On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 03:16:41PM +0000, Daniel James wrote: > > Sorry. Guitar is already line level. > > Might there be a problem with input impedance though? A passive guitar > pickup isn't exactly the same kind of output as eg a CD player, is > it? it's not. you are correct. > I'd been told that DI into my mixer was no good for bass guitar, i've been playing and recording bass for many years now so i can't resist chiming in here... it depends what you mean. normally "DI into mixer" means bass -> DI box -> mic preamp on mixer, and this is a very common way to record bass. if you mean bass -> mic preamp, that's not usually good. same for bass -> line-level input, unless the bass is active. My old Ibanez with active Alembic electronics works fine connected directly to any line-level input. > so I > rigged up an amp, speaker and large diagphram condenser mic instead. > Result - exactly the same sound, only more noise. i highly doubt it was otherwise identical, but yes, it should be noisier :-) FWIW i prefer large dynamic mics (akg d112, EV RE-20, maybe MD-421) for micing a bass amp. Large-diaphragm condensers have a treble boost that I find unflattering on bass guitar. I only tried a small-diaphragm condenser once and it couldn't handle the low end. I also prefer micing the bass amp to going DI. The speaker -> air -> microphone combination changes the frequency response and the attack in ways that I find very nice. Mic placement is critical. Mic pointed at the middle of the speaker cone is "standard" but not necessarily best for a particular sound. > Then I figured out it was my playing that made the bass sound so > lame... oh, that :-) -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com Look! Up in the sky! It's THE VIRIDIAN TAMBOURINE! (random hero from isometric.spaceninja.com)
