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Sansamp Bass Driver

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NordLead

Sep 17, 2009
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I just bought one and I have some questions. I'm used to recording guitar DI signals with a Countryman DI so I'm guessing the input on this is Hi-Z. The outputs say it's Lo-Z so that must mean I can run the outputs into a mixing board and not worry about plugging it into an actual Hi-Z input.

Is the XLR output mic level, and the TS output (on the left side) line level? I'm guessing I'll only need the XLR out, but can you use them simultaneously? I ever use an amp with it I'm guessing I'll have to use the 'PARALLEL OUTPUT' thing to split the signal.

I'm a little confused because you can turn the Footswitch thing off to where the 'preamp' section is being bypassed, and that means you have a DI signal. That's what the Parallel Output is for though. So I'm guessing that the only difference then is that the Parallel Output is a true Hi-Z signal (just as it was coming in, so that would need to go to an amp or another Hi-Z input on a preamp or another direct box) and the XLR and TS outputs on the left are DI signals when the footswitch LED is off, but converted to line/mic level.

Am I correct on all of that?
 
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The Bass Driver DI was designed as a "direct box," and works best direct. The idea was that you would plug into the Bass Driver and send the uneffected parallel output to your bass rig (just like a traditional DI) and use your bass amp as your onstage monitor. You would then send the amp emulated output of the Bass Driver to the mixing board and have the sound of a mic'd vintage amp without the hassles of mic'ing. We also gave you the ability to "blend" in your straight bass sound with the SansAmp emulation as this is a common techniques used in the studio.
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The parallel output is hardwired to the input. On the older V1units the XLR output is a padded down output for microphone level and the 1/4" out can deliver up to line level depending on how the pedal is set.

If the unit is in bypass mode it can be used as a standard DI to convert a high Z signal to low impedance. You can also engage the unit and turn the blend counterclockwise to turn off the SansAmp portion of the circuit. Now only the level, treble and bass controls are active. With the treble and bass at their null points the unit is flat response but can be used as an active DI with tone controls.

There is a mod that can be done to the older Bass Drivers to disable the pad on the XLR output if desired. If you wish to do this please contact tech support. Invalid Link Removed
 

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