Recording a DI signal in Reaper

[Tom-D]

Hello

I just bought a DI Box and I have a problem with getting a wet signal with it.
I want to record a tube preamp through it and to have the advantage of easy editing. So I want to record it with the preamp connected and I want to keep that sound but to have a waveform that is easier to edit. The problem is that I dont hear the preamp at all, Reaper is recording just the dry signal. Could somebody tell me how to set it up ? Am I missing something ?

Connection:
guitar=DI Box IN
preamp=DI Box OUT->preamp IN
interface=DI Box->XLR->Mic In of my Tone Port

The DI Box is a Palmer 01.

 

[java]

Is best to edit first the DI track and then send it to the preamp

...and then connect the preamp to DI Box IN

 

[Tom-D]

But would I need to have a reamp box also ?

 

[RedDog]

Thru to amp, xlr to preamp, use gain on preamp to boost signal. Toneport.

Edit: shift + up to make the waveforms bigger.

 

[AudioGeekZine]

Am I missing something ?

Connection:
guitar=DI Box IN
preamp=DI Box OUT->preamp IN
interface=DI Box->XLR->Mic In of my Tone Port

from the way you've explained it, the preamp isn't connected to the computer so it makes sense that it's not recording.