On Mar 29, 2006, at 12:36 PM,
ivancu@... wrote:
> Don't use a direct box. Most direct boxes will take a line-level
> input
> and attenuate it to mic level. You WANT a high-level line input going
> to the MOTM.
I'm sorry to chime in, but this just isn't true. DI boxes take an
unbalanced signal and AMPLIFY it to a balanced line-level signal.
Useful when you're plugging an unbalanced instrument in on-stage,
then running in 200 feet back to the console, and don't want to add
ground hum & lose signal.
Just because there's an XLR output from a DI Box, doesn't mean that
it's mic-level.