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Bass Cheat Sheet

This document provides tips for writing, recording, and mixing bass guitar. Some key points include: 1) Check for other instruments cluttering the low end and adjust them if possible. Get the right tone at the amp and use amp simulation plugins to control tone in a home studio recording. 2) Use conservative recording levels below -6 dBFS and a proper DI box or audio interface with DI. Compression and EQ pedals can also be used. 3) With amp simulators, get a good tone with amp controls and be subtle with settings. Use a low-pass filter under 200Hz to remove digital noise. 4) Balance bass volume with other instruments and use compression,

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Bass Cheat Sheet

This document provides tips for writing, recording, and mixing bass guitar. Some key points include: 1) Check for other instruments cluttering the low end and adjust them if possible. Get the right tone at the amp and use amp simulation plugins to control tone in a home studio recording. 2) Use conservative recording levels below -6 dBFS and a proper DI box or audio interface with DI. Compression and EQ pedals can also be used. 3) With amp simulators, get a good tone with amp controls and be subtle with settings. Use a low-pass filter under 200Hz to remove digital noise. 4) Balance bass volume with other instruments and use compression,

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BASS GUITAR CHEAT SHEET 

 
 

Writing The Bass 


● Che k ou a an ement. A e the e an othe inst uments mudd in up the lo  
end? Can ou han e them? 
○ Le t hand o the piano 
○ Lo uita pa ts 
○ S nth pa ts 

Recording The Bass 


● Get the tone i ht at the sou e. Use the amps tone kno s to dial in the tone that 
ould it est o the son . What ould o k est... 
○ ...Dull and po e ul?  
○ O i ht and snapp ? 
● I ou don’t ha e an amp, e o d di e t in ou home studio. 
○ Mikin a ass amp at home is o ten a ad idea. 
○ Lo e uen ies a e the most p o lemati in a home studio. 
○ Cont ol ou tone in the mi ith an amp simulato . 
● Use a p ope DI o o an audio inte a e ith a DI option . 

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○Also use pedals i ou ha e them - I like to e o d ass ith a omp ession 
pedal and i tual tu e amp pedal. 
● Set onse ati e e o din le els usin the ain on ou audio inte a e. 
○ Make su e ou’ e peakin no hi he than - dBFS. 

Amp Simulation Tips 


● Get a ood tone ith the amp ont ols, just like a eal amp. 
○ Don’t el on EQ! 
● Be mo e su tle ith the tone settin s, athe than some o the e t eme 
templates that appea on loadin . 
● Don't adjust tone in solo. 
○ Fo ette esults, adjust it in onte t o the mi . 
● Use a lo -pass ilte to emo e top end sizzle. 
○ This is a ommon p o lem ith di ital amps. 
○ Cut at kHz to emo e the di ital noise. 

Mixing The Bass 


● Balan e the olume o the ass ith the est o the inst uments. 
○ Use automation to make it onsistent om se tion to se tion. 
○ Use ​ ain automation​ to make ou p o essin onsistent. 
● Use e e en e t a ks to help ou lo end t anslate to di e ent speake s. 
○ Make su e to olume mat h the e e en e to ou mi ! 
○ Put an EQ on the ste eo uss ith a lo -pass ilte at Hz to listen to 
just the lo end o ea h t a k. 
● Use a omp esso . 
○ Slo atta k time a ound ms  
○ Slo elease time a ound ms  
○ I ou a e o kin on a mode n p odu tion, shoot o - dB o ain 
edu tion. 
○ Use ou makeup ain! 
● Use the Po ket EQ Te hni ue. 
○ Identi the po ket. 
■ Is the ass holdin do n the lo end - Hz ? O the su - ass 
- Hz ? 
○ Set a hi h-pass ilte to ti hten up the ass. 
○ Enhan e the ass in the po ket. 
○ Set a lo -pass ilte to et id o the stu ou don’t need. 
○ C eate mo e spa e in the mi o the ass po ket. 
● Use satu ation to thi ken the ass. 
○ Lo tone i ou ant the ass to eel ulle . 
○ Lo -mids/hi h-mids tone i ou ant the ass to t anslate ell. 

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