Arnoldas Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Hey guys, Recently I've been trying to add a Di pedal at the end of my pedalboard chain. So far I have tried the following DI's: Behringer BDI21 Caline CP-60 Wine Cellar and a Ukrainian hand built B3K clone by CRAB (solo Ukrainian guy building amps and effect pedals) The problem I have found with all of them is that even with the drive or gain section disengaged or turned to 0 I still get some clipping/distortion happening when playing. Not sure if this is by design or my setup is not right. (I've tried both through amp and straight into a DAW) So what I'd like, is to still keep my bass clean until I stomp on a dedicated distortion pedal (ie I use Aftershock). Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Describe the full signal chain before and after the DI is inserted. The reason for the distortion will very likely become clear. With the limited info given so far it could be any number of hookups gone wrong . 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnoldas Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Downunderwonder said: Describe the full signal chain before and after the DI is inserted. The reason for the distortion will very likely become clear. With the limited info given so far it could be any number of hookups gone wrong . IN -> PolyTune2 -> Hyper Luminal (comp) -> C4 Synth -> Aftershock (distortion) -> DI pedal -> OUT All powered by Mooer Micro Power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I've got that Behringer - mine is really low noise / quiet with the gain at zero. So you've got something else going on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, Arnoldas said: IN -> PolyTune2 -> Hyper Luminal (comp) -> C4 Synth -> Aftershock (distortion) -> DI pedal -> OUT All powered by Mooer Micro Power How hot is the output from the compressor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) I have the BDI 21 too and mine sounds ok. Sounds like the signal going in to it is too high. Have you tried removing the DI's and checking to see if the clipping is still present? Edited November 30, 2022 by Franticsmurf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lidl e Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Arnoldas said: IN -> PolyTune2 -> Hyper Luminal (comp) -> C4 Synth -> Aftershock (distortion) -> DI pedal -> OUT All powered by Mooer Micro Power I think it might be your boutique pedals compaining about being run into a behringer! Sorry, off topic, but how do you like that aftershock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Arnoldas said: IN -> PolyTune2 -> Hyper Luminal (comp) -> C4 Synth -> Aftershock (distortion) -> DI pedal -> OUT All powered by Mooer Micro What comes after and is it ALL the same stuff before adding in the DI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) What I'd recommend is to take all of the pedals out of the chain and put them back in one at a time. This will identify where exactly the distortion happens, if you're still getting distortion without any effects then the problem is either before them i.e. your bass, or after them i.e. gain structure of your sound card/interface. If you get distortion using just the DI when the drive or blend is set to clean then it could be your power supply isn't delivering enough voltage and you're running out of clean headroom way before you should. It's time consuming, but it's guaranteed to work. Edited November 30, 2022 by paul_5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnoldas Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 9 hours ago, fretmeister said: How hot is the output from the compressor? Its at about 12 to 1 o clock, ration 2:1 and blend 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnoldas Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 8 hours ago, Franticsmurf said: I have the BDI 21 too and mine sounds ok. Sounds like the signal going in to it is too high. Have you tried removing the DI's and checking to see if the clipping is still present? Yeah without the DI pedal it's great, nice and clean! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnoldas Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 8 hours ago, lidl e said: I think it might be your boutique pedals compaining about being run into a behringer! Sorry, off topic, but how do you like that aftershock? Thing is, it's similar clipping effect with all of them, the least is with the wine cellar, but still noticibly there on the low end, and when i turn up the highs and "presence" on the DI's the distortion gets worse. The aftershock is amazing, best bass distortion pedal I ever bought! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnoldas Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 7 hours ago, Downunderwonder said: What comes after and is it ALL the same stuff before adding in the DI? After the pedal board is a TC electronics BH750 or an Audient iD14 (just for home recording straight into DAW). Yes the pedalboard always stays the same, just been trying to add a DI so I can play live without need for a bass amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnoldas Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 7 hours ago, paul_5 said: What I'd recommend is to take all of the pedals out of the chain and put them back in one at a time. This will identify where exactly the distortion happens, if you're still getting distortion without any effects then the problem is either before them i.e. your bass, or after them i.e. gain structure of your sound card/interface. If you get distortion using just the DI when the drive or blend is set to clean then it could be your power supply isn't delivering enough voltage and you're running out of clean headroom way before you should. It's time consuming, but it's guaranteed to work. Will defo try that, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Try a Radial Stagebug SB-2. A passive di, great tone and difficult to overdrive. And not expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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