Mark Mynett, sound engineer and senior lecturer at Huddersfield University, talks us through prepping for and recording a bass session, including ways to generate multiple layered tracks for use in your final mix.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - 1. Intonation And Tuning
02:54 - 2. Active DI Boxes
06:00 - 3. Amp, Cab And Mic Setup
14:01 - 4. Layering Bass Sounds
17:51 - 5. Introducing Distortion

Mark Mynett Biog
As well as Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production at Huddersfield University, Mark Mynett is a live music front-of-house engineer, and record producer/engineer/mix and mastering engineer. Mainly focused on indie, rock and metal genres, he produces from his own studio - Mynetaur Productions – where he recently completed the latest My Dying Bride album ‘The Ghost of Orion’: referred to by Dom Lawson (The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Prog, Classic Rock) as “…a master class in modern metal production”.
Metal Music Manual (instructional book for producing contemporary metal music)

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