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nivedan80
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cant record bass guitar

Post by nivedan80 » Tue May 09, 2017 4:37 pm

I am a new user and although I could record my lead guitar I have not been able to record my bass guitar.I have my bass connected to a virtual preamp as I don't own a real amp.When connected to the preamp the bass sounds fine but as I record it and play it back again there is no sound , only a low hum can be heard.What might be the problem??Any solutions friends?I am using AUDACITY 2.1.3 IN WINDOWS 8.1 PRO installed via .exe application.
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DVDdoug
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Re: cant record bass guitar

Post by DVDdoug » Tue May 09, 2017 6:04 pm

but as I record it and play it back again there is no sound
Are you seeing anything on the Audacity meters? Have you selected the correct Recording Device/input that you're physically plugged into?
I am a new user and although I could record my lead guitar I have not been able to record my bass guitar.
The bass should work exactly like the guitar, so I'll bet if you unplug the bass and connect the guitar, it's not working right now either...
I have my bass connected to a virtual preamp as I don't own a real amp.
What's a virtual preamp? Is it a USB guitar interface?
When connected to the preamp the bass sounds fine
Is the sound coming from the computer or from the "virtual preamp"?
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nivedan80
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recording bass

Post by nivedan80 » Wed May 10, 2017 8:06 pm

I am facing a problem recording my bass guitar in Audacity 2.1.3 , win 8.1. I play bass through a virtual preamp like studio devil and as it is, it sounds fine.It sounds fine even when I open my Audacity interface but when I record the bass line and play it back no sound is recorded in fact. What might be the problem?Are there any other ways to record my Washburn 5 string bass with active pickups??Kindly help,I will be much obliged.
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Gale Andrews
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Re: can't record bass guitar

Post by Gale Andrews » Thu May 11, 2017 1:34 pm

nivedan80 wrote:I am facing a problem recording my bass guitar in Audacity 2.1.3 , win 8.1. I play bass through a virtual preamp like studio devil and as it is, it sounds fine.It sounds fine even when I open my Audacity interface but when I record the bass line and play it back no sound is recorded in fact. What might be the problem?Are there any other ways to record my Washburn 5 string bass with active pickups??Kindly help,I will be much obliged.
Please do not post the same question twice. Instead, read Doug's reply to the question you have already posted http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 51#p327051.

I merged your two topics.



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