2 Jul
2005
2 Jul
'05
4:26 p.m.
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 11:46:40 -0400
From: Joe Hartley <jh(a)brainiac.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Using Linux as Bass
amp
To: A list for linux audio users
<linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu>
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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 16:19:12 +0200
Christoph Eckert <mchristoph.eckert(a)t-online.de>
wrote:
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I just ordereed an electric bass (passive).
I'd
like to
directly plug it in into my soundcard and to use
Linux as an
amplifier (and record it to ardour, of course).
As I'm not yet familiar to basses and guitars yet,
I wonder
what I should use for the bass.
You're not really going to be able to do this, at
least not well.
The signal put out by the passive bass is not going
to be enough to
get a decent sound, no matter how you process it
with plugins.
I just talked to my bass-playing son, who
recommended looking at DI
(direct input) boxes, and suggests that if you
really need to do this on
the cheap, Digitech makes a line of effects pedals
for the bass that
have both amp and mixer output jacks, and that the
mixer jack will be
OK to plug right into a soundcard. He recommends
the Bass Driver pedal,
which will give you some good sounds. If you have
an amp (either bass or
guitar), you might have an output on there that'll
do the trick as well.
Hope this helps!
--
Joe Hartley - UNIX/network Consultant -
jh(a)brainiac.com
\Without deviation from the norm, "progress" is not
possible. - FZappa
Hi,
This is my first post to this list (or any list for
that matter) so, if something's awry, I apologize in
advance.
I wanted to endorse the suggestion of using a DI box
to get a decent bass signal into your recording gear.
I've had really good results with my bass through an
inexpensive Behringer (DI-100) that runs around $35.
Good luck,
Neal
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