Making your first recording
8When you reach the end of the rhythm track, stop the rhythm machine, press the [PAUSE] button, and then press the [STOP] button. Rewind the tape to the zero posi- tion (where you started the recording). Turn down track 2’s [TRIM] control and disconnect the rhythm machine .
9IMPORTANT! Press the [REC/OL] button for track 2 to make it safe, and prevent you from recording over it.
When you start recording, you will record on any “armed” track, with its [REC/OL] button pressed, even if nothing is con- nected to the track inputs! Remember to
...............“disarm” (or “safe”) a track when you have
finished recording it
Recording a bass
1Connect your bass to the [TR 1] input.
2Play your bass and adjust the [TRIM] con- trol for track 1 so that the [TRIM] indicator only lights briefly on the very loudest notes.
3Now we’ll use the effects. Turn on the effect for track 1, using the track’s [EFFECT] switch.
Select an amplifier/speaker model using the Ampworks rotary control:
There is no “right” or “wrong” model to choose here; different amplifier models suit different guitars and playing styles. Experi- ment until you find the basic sound that suits you best.
4You can add an effect such as chorus, to thicken up the sound, using the Ampworks rotary control:
Use the Ampworks controls to adjust the tone of the bass, as well as the gain and amount of effect if you use one.
For full details of how to use the Amp- works effect, see the appropriate section (→p.14).
5Prepare the track for recording (“arm” it) using the [REC/OL] button, and adjust the fader as you did for the rhythm machine (so that the [REC/OL] indicator barely lights on the loudest bass passages).
6Press [PLAY] and play the bass part along with the recorded rhythm part.
Use the fader of track 2 (the rhythm track) to adjust the relative levels, so that you can hear the bass, while still having the rhythm section loud enough to play in time.
7Record the bass part as you did the rhythm part. Remember to “safe” the track by pressing the [REC/OL] button when you’re done.
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