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I’d do it the other way. Plug whatever you’re using live into your soundcard and monitor that. That way you’ll start to develop an intimate understanding of the signal you’re sending to FOH when you play live. For what it’s worth I’d always advocate using a separate DI box live so I use this to plug into my soundcard and jobs a good un. You’ll develop a really great understanding of how your bass sounds in isolation and if you do any recording of how is sits in the mix (often two very different things). Happy to chat more over DM about this if you would like.

Nice one Norm.

My immediate thought as well!

I think this might be the first time in my life someone has called me a genius. No doubt it will be the last. But that's fine. Once in a lifetime is enough for me Yeah, the first set I had were see through - hard to find when dropped and I was always struggling to figure out which ear they would go in. So second time round went for coloured. The open mouth thing though when getting the moulds is genius - I've noted with my actual in ears that the fit is better when I open my mouth - makes for a long gig with lots of drool if I keep my mouth open though....if I ever get any more made I'll be sure to do that.

Even better get different coloured ones - I got Red for Right so I can easily grab them on a dark, noisy stage and stick them in & no faffing around trying to figure out which is left and right. Strings is a brill idea too. Overall ACS plugs via Musicians Health. They are brill. Job done!

The Three Leaf Octabreve and the OC2 are both killer octave pedals. Search over! Source Audio C4 is insane as a synth pedal. Search over! Empress Compressor is brill for bass. Search over! There’s still a few pedals to try out but basically my pedal GAS is currently at an all time low.

No. Only the OC2 & Groove Regulator. Without the FX loop the signal chain is bass -> thumpinator -> compressor -> Nobel Compressor just operates lightly when playing clean and when FX loop activated it gets pushed a little harder. Thumpinator really clears up bottom end especially when OC2 on and ensures compressor isn’t being pushed too hard.

Yeah. Something I’ve been experimenting with recently. Works really well

Funny enough I do exactly the same thing here (but just on the bass) at about 4mins - rising arco bass line which turns into bit crusher - maybe she heard this before they finished producing her track! https://havband.bandcamp.com/track/slangpolska-rakkaus-on-lepo

Yes that's lovely - reducing the sample rate slowly. Sounds killer.

I don't know if I ever posted my main pedal board on here but here it is. Dual input with FX loop and tuner out mute courtesy of the Bright Onions looper and all power by the Noble DI. Sounds great, in a 70's funk / soul kind of way if you like that kind of thing

Well it’s the keyboard player / singer from Dirty Loops....so that might be why. It’s kind of Dirty Loops Lite isn’t it?!

Howard - Bass Doc. PM me if you need his deets.

I’ve got a transcription somewhere - drop me a PM

Yes the Nobel is ace for sure but given its costs (it’s crept up a fair bit since I got mine) I didn’t mention it. I absolutely love it and it works great for the type of stuff I record (funk / soul / rare groove).

Might be personal preference that - I run my HPF BEFORE the compressor so I'm not pushing the comp more then it needs to be pushed. Works for me as I'm sure yours works for you. @bob_atherton try both ways and see what happens to your sound and which you prefer would be my advice.