The Hondo FM Podcast

Recording Bass at Home 099: Where to start?

This episode is about what you need to get rolling with recording your bass at home. I talk about what you need to do before you play a note, what cables and gear you need, software, and some other tips and tricks. Check below for the links I mention during the podcast: Timestamps: 0:00 - Start 0:17 - Where i'm Coming From 0:57 - Focus on Direct Recording 1:42 - Bass, Strings, Tuners, and Cables 6:20 - Audio Interfaces 13:42 - Digital Audio Workstations/DAWs 17:50 - Extras If you'd like to support the podcast with a donation, this money goes directly to buying new gear for the channel, shipping/import fee for giveaways, and other items to help keep the channel afloat: https://paypal.me/hondofeldermusic?locale.x=en_US [https://paypal.me/hondofeldermusic?locale.x=en_US] Don't forget to check out the video podcast and the rest of my channel over on YouTube! https://youtube.com/c/HondoFelderMusic/ [https://youtube.com/c/HondoFelderMusic/] Come hang out with me at the discord... https://discord.gg/7MF6Vtj [https://discord.gg/7MF6Vtj] On IG at HondoFelderMusic... https://www.instagram.com/hondofeldermusic/ [https://www.instagram.com/hondofeldermusic/] And on twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/hondofeldermusic [https://www.twitch.tv/hondofeldermusic]   Here's the link to the intonation video by  @Marcelo Feldman - The Bass Wizard  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCECakqH9ME9aQHLaOvGqXHw] : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fThuvYrEw&t=226s   The following two links are for my favorite clip on, and pedal tuner's respectively https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UniTuneClipN--tc-electronic-unitune-clip-clip-on-chromatic-tuner-noir-sweetwater-exclusive [https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UniTuneClipN--tc-electronic-unitune-clip-clip-on-chromatic-tuner-noir-sweetwater-exclusive] https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PolyTune3--tc-electronic-polytune-3-polyphonic-led-guitar-tuner-pedal-with-buffer [https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PolyTune3--tc-electronic-polytune-3-polyphonic-led-guitar-tuner-pedal-with-buffer]   Here's the link to the interface chart. This chart will give you a good idea where interfaces prices are for the level of features and quality you can get out of them. The name of each interface is a hyperlink to Sweetwater's site where you can check out the interfaces in more depth, and compare them against dozens of other options out there: https://www.dropbox.com/s/igcabmft8iiiumr/Interface%20Chart.pdf?dl=0 [https://www.dropbox.com/s/igcabmft8iiiumr/Interface%20Chart.pdf?dl=0]