Recent content by simoneves

Interesting. Well, I may have to throw a few more DIs in the car anyway (as I just found out the drummer is going to be using a synth pad for some extra percussion).

That's an interesting point. Is it even possible to make a DI box which wouldn't affect the sound when placed in parallel with such a high-impedance pre-amp input? :) Maybe it's time for me to get an 85S after all...

The Audiopile one is also 1 MOhm. The specs are listed at the bottom of that web-page on the left. Hopefully it'll be fine. I've used it with electric guitars and basses before, but only into more modern amps. Agreed. Unfortunately, I don't have any choice with the violin or drums.

Thanks for all that, guys! Very useful! :) The Active DI I have is this one... [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Not quite a Countryman 85S, but hopefully it'll do the job.

It's musical theatre (Next To Normal), so a mixture of music styles, some gentle acoustic, some rock. Mic-ing the bass itself would be fine, although I don't really have a suitable mic spare (nor one really suitable for mic-ing the cab), and remember there is an electric bass too (same player...

Dear TalkBass, I'm a sound engineer preparing for a show, and the bass-player-to-be says he has had problems in the past having his Walter Woods MI225-8 amp DI'd, resulting in buzzes. The amp appears to have a 1/4" (presumably unbalanced) line-out for each channel. If these aren't actively...