Summary: Set up a four track recorder to play back a bass guitar track so that you can check the track for mistakes or problems. Learn how in this free audio production video guide on how to record music.
"BRIAN MONTGOMERY: Okay. So we've cut the bass track. Just go ahead and rewind the tape and get it ready to play it back and see how it sounds with the rhythm guitar track. We get to zero there, okay? So we stop. The first thing after that, just get our channel back in to the listening mode, so we'll take that indicator switch from the right and move it to the safe mode. Take the guitar indicator, move that up to the tape mode. We can leave the fader where it is. The other thing we can do is the trim on the back where the bass was plugged in to, go ahead and just bring that back down to nothing just in case when you go to do something else later, you don't have a high level, damage your ears or something. And now we're pretty much ready to listen back."
eHow Article: Preparing a Bass Guitar Track Playback on a 4 Track