Bought the RNP - Do people tend to blow things out of proportion here a lot?? - Page 3

Silent Sound · 28th June 2010

I have NOT found the RNP to be a great bass DI. It's just too clean. No grit, no color, just flat boring bass sound. Perhaps it would be good to mix in with a mic'ed up bass amp, as it would provide quite a contrast, but I don't like the sound of a mic'ed bass amp (I don't like room sound on bass guitar as it tends to get lost that way in a busy mix). I actually prefer the old ART studio MP better for the color it adds, although it's not my top choice either.

I have used the RNP for DI'ing electric guitar to later reamp and run mic comparison tests, and it KILLED for that, as it's so clean.

That being said, I love the RNP for any mic in just about any situation. It's fast enough and has enough headroom for drum OHs, and warm enough for acoustic instruments. It just never sounds bad. It's not always my first choice, but it is always a good one.

Robbie777 · 29th June 2010

Big plus for the RNP, youll see just how good it is over time with use...Big Plus also for the Focusrite ISA One, its very clean and has a wondeful warm high end thats simply brillent .....and one can learn to hear it actualy colors your sound ever so slightly.... at first listen most mic pres sound simular to the other, even cheap pres...

Tapeworm · 29th June 2010

I have had the RNP for a few years now. I bought it based on reviews from this (and other) sites. Although I'm not blown away by the DI, I still think it was a great buy and still remains a valued piece in my humble studio. It's clean but not surgical clean and has usable gain for days.

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28th June 2010	#61
Silent Sound Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 895 2 Reviews written	I have NOT found the RNP to be a great bass DI. It's just too clean. No grit, no color, just flat boring bass sound. Perhaps it would be good to mix in with a mic'ed up bass amp, as it would provide quite a contrast, but I don't like the sound of a mic'ed bass amp (I don't like room sound on bass guitar as it tends to get lost that way in a busy mix). I actually prefer the old ART studio MP better for the color it adds, although it's not my top choice either. I have used the RNP for DI'ing electric guitar to later reamp and run mic comparison tests, and it KILLED for that, as it's so clean. That being said, I love the RNP for any mic in just about any situation. It's fast enough and has enough headroom for drum OHs, and warm enough for acoustic instruments. It just never sounds bad. It's not always my first choice, but it is always a good one.

29th June 2010	#62
Robbie777 Gear addict Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Newport News Posts: 475	Big plus for the RNP, youll see just how good it is over time with use...Big Plus also for the Focusrite ISA One, its very clean and has a wondeful warm high end thats simply brillent .....and one can learn to hear it actualy colors your sound ever so slightly.... at first listen most mic pres sound simular to the other, even cheap pres...

29th June 2010	#63
Tapeworm Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,450	I have had the RNP for a few years now. I bought it based on reviews from this (and other) sites. Although I'm not blown away by the DI, I still think it was a great buy and still remains a valued piece in my humble studio. It's clean but not surgical clean and has usable gain for days.