MOTM

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.