Mesa Subway DI's, Gone For Good?

[TomB]

No worries. In fact, I’m not just being nice. There is a good bit of self interest ; since the SE determines what the audience hears! I bend over backwards to make their job easy!

Yeah, those quick changeovers can be a bitch. …and guess whose channel gets tweaked last (if at all) .

 

[ninjatanzen]

I paid “zero” taxes by ordering from Gibson. Just thought you might want to know.

What do you mean by this? Is that a state specific thing? I definitely paid taxes on my order from Gibson. (Not looking for a 'tax good' or 'tax bad' discussion, just curious what you meant by your statement).

 

[andare]

Certainly, blame me. That’s fine.

Yes, as I posted, the boards certainly have an input pad. I find 9 times out of 10 that in our brief sound checks, that pad is already engaged from the previous act. Since the pad is engaged, a mic level signal causes no signal to appear on the board. Should the Sound Engineer check the pad at that point? Yes; but, they don’t, instead assuming a bad cable. To be fair, some of my gigs are 9 piece bands, with mic’d drums, multiple microphones and complex stage monitor mixes. The Sound Engineer is just trying to get the check done, while the audience is waiting. Correcting the pad setting from the stage delays the sound check; and is a complication I would rather avoid.

But, feel free to blame me; no worries.

Also, my DI feeds have both Mic and Line XLR capability. I can switch. I’m good either way. I just try to help the Sound Engineers make us sound good.

BTW, I just sold my excellent GK Legacy combo, after doing two seasons worth of gigs. AI states that output as mic level; but the boards all use the input pad. Possibly, this goes back to Andy’s comment that bass amp DI’s are “hot mic” level. All I know is that my Demeter Jensen DI feeds require disengaging the pad on the board input, Amps, like the Legacy generally need the pad on the board. My BDDI has both Mic and Line, with the latter requiring the pad, and the former requiring disengaging the pad. I don’t know about the rest of you; but, I find all of that slightly confusing.

So, are there three DI out levels? Mic, “Hot Mic,” and Line? I always defined Line to mean that the board’s input pad would be engaged.

Whatever. I’ll most likely be using my Shift Line Olympic pre/DI for upcoming gigs; and that box simply has a volume control for the DI. No terminology confusion required.

They said "You sure the blank looks are your fault?" therefore they were NOT blaming you.

Looks to me your sound engineers don't want to push one button or turn one knob to accommodate your signal. Much like sound engineers who complain that the bass DI is tied to the master volume, something they have no trouble with when it comes to guitarists and their miked amps. I feel this is a matter of communicating one's needs but I don't know the situation well.

 

[bucephylus]

They said "You sure the blank looks are your fault?" therefore they were NOT blaming you.

Looks to me your sound engineers don't want to push one button or turn one knob to accommodate your signal. Much like sound engineers who complain that the bass DI is tied to the master volume, something they have no trouble with when it comes to guitarists and their miked amps. I feel this is a matter of communicating one's needs but I don't know the situation well.

Yes, it is a situational issue.

 

[just_chill]

Got mine last night and used it this morning! I heard nothing but good things from the sound engineers

Note: I have an active eq on my bass so I don't do a ton of tone shaping on the preamp itself. I have found that I LOOOOOVE adding a little bit of body using the Voicing circuit!

 

[andare]

Got mine last night and used it this morning! I heard nothing but good things from the sound engineers

Note: I have an active eq on my bass so I don't do a ton of tone shaping on the preamp itself. I have found that I LOOOOOVE adding a little bit of body using the Voicing circuit!


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I see you use the CE-2W in CE-2 mode. Is there a volume boost in any settings like I hear in demos? I would really only use the CE-1 mode.

 

[just_chill]

I see you use the CE-2W in CE-2 mode. Is there a volume boost in any settings like I hear in demos? I would really only use the CE-1 mode.

Hello! Yes, there is a volume boost in both of the settings. CE-2 mode is the lowest volume, CE-1 Chorus (the second options/notch) has a slight volume boost and CE-1 Vibrato (the third and last option/notch) is the loudest setting. Thank you for asking this! I honestly didn't realize this until now.

 

[andare]

Hello! Yes, there is a volume boost in both of the settings. CE-2 mode is the lowest volume, CE-1 Chorus (the second options/notch) has a slight volume boost and CE-1 Vibrato (the third and last option/notch) is the loudest setting. Thank you for asking this! I honestly didn't realize this until now.

Thanks a lot for replying. It's a shame there's a volume boost and no way to adjust it internally. I guess I'll have to find another chorus pedal for my rig...