ras52 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Hi, possibly an odd question, but am I right in thinking that a "bass" DI box will aim to be transparent in bypass, i.e. not do anything "bass"-specific? I'm going to be recording a guitarist at home soon, and I'm planning to mic his cab and also record a direct signal for potential virtual amping fun. I have an MXR bass di+, and also a Behringer BDI21, which I recently acquired when I hit "spend €20 more to get free shipping" on a Thomann order :-) So what I'm thinking is guitar > DI box, then DI box 1/4" output > guitar amp, and DI box balanced output > DAW. (Add stomp boxes to taste). What I want is for the guitarist to hear his sound from the amp uncoloured from the DI box. I've just noticed that the MXR has a "parallel" output as well as the effect output. Thoughts...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Ben Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) it should work as long as the preamp is off on the mxr, think the behringer has a drastic mid scoop built in though. Edited April 25, 2015 by Old_Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 As long as the DI IS actually built to sound clean, then yes, otherwise it will be coloured. I do this all the time in an identical chain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I'd use the parallel output to the guitar amp, or on the BDI21 just turn the blend all the way down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Thanks guys. Parallel output on the MXR looks like the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Update: just did a test recording and it worked, hooray! Guitar -> MXR bass di+ -> parallel output -> guitar amp -> mic -> interface plus balanced output from di+ -> interface I didn't even have to provide any power to the MXR Thanks for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Did the session yesterday, and the MXR was transparent Mic-ed up a crunchy Marshall stack, and I've currently just slapped a Sansamp plugin preset on the parallel DI track while I edit... nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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