Members Chaff67 Posted February 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2011 Yes, the ac-60 has 2 different DI's. One is a 1/4 inch DI/tuner out (no amp effects or mute) and the other is a pair of XLR outs that give the amp sound/effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted February 17, 2011 Members Share Posted February 17, 2011 Since he is going into the amp then going direct out from the amp where would the active DI go, between viloin and amp or after amp before the mixer? If you are taking the signal out of the amp's DI, be sure it's a pre-eq output otherwise any eq on the amp will be passed onto the signal to the PA. This could be a problem. What pickup and amp is being used? "Very good" isn't useful information. Lots of people who don't know the difference think crap is very good... until they get a chance to use "real" very good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chaff67 Posted February 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 17, 2011 The amp is a Roland AC-60. The XLR line out we are currently using, has eq in it, along with reverb and chorus. The amp does have a pre-eq DI out also. I am not sure about the pickup. We have band practice tonight, I'll try and find out then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twostone Posted February 17, 2011 Members Share Posted February 17, 2011 Again I know expert and just use a common sense approach if the PU is one of those tiny round types which I've only seen one in my years being a musician.Maybe it's located in the wrong place. I know from experimenting with mic placement in recording makes a whole impact. Just a thought. I know Age would know more about these type of PU then I do. I also know you can throw just about any thing at SM57 and get decent results.5 gallon bucket, cardboard box, vocals, even a acoustic guitar if you don't have a condenser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imnotded Posted February 17, 2011 Members Share Posted February 17, 2011 Again I know expert and just use a common sense approach if the PU is one of those tiny round types which I've only seen one in my years being a musician.Maybe it's located in the wrong place. I know from experimenting with mic placement in recording makes a whole impact. Just a thought. I know Age would know more about these type of PU then I do. I also know you can throw just about any thing at SM57 and get decent results.5 gallon bucket, cardboard box, vocals, even a acoustic guitar if you don't have a condenser. When we had a violin at my church we just used a 57 and it sounded pretty good, except when the violinist would move away from the mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted February 20, 2011 Members Share Posted February 20, 2011 What model of preamp does the violinist plug into, prior to the amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Redbassman86 Posted February 21, 2011 Members Share Posted February 21, 2011 To Redbassman86: Have you had experience where the pickup sounds great at one volume level then not as good at another? This is the issue. I am not sure what p'up he is using, but he said that when he went to the music store to purchase he bought the best one recommended by the staff. Unfortunately I have not. Generally speaking i look for pickups that sound like the instrument. Most of the people that come through are touring Celtic musicians, and lots of them will honestly have me mic the fiddle, because they dont like their pickup sound. I have seen some great pickups, but my best luck (consistently) has come with an Isomax microphone. You really need to experiment, and take your time, fiddles can be sonically challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted February 21, 2011 Members Share Posted February 21, 2011 The Zeta violins are optimized for live performance and use a unique patented cantalever type crystal assembly. Works very well. The OP may want to take the instrument to one of the pro acoustic shops that specialize in the touring client. These guys have the knowledge and experience to do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.