Effect to plug into synth to boost signal

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I have been enjoying playing the bass through my moog grandmother .  The signal while ok on headphones is very low , and iI'm struggling to get the levels up while trying to record  on GarageBand . 
To do this, you need either a good distortion / d I box/ preamp , so I'm led to believe . 
I have tried overdrive , distortion and even a Zoom B3  . 

Please advise 😬

[tauzero]

Might this apply? https://forum.moogmusic.com/viewtopic.php?t=29170

[jimbobothy]

… interesting read 👍🏼

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15 hours ago, tauzero said:

Might this apply? https://forum.moogmusic.com/viewtopic.php?t=29170

Thanks for that . 👍 I did read that a while back .it's interesting though how moog only recommend  mono cables etc .

I have used the proper  mono cables . 

I seem to be doing everything right regarding connections , although there are one or 2 things that I will try ( again)

I'll see if I can connect the moog  grandmother to my Roland bass combo , and use the headphone out into the mixer.

When I normally use the moog, it is fine and the output from mixer is as it should be . . It's just the weak signal from bass to the grandmother input .

There is another thing to try , which is using the output of the mixer into the input of the grandmother .

That's a bit more complicated , and involves me RTFM .

Il'll report back 😬

[Baloney Balderdash]

I suspect you might be experiencing some impedance mismatch. 

 

Edited November 16, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[tauzero]

Sounds like you need to raise the bass output to line level. If you've got an effects loop on your amp, you could try using the Send output from that instead of going direct from the bass.

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Update ; I had a root around for some other mono leads . The result ? Great ..except for one thing ( I may have to ask on the recording forum ) : Zoom B3 has perfect signal going into the moog grandmother . The built in drum machine , and the quick loop I did for a test sound great .. All various modulation sounds are good . 

The problem I have is that although the various noises I'm making sound really good and powerful - the recording just records the zoom B3 clean and loud but without the squelchy sounds of the grandmother basically defeating the object .

 

I am happy with the zoom B3 , and the other various effects I have . The low output issue has been sorted .

Recording is the issue here, and a pita . All part of it I guess .😬

Thanks for all your help ..