Am 21.04.2013 04:38, schrieb Bill Gribble: > An "acoustic bass guitar" is a bit of an oxymoron. The whole idea of it > was invented for "MTV Unplugged" so that bass players who couldn't play a > double bass would have something to do. Nobody ever hears them > acoustically, they just can't keep up with an unplugged band. You need a > much bigger body to decently reproduce low frequency sound. So forget > about mic technique, use a good DI, and treat it like an electric bass, > which it is. Well it is, the same as a half-acoustic Jazz-Guitar is an electric guitar. But it does sound a bit different since the vibration of the strings is influenced by the vibration of the body, which differs a lot from the vibration of a solid body. On the other hand: I even recorded a Fender Telecaster "unplugged" for a track once. With a RFT DM 122 microphone it sounded just like it should for a particular section in a song... > > Thanks, > Bill Gribble > > > > On April 20, 2013 10:23:45 PM Al Thompson <althompson58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 04/20/2013 09:16 PM, jonetsu@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Any suggestions for acoustic bass guitar plugins ? Apart from >>> microphone techniques, I would like to have the sound somewhat more >>> encompassing and less in the forefront. And maybe some sweet and >>> subtle enveloping effect. This is of course to use with Ardour3. >>> >> >> Plugins are not a substitute for mic technique. Get the basic sound you >> want with your mic choice and placement. Don't try to "fix it in the mix." >> >> >> -- >> --- >> My bands, CD projects, music, news, and pictures: >> >> http://www.lateralforce.com >> >> >> My blog, with commentary on a variety of things, including audio, >> mixing, equipment, etc, is at: >> http://audioandmore.wordpress.com >> >> >> Staat heißt das kälteste aller kalten Ungeheuer. Kalt lügt es auch; >> und diese Lüge kriecht aus seinem Munde: 'Ich, der Staat, bin das Volk.' >> - [Friedrich Nietzsche] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-audio-user mailing list >> Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
