Best App for Bass guitar

Gravitas

@Daveypoo said:

@McD said:
What do you recommend as an audio interface? Are the cheaper iRig like mobile devices capable or do you go above say $200 to get a decent direct signal.

I just use my Behringer UMC404HD - it was under $200.

I feel that recording the bass dry gives me the most flexibility. If I like the performance and don't dig the tone, I can always reamp it through my Genzler amp, my Sadowsky preamp, or both. Or anything in iOS (like Reamp by Klevgrand).

+1

However I do use a Zoom U-44 instead of the Behringer.

@ecou said:

@Gravitas said:
The Nembrini JSA1000jr is lovely on bass.

It is the closest stable amp sim that I've used so far on the
iOS platform that actually gives me the bass sound I need.

I do have Amplitube's bass IAP's which to be fair are
really nice but it's unstable and uses up to much CPU.

How about using the PSA jr followed by a bass cab Ir. I will try that when I get time.

Good suggestion.
I'll try that myself.

Which reminds me that I do need to organise my IR's.

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rs2000

I can highly recommend TB Equalizer for EQing and kinda multiband compression,
Drambo for emulating any kind of saturation in pedals (Graphic Shaper) and
Thafknar for emulating cabinets and rooms.

Both TB EQ and Drambo's Graphic Shaper need patience to be set up correctly but it's worth the effort.

TimRussell

It’s not a popular choice round here but I think Klevgrand Stark is actually very good for bass.

CracklePot

@BCKeys said:

@CracklePot said:

@Sawiton said:
I’ve decided to blow the dust off of my bass guitar and I was wondering if the consensus is still ToneStack for an amp sim. I recently took ToneStack Go off my iPad in favor of Nembrini’s guitar amp sim offerings but I don’t see they have anything bass guitar specific. I’m not opposed to investing a little in TS, I was just wondering if there were any more suggestions for bass amp sims. Thank you!

I think GarageBand added a whole line of Bass Amps and presets since this thread was last active.

They sound pretty good, and are free.
Maybe check them out before you spend a small fortune for ToneStack.

Naahhhhh people here arent interested in GarageBand, it doesn't sound professional enough 😂

Neither does Drambo, apparently.
😂

Daveypoo

Just saw someone post a link to this on FB

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1517411435?fbclid=IwAR24zvOretzuBfk4pHjJb_iwR0HKCH8LRmkhuJMtv06IdQNKkXcvY1GEAPs

Anyone heard of this? Any experience with it?

mrufino1

I use amplitube, specifically svx2 (mostly on Mac, but I have it for iOS also), all the time for bass. I also was given a very cool tube bass head recently by a friend, so I record that when it makes sense. I also got a pedal that is a copy of the acoustic 360 preamp and the DI from that is great. I’ve been happy with my black finger compressor into the 360, DI from that and also go to the amp from that. Line up the phase later and it’s a cool sound.

I don’t really like the way ToneStack sounds in general, but I’ve heard others get great sounds from it.

Telefunky

@mrufino1 said:
... I also got a pedal that is a copy of the acoustic 360 preamp and the DI from that is great.

The Acoustic 360 is my favourite from the JamUp Bass-Bundle IAP.

mrufino1

@Telefunky said:

@mrufino1 said:
... I also got a pedal that is a copy of the acoustic 360 preamp and the DI from that is great.

The Acoustic 360 is my favourite from the JamUp Bass-Bundle IAP.

Yeah , that one does sound good from what I remember.

The pedal has the fuzz tone as well, and when you switch it on, “I Want to Take You Higher “ comes out automatically... just like a wah pedal includes Voodoo Chile.

SNystrom

@mrufino1 said:

I don’t really like the way ToneStack sounds in general, but I’ve heard others get great sounds from it.

It takes a ton of knob twisting to get to good tone with them. The presets that ship with the app aren't very good.

Ben

@Telefunky said:

@mrufino1 said:
... I also got a pedal that is a copy of the acoustic 360 preamp and the DI from that is great.

The Acoustic 360 is my favourite from the JamUp Bass-Bundle IAP.

I like that one too. Also the Blue Line is good.

oceansinspace

Tone stack or bias amp or what they said I bet. I like to mix the original signal clean and sometimes use amp sim for half of el chapman stick. Not for a chorus sound thought it takes some mucking about with eq and stuff. Oh and for fun the free amp sim that has like cannible corpse 'song' settings and stuff, I forgot name.

Telefunky

Tonestack and Bias/JamUp are both usable, but feature quite a different type of (basic) sound.
According to rumors TS works great with live gear/power amplification, while Bias gives a clearer picture for studio use, in particular under cans.

@Daveypoo already mentioned the most important aspect: 1st get your clean tone right by setting up the instrument. Neck angle and tension, vertical string distance from PU and a proper set of strings for your tone. May easily take a day...

Don't underestimate the input section of the interface. They all look similiar and kind of work anyway, but with passive basses impedance does matter a lot, as does the quality of pre-amplification.
Basses with an active electronic act as line sources and their circuit protects the pickup from load of the interface.
A convenient solution, but that circuit also defines most of the tonal character, while a dedicated quality preamp may deliver a very different output from the very same pickup.

There are special cases (f.e. Musicman Stingray basses) where a very low impedance PU combined with an onboard electronic became known for it's signature tone.
As always: use your ears...

Jamie_Mallender