Dear bassbuzz community,
i just joined this course and bought bass guitar and my friend gavem me sudio monitors and audio interface. can some tell me how can i use these to practice bass wihtout buying an amp. i heard its possible but so confused myself.
can any one help? thank you!
Are you trying to play quietly so that you don’t bother others, or are you unable to get something right now?
not to play quietly, i dont know what softwares and plugins i need to get a bass tone in my speakers.
I completely read that wrong, my bad
Welcome @jishnuperiya !
The setup should look something like:
- connect audio interface to computer
- connect studio monitors to the audio interface
- connect bass to audio interface instrument in
You should select the audio interface as ‘speaker’ on your computer. Depending on your computer, you might need to install specific audio drivers.
If you can give us information about the gear used, it would be possible to give more information.
There’s a video in the gear module of the course with some info about practice setup 
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What, exactly, did they give you for audio interface? In order to plug your bass in, you need a physical audio interface (a little box that has plug-ins). The monitors then get plugged into that and then it gets run into (most likely) a usb plug on your computer. That is mostly for recording, however.
I have my desk/computer set up for practicing so that I don’t have to turn on my head and cabinet unless I really want to jam out. I have (brand names so that you can look them up easily):
PreSonus Audiobox USB96
PreSonus Eris 3.5 Monitors
I have plug my bass into the input on the Audiobox, and the monitors are plugged into the output on the audiobox. By setting the mixer dial to the middle and turning the main dial to my desired volume, I can play my bass without further intervention. It’s just flat and raw but it works. I also have the audiobox plugged into the USB on my laptop which allows me to listen to the lessons and play at the same time (mixer dial to mid).
That will get you to where you want initially, but it may not sound the best since it’s just a raw signal. If you want to go a little deeper, you will also need a program on your computer to run it through, called a DAW that usually allows you to filter through various amp models and tweak your sound. Reaper and Cakewalk are both good, free options.
My setup is actually a bit more in depth than I have above, as I also have an Alesis 8 channel mixer and pedal board in the chain, which allows me to shape my tone to my liking outside of the computer interface.
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Thank you Kresht! i got it working
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Thank you so much drburr, i got it working!
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