Originally Posted By: jazzmammal
... In my case I'm a keyboard player who focuses on a Hammond B3 and piano ... Bob

Bob: regarding B3; got any favorite VSTs? I liked the Native B4 in the past, used it once in a 'serious' situation. These days there are so many more available, some even free.

Kent & Bob: As for your extensive replies, thanks for clearing matters ... so i get that the DI versions don't use any after instrument electrickery; the DI version is just with sound coming out of a normal output (electric signal) of any amplification needing instrument without pre-amp and mixing FX like compression, gating, EQ, reverb and delays. The non DI RTs then use some amplification preamp grit and sweetening. Hopefully without reverb etc added to the WAVs.

Still in regards to the Pedal Steel sound of Paul Franklin i felt the DI version sounds slightly cleaner and maybe better suited for a mix with acoustic real instruments. Hence my grief with the DI version RTs & the low levels still persists. F