Sansamp live sound

no. XLR out sends effected tone (when the pedal is engaged). 1/4" OUTPUT same. 1/4" PARALLEL sends UN-Effected sound (as if directly from your bass).

 

If I read you correctly OP you want a dirty sound on stage and a clean sound going to the board? Huh?

 

Yes

 

like who?

the regular 1/4" out is for your amp! the parallel out is like for a tuner or something.

 

You can send the BDDI 1/4" "Parallel Output" dry signal to the main input of your amp if you want to use that amp's preamp, EQ etc. This is exactly like plugging your bass into an amp. The Sansamp is bypassed. Otherwise send the BDDI 1/4" "Output" to the effects return, usually found on the back of the amp. On most amps, this layout uses only the power section pf the amp, and the Sansamp is the preamp, and chief tone shaper.

 

+1. That will work. Bass into BDDI, Parallel Output to mixer, and 1/4" Output to amp. However, unless you’re next to the mixer or one is provided, you’ll need another DI since you’ll just be using the BDDI as a stomp box effect (the Radial J48 is nice).

 

i run the unaffected signal back into my amp because i don't want anything coloring the tone of my amp!

but send the affected signal to the board to emulate a tube amp sound coming from the mains.

 

i run the unaffected signal back into my amp because i don't want anything coloring the tone of my amp!

but send the affected signal to the board to emulate a tube amp sound coming from the mains.

although i used an ART tube box as DI this past weekend and my end up selling the sansamp that thing is so bad ass.

 

The Bass Driver DI was originally designed to give you the sound of a vintage tube amp via the XLR out to the mixing board. The concept was that you would plug your bass into the Bass Driver and send the parallel uneffected output to your bass amp and use that as your stage monitor. This meant that your direct tone wasn't the sound of your bass guitar's pickups but the sound of an emulated amp. This would give the player and FOH a much more consistent DI sound and eliminate the need for a microphone. You could also utilize the blend function and "blend" in your standard DI bass tone with the amp emulation like recording studios have done for years

Somewhere along the way players started using the Bass Driver as a distortion box into the front end of their bass amps via the 1/4" output and sending the XLR SansAmp output to the mixer. This is fine as long as you leave the pedal engaged. If you switch it on and off like a regular stompbox you will have a very inconsistent DI signal at the board.

You can use it in any manner you wish if it works for you. It's a flexible pedal that can be used in a multitude of ways. It really depend what you are trying to accomplish. .

 

using the sansamp sound into the mains and a dry sound on stage doesn't make sense to me; i'd have no idea what i actually sounded like, which totally affects the way i hit the instrument!

it's the opposite scenario from the player constructing a very particular amp tone, then having the soundguy bypass all of it with a DI straight off the bass. in each case the player is getting bogus feedback as to his sonic contribution to the band sound out front.

yes, i know, the EQ might be different out front than into my stage rig, but the "character" needs to be there for me to have the right feel for what i'm doing.

 

if the sansamp is "your sound", then use either your own rig or the house rig (don't bother with both) but use the regular 1/4" out to your stage rig; in fact, you might be best off running that 1/4" out into the effects return or power amp in of the stage rig, bypassing the other preamp entirely so it's just a straight power amp.

 

This works great for me!

 

With back line equipment, it's usually best to use what is provided or completely bypass it. With a quick turnover of bands (my guess) it is best to stick with what works for you. Although you can finally try something new, doing so in front of a bunch of people can turn out to be a nightmare sound wise for you. Especially if you have no time to adjust it.