If you ever want your regular guitar to double as a bass guitar on the fly it can do so in a pinch. This overview covers how to isolate or remove guitar from a recording, create your own backing track. There’s more info and directions on how to setup and use MiGiC on the earlier article. Overview of the functions and benefits of Riffstation. And it’s definitely a lot faster than manual editing. I find that using a guitar is a lot easier and more precise than trying to use a MIDI keyboard controller to add bass. The only quirk is it adds a few random notes here and there, probably string or pick noise, that have to be edited out, but that just takes a few clicks in the MIDI editor. MiGiC is surprisingly accurate when it comes to timing and notes, especially when you tweak the settings. MiGiC converts the played guitar notes into MIDI notes in real time and records them like a regular MIDI instrument, so it’s easy to fix any timing issues and fine-tune settings with a couple of quick edits. So I’ve been experimenting with different ways to add bass to the mix, and I’ve found that for me the fastest and most accurate way is to use my regular guitar with MiGiC routed to a MIDI track setup with a bass instrument.
I figure I’ve already spent enough money on music software and hardware this year and I don’t want to have to buy a bass guitar at the moment. Lately I’ve been having a lot of success using MiGiC to convert my regular guitar into a bass guitar.
