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Recording Guitar + Bass

There are a multiple ways to record guitar and bass some of the more popular ways to record are the following. The first being to place a microphone up to an amplifier. Although this seems to be the most simplistic and easiest way to record the instrument there are a considerable amount of factors that can affect the quality/sound of the recording. For example one of the biggest factors is the tone of the amp its self. As all different brands and models of guitar and bass amplifiers have different tones associated with them it can be difficult to pin point the exact tone you want however on the other hand it also opens up the opportunity to be more creative with the sound of the guitar and bass. Other factors such as microphone placement and the type of room you are recording in can affect the overall sound. "When you get nearer the middle of the speaker the tone will become brighter and more aggressive. When you get nearer the edge of the cone, the tone will get darker and duller" (Rob Mayzes 2018).  Clearly from this quote we can see how the micro details of recording through a microphone to amp combo the little differences can make a massive difference to the sound of the recording. This can be limiting but also expanding as although you have to be very precise with what sound you are trying to obtain it also opens up the possibility to be creative with tones and creating your own unique sounds. Another way to record guitar is recording the guitar directly into the interface or recording equipment you are using. In this case the interface will be Logic ProX. Guitar and bass can be recorded directly through an audio interface straight into Logic. However although this is simple and straight forward to do the by doing this I would be putting the tone of the guitar at sacrifice as directly recorded guitar has been described to sound bland and toneless.  "If you have a favourite amp, then you might never be able to replicate the sound digitally"(Rob Mayzes 2018) . I do feel like it would be a good idea to have two separate recordings of guitar one being a clean recording possibly through direct recording and the second being through an amp with distortion reverb and other effects placed on it.

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