30 Aug
2009
30 Aug
'09
11:10 p.m.
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 07:44:10PM -0500, Brent Busby wrote:
Has anyone found any plugins (preferably Linux-native,
not wineasio or
vst) that do a decent job with bass amp simulation? I've achieved a
pretty good mic'ed cabinet sound with a real mic'ed cabinet, but I'm
afraid the problem in my apartment at night is the mic'ed cabinet.
Even something that does a good enough job for scratchpad takes would be
nice. I currently have a Whirlwind Director direct box, and I've not
been impressed with it much. Maybe there are better direct boxes?
On the other hand...I seem to be one of the few people I know who has
not yet tried a Line6 Bass Pod. Are they really any good for amp
simulation? I am after fairly natural bass tones by the way, nothing
that puts your bass through distortion or makes it sound like a
spaceship....
The Fender Bassman was a bass amp, in the 1950's, and is simulated in CAPS, IIRC.
Other than that, most bass players I know like to go direct, possibly through a limiter,
and that's it. Depends on the sound you're going for.
-ken