I've running Cubase LE on Windows XP, and I use a Tascam US-122 Audio MIDI interface.
I'm trying to overdub my bass guitar by directly injecting it into the Tascan, but it always comes out as an incredibly weak signal. Do I need to boost it with something: is this standard?
I've running Cubase LE on Windows XP, and I use a Tascam US-122 Audio MIDI interface.
I'm trying to overdub my bass guitar by directly injecting it into the Tascan, but it always comes out as an incredibly weak signal. Do I need to boost it with something: is this standard?
Are you switching the line level input to guitar level before tracking? That would cause this symptom.
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I've running Cubase LE on Windows XP, and I use a Tascam US-122 Audio MIDI interface.
I'm trying to overdub my bass guitar by directly injecting it into the Tascan, but it always comes out as an incredibly weak signal. Do I need to boost it with something: is this standard?
I have the older model Tascam 122 and had the same problem. I ended up patching the bass through my Pod XT (set to no amp model and basically just acting as a preamp I guess) and then into Tascam and that fixed the trouble.
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Edit: Just to clarify, I run my 6 strings directly into the Tascam and there's lots of signal strength. But the bass signal needs a boost. If you can't do what I described above, maybe you could dupe the weak signal track a couple of times and that might give you something adequate?
Good luck!
Don
Just pick up a cheap ACTIVE DI box. You can get them for about $50. Behringer makes one.
Ok, I've tried using the guitar input.
I can sort of get it working, but it sounds all muddy and there's a lot of hiss. So I guess I need a DI box....?
Ok, I've tried using the guitar input.
I can sort of get it working, but it sounds all muddy and there's a lot of hiss. So I guess I need a DI box....?
Yep - or an active bass. I also have the US-122 but my bass is active and I don't have a problem. Also, I use Cubase 4 and it has a really good set of EQ presets and a Normalise function to boost / thicken it up - not sure if LE has those.
Whats an active bass?
An active bass has active pickups which essentially have a built in preamp. Some of them are designed to boost certain frequencies. All of them add a gain boost as well as diminish noise.
Bartolini used to make them with some adjustable parameters I believe. Kind of like an eq but not something you would tweak constantly unless you like pulling out your pickups on a regular basis.
