hooking up external stuff

what should be my signal chain sequence when hooking up external effects, Do I use an insert or send? What inputs outputs? how do I monitor? sorry for my ignorance!

It depends on which effect and what you are trying to accomplish. Maybe an example would help? ------------------ LW

say I was trying to hook up a bbe to a bass track to add some low end stuff. Would I go out an insert? Output to an aux track?

skip the bbe, check out some plug-ins. you can do it though, there are several i/o's on the 001. you could aux it if needed, send it out and bring it back, no problemo. jjk

The only thing to watch out for when running something like a BBE on an aux send is that it will come back delayed by probably 7-10ms or so. You will not like the "flanging" or comb-filter effect of that. For that reason, I would recommend for things like a BBE, compressor/limter or EQ, that you run it as an insert. Then you can nudge it back the 5-10ms as a single track and get the same feel. You don't then have to worry about the delay. Anytime you go out through an A/D/A conversion, you'll experience this delay - it doesn't matter if you're using the 001 or an 02R or a Mackie D8. A/D/A conversion takes a little time - enought to cause a comb filter effect when used with the source. Reverb and/or delay effects can be put through as an aux send/return with usually no problems. BTW, I don't think I've even powered up my BBE since getting my 001 (actually since going digital about three years ago). Usually EQ will give me all the bottom I need (and top end). Remember, that they are not the quietest units to use (at least the unbalanced version), although on a single instrument, it probably won't make MUCH difference. They can add some zing to a poorly recorded bass instrument, however. ------------------ LW

as usual, larry is much more thorougho than I. If you do have a delay problem and an original signal, I've found it quite easy to move the entire region in the edit window as long as you have the original to align it with. Be careful with this or you could degragate the entire feel of a tune. Time stamps help but if you start moving everything a liitle here, a little there, you're bound to wreck it. I agree that I haven' fired up the BBE in at least two years myself, I even pulled the one out of my bass rig when i got the SWR. For recording bass, I go direct and mic the cab, also a compressor tightens it up a bit on the input. Sometimes I'll also take the effect send out of my amp and run that through another preamp, usually with distortion, and end up with 3 simutaneously recorded signals. For my stuff, this adds a guitar like doubling to the bass signal, alla Billy Sheehan/Kings X, It depends what you are going for. The point is, there are several different ways to record a bass. Use the outboard gear on the way in and make use of your plugs. Study study study! !! Read different publications on recording, get some books. if you see an issue of Bass Player that says "how to record your bass" or something on the cover, read it!! It may or may not work for you but it could give you one idea, then it's worth it. There are so many good publications and books on recording, not to mention related web sites I can't begin to list them!! Plug in and hit record, if it sounds bad, try again!!! my $0.02 jjk

Everybody needs to understand what is a "signal processor" and what is "an effects processor". Ex: a compressor, gate, BBE or an equalizer are signal processos, on the other hand a reverber unit is an EFFECT. Everytime you need to "process a signal" so you need to use the INSERT SEND/RETURN. When you want to use use an EFFECT so you need to use your AUX SEND/RETURN. This is the rule of thumb for those who want to understand the recording/mixing process. But rulers exist to be broken. Go ahead.

one more thing: if using AUX SEND for effects (i.e. reverb) always set the FX unit to 100% wet. You will then be blending the WET back in with the DRY that will pass through already. bye Matt Frampton