MOTM

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Jim Black <black_man_music@y...> wrote:
> Some folks I've worked with insist on a tube front-end
> (Manley) as they insist an analog synth direct to disk
> or direct-in is as stupid as running any line-level
> instrument direct. 

Bah. In most cases, yes. Most synths, from old stuff on up to today's crap 
have quite wimpy output stages. For most stuff, a DI or line driver makes a 
huge difference. However, the chip usually used as an output buffer in the 
MOTM (the OP275), is much better at driving a wire than what most synths 
are using. 

Of course, if you have a long cable run it's a good idea to balance your 
output, but that's a different issue.

That said, I still almost always use the DI input on a Manley mic pre too. 
Chee!!

Max