don't have instruments; I don't even know how to play one, but I am making music following all the tips and steps that this series is putting out using virtual instruments using Cakewalk. How far will I take this? Remains to be seen.

[@CreativeSauce]

Hi Temp. You can get a very long way these days with virtual instruments, if you learn how to use them well. Some styles of music do lend themselves more to this approach.

[@tempstep4058]

@@CreativeSauce Thank you. 👍

[@mudau100]

Hi can you please try drum beat for african music like sungura

[@arpeggioblues5924]

why is the playlist not in numeric order?

[@CreativeSauce]

Not sure how that happened! Should be fixed now, thank you :)

[@blakeburress]

Them: "Why do you use Cakewalk instead of a paid daw?" Me: "I don't buy."

[@CreativeSauce]

:)

[@sirsircusmaximus9779]

9.41 ....out of tune?

[@pablopinedomusic]

I spent 10 minutes waiting to see more than just talking. You finally got to recording bass at the end of the video without explaining the actual recording. What a waste of my time!!

[@jusssy5078]

This was a good video, only I had the same feeling; I really struggle getting a good bass sound when listening back to my tracks and was hoping to get some good tips from Mike, maybe he can help us with that?

[@JamileSm]

I was hoping for more too. I'm planning to record electric guitar and wanted to see the setup of the virtual amp.

[@emendez]

not to mention that CRAZY INPUT LEVEL