RecordingMaster
A Sarcastic Statement
Here's the basic setup for this application:
- TASCAM US-1800 audio interface: it has inputs with and without preamps. The ones without preamps are intended for connecting an external preamp.
- I do have an external pre amp as well for a different flavor, called the ART MPA Pro II. It has High Z guitar inputs or balanced xlr inputs.
- The above goes into my iMac OSX via USB 2.0
- I am using Pro Tools 9
- Bass amp head in question is a Galien-Krueger Backline 600 with a "Direct Out" XLR jack on the front panel
My blunders, my bass player has a bass guitar with ACTIVE pickups, meaning going direct into a Hi-Z jack is bad because it is meant for passive pickups. So to DI the bass, I usually go into a passive DI and out of the XLR out, into the XLR in on my interface. And I use the pre amp on the interface to adjust the recording level. Alternatively, I'll go into the outboard pre-amp's XLR IN jack, then from there into the passive input on my interface.
My questions are for 2 different scenarios:
1) Let’s say I want to use the GK 600 simply as a DI box rather than my low quality passive Yorkville DI. I would go into the GK head, out of the Direct out (in EQ BYPASS mode), then into the pre amp on my interface (or outboard pre) to adjust recording level. Alternatively, could I go from the XLR out into a 1/4" Hi Z jack on either the interface or outboard pre? Or would that still be bad since the bass is active in which case i'd stick to the original thought of going into theXLR balanced jack?
2) Let’s say I want to use the GK 600 as a DI AND have the flavor and sound of the GK. I would go into the GK, out of the direct out (in EQ ‘ON’ mode), then into the TRS passive input on my interface, bypassing the interface’s preamps. I’d assume the MASTER control on the GK would as as the pre-amp volume. Am I correct? For the record, GK says with EQ ON mode, it will give you that GK sound AND it's pre-amp volume. I'm just scared I might blow something in my interface or monitors, etc.
Please let me know if you can answer those questions and if during any of the above scenarios, if I would ever need to go from the GK into the Hi Z input on my interface (or if that's not an option since it's an active bass and it would mess with the signal).
Thanks so much for your help! As always.
- TASCAM US-1800 audio interface: it has inputs with and without preamps. The ones without preamps are intended for connecting an external preamp.
- I do have an external pre amp as well for a different flavor, called the ART MPA Pro II. It has High Z guitar inputs or balanced xlr inputs.
- The above goes into my iMac OSX via USB 2.0
- I am using Pro Tools 9
- Bass amp head in question is a Galien-Krueger Backline 600 with a "Direct Out" XLR jack on the front panel
My blunders, my bass player has a bass guitar with ACTIVE pickups, meaning going direct into a Hi-Z jack is bad because it is meant for passive pickups. So to DI the bass, I usually go into a passive DI and out of the XLR out, into the XLR in on my interface. And I use the pre amp on the interface to adjust the recording level. Alternatively, I'll go into the outboard pre-amp's XLR IN jack, then from there into the passive input on my interface.
My questions are for 2 different scenarios:
1) Let’s say I want to use the GK 600 simply as a DI box rather than my low quality passive Yorkville DI. I would go into the GK head, out of the Direct out (in EQ BYPASS mode), then into the pre amp on my interface (or outboard pre) to adjust recording level. Alternatively, could I go from the XLR out into a 1/4" Hi Z jack on either the interface or outboard pre? Or would that still be bad since the bass is active in which case i'd stick to the original thought of going into theXLR balanced jack?
2) Let’s say I want to use the GK 600 as a DI AND have the flavor and sound of the GK. I would go into the GK, out of the direct out (in EQ ‘ON’ mode), then into the TRS passive input on my interface, bypassing the interface’s preamps. I’d assume the MASTER control on the GK would as as the pre-amp volume. Am I correct? For the record, GK says with EQ ON mode, it will give you that GK sound AND it's pre-amp volume. I'm just scared I might blow something in my interface or monitors, etc.
Please let me know if you can answer those questions and if during any of the above scenarios, if I would ever need to go from the GK into the Hi Z input on my interface (or if that's not an option since it's an active bass and it would mess with the signal).
Thanks so much for your help! As always.