Re: Cello Pickup Augmentation
Have you spoken to the sound team about this or is it just your impression? If not, they may be making it sound the way it does on purpose and it's a difference of opinion.
If they're trying to make it better, but can't, the first thing to check is that the signal is any good to begin with, presumably the actual cello sounds right so the next thing is the pickup and DI. Reset the channel EQ on the console, PFL the channel, and listen to the signal using a familiar pair of headphones. If it sounds bad at this stage, you know where to go looking for your problem.
Are you using an active DI?
What specifically is the equipment?
There is this, but it won't help if the problem is somewhere else.
Radial PZ-DI Orchestral Acoustic Direct Box
What was the "special" mic you used? How did it sound? It might be worth trying a mic again to verify that the combination of you, your instrument, and the sound team, is capable of getting a good sound. If the problems only happen when you change from a mic to a pickup/DI then you have your problem. A Beta57a is nice on cello, but obviously it's not the only mic that would work.
Chris
