Frankly, if you're recording to ardour, then
DI-ing it may
be fine. Some kind of pre-amp will help. The SC series of
compressors can be useful, best bass sounds are usually the
least mucked around with in my experience.
thanks for the info. I even heard that on live gigs the bass
is usually directly connected to the mixer.
I've just ordered the Behringer Mic200 and I hope it will be
good enough to get a decent recording. There's still the
possibility to pipe it through jack-rack before entering
ardour or even to apply effects when played back by ardour.
Best regards
ce