Use the Instrument Input
Plug the bass into the Hi-Z or instrument input. Set the gain so your hardest plucks peak around -6 dBFS while silence stays near -60 dBFS or lower.
Step-by-Step Bass Tutorial
How to Practice Bass with an Audio Interface
Connect your bass guitar to a computer: instrument input, gain, the right browser input, tuning, light fretting and muting so every note reads clearly.
Not set up yet? Play-along mode needs no interface or microphone; it is not scored.
Step-by-Step Practice Guide
Choose the Interface as Input
Select the interface itself in the browser, not the system default or an aggregate device, which may not carry the bass channel. Send your headphones through the interface as well.
Let the Trainer Hear Silence
Mute the strings with your hand for a second after connecting so the noise floor is measured; anything quieter than that is never read as a note.
Tune Before You Score
Tune every open string to within a few cents. An open string 20 cents sharp leaves its fretted notes at the edge of a 卤40 cent scoring window.
Fret Lightly
Press only as hard as the note needs. On one real bass, an F fretted on the E string read +48 and +38 cents sharp in two takes with normal pressure, and +20 and +19 cents in two takes with light pressure, about where the open E string sits. That is two takes per condition on a single instrument, so treat it as an example rather than a rule for every bass.
Mute What You Leave Behind
When you lift a fretting finger or cross strings, keep the string touched. An open string left ringing after a pull-off is a real note and can be scored as an extra one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an audio interface to start?
To have every note of your own bass scored, yes: the trainer reads the input you choose in the browser. Without an interface you can still open play-along mode, which loops a genre riff with drums for you to follow and is not scored, or demo mode, which scores notes you tap on the on-screen neck.