Getting the low end right is one of the most important and most difficult things in music production. Not because it’s technically hard to do, but because it requires a musical and tasteful approach, as well as the ability and experience to hear problems, find problem areas and attack them in a systematic way.
Many people record a band in this order:
1. Drums -> 2. Bass -> 3. Guitars -> 4. Everything else -> 5. Vocals
I used to do the exact same thing for years. Because it makes sense, right? First you record the groove, which is usually drums and bass, then the rhythm guitars on top of it, then other rhythm elements and then all the lead parts and vocals can play and sing to that rhythm.
While it’s a good idea to think of the arrangement like this, it’s NOT a good idea to do it strictly in this order every time you record. In fact, I would highly recommend to stop recording bass before rhythm guitar(s).
"My question is about the difference between the amazing tone I'm hearing directly from a great amp and the crap I'm hearing after I've put a microphone in front of it and recorded it. Why is that and what can I do about it?"
This is the first video of the “DIY-Recording FAQ” series that I promised to do and today’s question is: “When it comes to guitars and bass, should we send you DI-signals or should we just mic our amps and send you those tracks?”
Hope this helps and if you want to add a question, please let me know! I’m happy to answer it! Thanks for watching!
