Sounds like you and I have walked the same road.

I have tried to record in a variety of ways. Through a Tube MP, through a graphic EQ, through the preamp section of an amp, directly through my Scarlett interface. None of those worked. I finally got something I liked by putting the bass through a Zoom pedal that I programmed with a clean setting.

My bass needs a bit of work but I can get around that. What I can't get around is this odd harmonic I get occasionally. I can't figure out where it is coming from and it is annoying.

I like some of the midi bass sounds besides the Trillian. If I can work out this harmonic problem, I will probably use a bass guitar for my demo version. But I have to note that I just don't have the same mindset as a bass player. They think of things for the part that I wouldn't and their ideas are better. The ideas on BB are usually better than mine, also.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

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i5-3210 laptop. Win 10 Home. 2.5ghz, 64 bit. 6gb RAM. Focusrite Scarlet 2i2.