Record live bass in while using metronome???

random1 · Post by **random1** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:39 pm

This is probably pretty basic but I can't seem to work it out.

I'm running a G4 dual 867, Live 5.02, Audiophile 2496 soundcard, behringer mixer, bass guitar & preamp.

I've layed down some beats and want to record in a live bassline. I've got my bass going through the preamp into a mixers line input. The mixers main mix out to the soundcard. I've got no problems recording but if I play along with the metronome or with my created beats, it records them as well.
I just want to be able to record the bassline while hearing the metronome or beats so it's as tight as possible.
Any ideas...
Thanx

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:33 pm

you've got to send the bass to the computer via something other than the main mixer out. if you have FX sends try those. or remove the soundcard output from the mixer and monitor it some other way.

cbass · Post by **cbass** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:15 pm

try this setup:

mixer's aux send to soundcard in
make sure all the tracks' sends on the mixer are done except the channel the bass is hooked into. this should do the trick

dcs · Post by **dcs** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:44 pm

Plug the preamp output straight into the computer soundcard input. This also has the advantage of eliminating unnecessary circuitry in the record input signal path.

hade · Post by **hade** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:00 am

I have a similar setup- I can use 4 aux sends to the soundcards 4 inputs. I also turn off input monitoring as i can already hear each instrument coming into the mixer.. Only fidly thing is matching the direct level with the recorded level..

random1 · Post by **random1** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:13 pm

Thanks for all the respones, problem solved!!

I knew I could plug my bass in directly to the sound card, but the way everything is setup it would be way to much hassle to do that evertime I wanted to record a bassline. Totaly understandable though, regarding reducing unwanted noise.

I've now got the soundcard's 2 in's patched to 2 of the 4 AUX sends on my mixer.
Works just how I wanted.
Cheers!!

unusable · Post by **unusable** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:02 pm

random1 wrote:
I knew I could plug my bass in directly to the sound card, but the way everything is setup it would be way to much hassle to do that evertime I wanted to record a bassline. Totaly understandable though, regarding reducing unwanted noise.

it may sound much better, and is worth investigation. all things behringer considered