OT: Bass recording/mixing tips

[Kent F]

bass is fretted. Noticed the noise when recording the track. It's definitely the bass.

Haven't tried anything yet to minimize or remove the sound. The suggestions are helpful.

Has anyone run into this kind of thing before?

[Butch Bos]

Has anyone run into this kind of thing before?

WAY to many times but for me mostly live since I don't record much
Sometimes I low pass it or just consider it character

Butch

[MMP]

In SAW you could use the EQ in the compressor/gate section to duck the track when there is a lot of energy in the buzz frequency area.

[Dan Hauck]

I've recently put Fender black tapewound strings on one of my basses. They are remarkably resistant to squeaking & fret noise and sound a lot better than I thought they would. If you have the frequency analyzer you can solo up the bass track(s) and see EXACTLY where the noise is & notch it back until it ceases to be a problem.

[DominicPerry]

You could try using a nice valve (tube) bass amp. Mic it up. Certainly one of my basses which I thought was horribly clattery sounded much better through a decent valve amp.

Dominic