justgone1

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. 😊

Hi. First impressions: Doesn't sound too far away from a decent production to me tbh. Snare hits are a little robotic, unless that's the genre? I would deffo play around with the Snare in your midi editor (velocities etc) try creating a reverb/delay BUS/channel so you can feed the Snare into it for a gated reverb effect, most DAWS will have that facility. Don't overdo it tho. Also have a play around with panning, sling a synth left, and another to the right. I'm not a big fan of stereo widening plugins. But otherwise I do like the tune. Maybe have a look on YouTube for Logic Pro X tips n tricks,, for "bussing" "panning" etc. There is a trick I use in Cubase where I BUS say, guitars/synths to an fx channel, and I will "pan"one synth left but its reverb I will pan right, and opposite way round for the other. Great trick IMO. What do you reckon?

Soundcloud I meant. Sodding predictive text! Lol I'm "Justgone60"

Np. I recommended those peeps coz they know their stuff, not really because of the DAW they use tbh. I would gladly take a listen to anything you have produced thus far that you are unhappy with and give my feedback/opinion/tips. As long as you remember it's simply my opinion, and opinions vary greatly. Like I said, I am no great expert, but do like the tunes I have helped to write and produce so far, you may not. Feel free to check out my sound loud, there is a link in one of the forums, is it "share my music"? Feel free to pm me. I don't mind at all. Maybe list here of what instruments you record, and what interface/mics etc? Jg1

I have watched and studies many youtube tutorials on this very subject, and found them very useful. Depends I suppose on what DAW you are using as to what kind of specific help you can extract from these youtube videos? For Cubase (which I now use "Cubase pro 11" - not cheap, but very good) I would look at these people on youtube: "Chris Selim @ Mixdown Online" and "Dom Sigalas" Both very capable and very experienced producers who have a vast amount of tutorial videoa on their respective YOUTUBE channels. Also the "Steinberg Cubase" youtube channel itself has proved quite useful. For Presonus Studio One there's a guy who's videos I have watched regularly, even though I don't use "StudioOne". This guys name is "Joe Gilder" @ "Home Studio Corner". In addition to a vast tutorial of free videos, he also has a free "radio ready" pdf you can download. For Reaper DAW I would recommend "Adam" @ Hop Pole Studios. Again a very useful resource for Reaper software. Warren Huart also has a great youtube channel for "Pro-Tools" users, but also useful If you don't use that particular software. Cakewalk also has a number of tutorials from a Youtube channel called "creative sauce" This guy is very well experienced and knows the sofware very well. Most of the afore mentioned have many courses you can purchase from them and study at your leisure. I haven't found i needed to do that, I have just continued (and still do..lol) to make mistakes then remedy them the best I can with the knowledge from a combination of these videos etc. Similar to your good self, I too suffer from substantial hearing loss, but It's good to make mistakes and then see about fixing them, all part of the learning curve. I am in no way an expert in music production, but i do get results that I like, and other people seem to enjoy. (unless they are just being kind..lol) I do have a vast knowledge of Cubase software though, thanks to all my wasted hours and tutorials etc, and do understand the basics of getting it right at the source. ie: Recording levels and performance...bla bla bla, I'm sure you've heard that phrase many times. Do feel free to "PM" me, I'm only too glad to assist in any way I am able.NP. Hope you find this useful. Jg 1

Me and my late brother Scott on Sky Star Search (anyone remember that?) Many years ago. He is still very sadly missed. Far From A Jazz Band..(long story..) We had all, very unwisely, been heavily influenced by various intoxicants the night before. Still enjoyed it though and met some great people. (R.I.P. our kid....)

Fly Away - Blackfoot

Ditto! Not my genre exactly, (old fart syndrome) but I do like it man!!

Nicely produced track!

Some nice music you people have posted here. Love it! Here's my soundcloud account, It's still VERY new, so I'm sure there will be more tuuuuunes to follow at some point. I no longer play in bands etc due to health issues, but I do enjoy collaborations with one or two good friends. So If anyone here is interested in knocking a few tunes into shape, give me a shout!! np. Db (justgone)