Z-TONE DI

Applications

Learn how to get your best guitar and bass tone using Z-TONE DI performing live on stage or recording in a pro recording studio or your home studio.

Home studio

High-end guitar/bass direct recording in a home studio

This setup allows you to record a DI guitar track at the highest possible quality into your DAW for further plug-in processing. With the addition of Z-TONE control, any audio interface can become the best audio interface for guitar and bass.

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High-end guitar/bass amp+DI recording in a home studio

This setup allows for simultaneous recording of a DI guitar track and miked amp—at the highest possible quality—into your DAW for further plug-in processing. With the addition of Z-TONE control, your audio interface with 2 microphone inputs can become the best guitar and bass interface.

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Pro studio

High-end guitar/bass direct recording in a pro studio

The setup below allows you to record a DI guitar track at the highest possible quality in your DAW for further plug-in processing. With the addition of Z-TONE control, you can still plug into your existing high end modern or vintage mic preamps and capture amazing guitar or bass tone.

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High end guitar/bass amp+DI recording in a pro studio

The following setup allows for simultaneous recording of a DI guitar track and miked amp—at the highest possible quality—into your DAW for further plug-in processing. With the addition of Z-TONE control, you can still plug into your existing modern or vintage mic preamps and capture amazing guitar or bass tone.

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Live

Live electric bass rig

This setup is ideal for a live high-quality electric bass rig. The Z-TONE control will affect both the tone of the DI signal to the FOH (front of house) and the signal sent to your on-stage amplifier.

Live electric bass rig with pedalboard

Z-TONE Buffer Boost is the ideal first pedal on your pedalboard. It buffers your guitar signal to drive pedals and amps with the best integrity and purity of tone. Z-TONE control will open a new palette of tones from your guitar or bass and the boost switch will add that edge for solos–with maximum level and minimum possible noise. Here, Z-TONE DI is used to split the signal between FOH direct and to your amp.

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Ground-loops elimination

Elimination of ground-loops with USB instruments

Connecting USB instruments to a computer and then to an audio interface at the same time can often cause a noisy ground loop. The galvanically insulated Z-TONE DI balanced output completely eliminates ground loop noise.

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Elimination of ground loop noise using laptops or tablets onstage

When connecting grounded computers or audio interfaces to a stage box or on-stage mixer, a noisy ground loop is likely. The galvanically insulated Z-TONE DI balanced output completely eliminates ground loop noise.