Heavy-hitter DI shootout! Also, my best Recto tone yet! - Page 4

Metaltastic · April 21st, 2009, 05:10 PM

I can't be certain cuz I don't know how good the inst. in's on the Focusrite are, but my guess is the Countryman would still be an improvement

The_Shred · April 21st, 2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Urgul

Thanks for great shootout!

I have a question. I've just ordered Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 and this interface has 2 instrument inputs... so... should I buy external DI box (Countryman Type 85 for example) or these Saffire's instrument inputs would be perfect for recording DI guitars?? I know these are for recording direct singals but would there be better quality if I buy Countryman and record through it?
Sorry for such a n00b question

Same here, mine arrives tommorow

Im still gonna buy a Red Eye which is what ill probs end up using all the time. The pads on the Saffire are only -9db, I dunno if thats really enough.

AudioGeekZine · April 29th, 2009, 08:00 AM

shit man, I didn't know about this one, we could have talked about it on the show.

I don't even know if I need another DI. I've got the 2 in the Profire 2626, a generic (whirlwind clone) for my space echo, and a Sansamp BDDI.

I can't tell a difference between the Profire and the Sansamp bypassed on guitar. But I don't re-amp, I don't have a tube screamer and I don't have a tube amp.

The_Shred · April 29th, 2009, 08:04 AM

I used my BDDI one time and somebody commented that the quality of the DI was poor. Think it might have been Cobhc.

Oh and the pads on the Saffire seem to work just fine

James Murphy · May 31st, 2009, 10:50 PM

i used the Countryman type 85 for years.... 4 or 5 years ago though i bouth the Radial JDV mk3 and been using that since... and love it. forget how much it was, but it was still quite expensive even with my Radial deal.

Tape Deck · August 20th, 2009, 07:49 PM

Super late to the party, but I just read the OP and listened to the clips and am surprised to have a clear preference for A in the passives. It's A then C, with B a distant 3rd. That said, I can't be sure that it's not a little signal hyping on A that I'm preferring... like a little boost. A and C are similar in a lot of ways, and C may be more legitimately representative of what's actually coming into the DAW.

For that matter... B could be the most legit, and both A and C could be hyped. But it's the kind of thing where I'd skip my whole "philosophy" of recording what's actually there, because A and C sound just plain old better to me. :P

Would it matter in a mix? I think it might.

But then, on the EMGs, I don't hear as much of a meaningful difference at all. In fact, I might even PREFER B, though they're so very close...

Great little experiment. I love this sort of stuff.

April 21st, 2009, 05:10 PM	#76 (permalink)
Metaltastic The call of the couch Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York, USA Posts: 19,999	I can't be certain cuz I don't know how good the inst. in's on the Focusrite are, but my guess is the Countryman would still be an improvement __________________ Please check out my EP! (updated mix) Thread \| Myspace Guitars: Ibanez Prestige RGA321F (EMG 81's @ 18v); Jackson DK2 (JB + STK-S1n); SX Jazz Bass (EMG PJ set) Recording: RAIN Recording Livebook; REAPER; Mackie Onyx 400F; Tannoy Reveal 5A's; Audio Tech. ATH-M50's; Superior 2.0; Voxengo Elephant www.myspace.com/marcushedwig

April 29th, 2009, 08:00 AM	#78 (permalink)
AudioGeekZine arsehole know-it-all Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,958	shit man, I didn't know about this one, we could have talked about it on the show. I don't even know if I need another DI. I've got the 2 in the Profire 2626, a generic (whirlwind clone) for my space echo, and a Sansamp BDDI. I can't tell a difference between the Profire and the Sansamp bypassed on guitar. But I don't re-amp, I don't have a tube screamer and I don't have a tube amp. __________________ \| www.EPICSounds.ca \| www.AudioGeekZine.com \| www.HomeRecordingShow.com \|

April 29th, 2009, 08:04 AM	#79 (permalink)
The_Shred Jaymz Join Date: May 2006 Location: Darlington Posts: 4,354	I used my BDDI one time and somebody commented that the quality of the DI was poor. Think it might have been Cobhc. Oh and the pads on the Saffire seem to work just fine __________________ Schecter C1 & C7 Hellraisers, LTD EC-1000 Deluxe, LTD Explorer, Jackson Dinky, Mesa Dual Rectifier, Peavey 6505, Marshall 1960DM 4x12, Spector Q5 Pro

May 31st, 2009, 10:50 PM	#80 (permalink)
James Murphy Armadillah Killah Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,896	i used the Countryman type 85 for years.... 4 or 5 years ago though i bouth the Radial JDV mk3 and been using that since... and love it. forget how much it was, but it was still quite expensive even with my Radial deal. __________________ Heretic • Apostate • Agnostic

August 20th, 2009, 07:49 PM	#81 (permalink)
Tape Deck Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3	Super late to the party, but I just read the OP and listened to the clips and am surprised to have a clear preference for A in the passives. It's A then C, with B a distant 3rd. That said, I can't be sure that it's not a little signal hyping on A that I'm preferring... like a little boost. A and C are similar in a lot of ways, and C may be more legitimately representative of what's actually coming into the DAW. For that matter... B could be the most legit, and both A and C could be hyped. But it's the kind of thing where I'd skip my whole "philosophy" of recording what's actually there, because A and C sound just plain old better to me. :P Would it matter in a mix? I think it might. But then, on the EMGs, I don't hear as much of a meaningful difference at all. In fact, I might even PREFER B, though they're so very close... Great little experiment. I love this sort of stuff.