Discuss music production with Ableton Live.
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Beatport
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by Beatport » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:28 am
What's the point of a direct box? Should I be using one with my synths if i'm going into a preamp?
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solodky
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by solodky » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:13 am
Beatport wrote:What's the point of a direct box? Should I be using one with my synths if i'm going into a preamp?
is that an XLR Mic pre amp?
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longjohns
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by longjohns » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:21 am
I may be talking out my ass but if you've got the cabling you need then I'd say no
With my old band we packed a 4x direct box 1U rack to shows, because most clubs we played at the time only had XLR inputs on their snakes and maybe 1 or 2 DI's at best.
sometimes it was handy to have the ground lift switch
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Beatport
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by Beatport » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:23 am
Yes, I am going into an XLR pre.
OK, I guess I'm confused about one thing.
Is a synth output line or Hi-Z? I only need a DI if it's Hi-Z right? What happens if I go line into the mic pre?
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longjohns
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by longjohns » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:43 am
Line level is WAY hotter than a microphone, that doesn't seem like a good idea
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Beatport
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by Beatport » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:20 am
yeah, but is the output of my synth line or Hi-Z? It's an old roland juno-6 and an old vintage ARP
Do I need a direct box to go into the Hi-Z or mic pre inputs of my preamp.
I'm jst wondering, what's the best way to record this?
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knotkranky
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by knotkranky » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:10 am
A di can be an adapter or a an impedance matcher. Yes, a synth is line level, but it's also ok to plug it into a mic pre, though you may have to turn down the level on the synth a bit. Line to line is the best way to go, but sometimes i'll plug synths into a pre for character. It's all good.