<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div><div>Well, I used the Yamaha John Myung signature 6 string which is active. And I got a real good Output without any DI.  I just plugged it into the Break-Out-Box and it worked perfectly for me. </div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Michael<br><br></div><div>Am 20.09.2009 um 19:00 schrieb Brian David <<a href="mailto:beejunk@gmail.com">beejunk@gmail.com</a>>:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Sergio Bello <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:s.bello@sintechno.it"><a href="mailto:s.bello@sintechno.it">s.bello@sintechno.it</a></a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Just an aside note: shouldn't you use a DI box to connect your bass to<br> the M-Audio?<br> <br> I used a behringher Tube Ultragain MIC200 low cost DI box (now I jump in<br> my M-Audio 1010 through a line6 X3 Pro). Otherwise your signal could be<br> really low.<br> <font color="#888888"><br> Sergio<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br clear="all">The MIC200 is not a DI, it seems to be just a regular pre-amp.  But you're right, you'll need some sort of gain before you record, which is usually done by using a pre-amp.  I do not think that a standard DI adjusts the gain so much as matches impedance, although some fancier boxes will allow you to boost the gain.<br> -- <br>-Brian David<br> </div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>-- </span><br><span>Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a></span><br><span>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users"><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users</a></a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>