[linux-audio-user] Bass V-amp vs V-amp

[Jean-Baptiste Mestelan]

I wondered if I such a  DI box would make sense in my recording setup :
bass ---> mixing console ---> soundcard

How useful would it be to insert a DI  ?
bass ---> DI --> mixing console ---> soundcard

A guitarist friend of mine has tried to convince me so, but I did not
exactly grasp the whole argument ... I would have thought that the
console already serves as a preamp, but I may miss some point ?

Thanks for advice.

On 8/10/06, Paul Coccoli <pcoccoli at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/9/06, Paul Winkler <pw_lists at slinkp.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 09, 2006 at 12:37:16PM -0400, Paul Coccoli wrote:
> > > If I had the money, I'd get a SansAmp Bass Driver DI.  People on
> > > talkbass.com rave about it.  You need a mic pre (with headphone jack
> > > in you case) though, as it has an XLR mic output.
> >
> > OTOH, having been a bassist for about 25 years now,
> > I can't stand the SansAmp BDDI. It's not a very "neutral" device -
> > it has a strong personality, it scoops out vast amounts of
> > midrange no matter what you do with the tone controls.
> > For my taste, that is totally wrong.
> >
>
> Hmm, I hadn't heard that.  I've never actually played one.
>
> > Lots of people like it... poor lost souls :)
> >
> > For going DI, I prefer a decent passive DI followed by
> > tweaking with plugins if necessary. SC4 is very handy; so is the 10-band EQ
> > (I forget which suite that comes from). I also sometimes use
> > the "tube warmth" or whatever it's called.
> >
>
> I use the DIs in my cheapo M-Audio Audio Buddy.  They sound ok to me,
> and I like cheap stuff.  The CAPS tube amp sims sound ok on bass, but
> probably need low-pass filters (or EQ) after them.
>
> > I really prefer micing the amp, but I recognize that's not
> > always doable.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Paul Winkler
> > http://www.slinkp.com
> >
>