HeySoundGuy
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I would like to know what is good to look for in a good DI box? what makes one better then the other? Can anyone help me. Brands would be helpful, The bar I work at uses DOD and i know it is good for them to have groundlift switches but other then that i have never given it much thought. |
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wailingalleycat
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I recently got a couple of behringer DI-100 there quite nice for the price, not sure what it was but know it was cheap. Don't know about your price range but they are budget so not the best on the market but fine for stage work.
they are active boxes (phantom or battery, PP3) with groundlift parrallel jack input/output rugged construction -20 to -40db attenuation
Sounds great on a bass.
ULTRA DI DI-100
-Paul
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Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:23 pm |
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HeySoundGuy
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Thanks for the help...I am just going to do some more homework before I buy one. If anyone else has something to add feel free... |
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Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:49 am |
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wailingalleycat
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I think you need to add a few things yourself, what are you using it for?, what is your price range? What features do you need? etc. etc.
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Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:20 pm |
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HeySoundGuy
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It will be used from everything to Keys to samplers to Bass...Price is not really a main concern..and I was actually looking for examples of what makes a DI a GOOD DI |
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Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:39 pm |
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peterpit
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I pick my DI on what is going into it. Acoustic Guitars with those peizo pickups seem to sort out DI boxes. You know how they sound really weedy and thin, sometimes? IMO, it depends how the impedence matching of the DI they're plugged into...so...
behringer DI good for keyboards, not good for acoustic guit, that i've done anyway...
my main DI for bass and acoustic have been a bass sansamp (never got hold of the acoustic guit one yet!) and that seems was my favourite sound...
UNTIL a local club here bought a BSS 133 DI. I though it looked like the behringer so i said i'd use my own. then next week, i forgot to bring my own, and wow! it had such a more open, trebly sound (but not thin, like the behringer) and I have just bought one myself!
BBE make a nice DI but it is line in only, but it can also take direct speaker stuff, from guit amps.
worth seeing, hearing what other people in your area are using. it is probably been chosen after using a few others... |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:26 pm |
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Calipso
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We use BSS 133 DI's in college, and our tutor who works in a live venue in Belfast uses them, though for him, he doesnt care if its passive or active for live use, as tbh you really cant tell much of a difference. If you walked into a live venue, i guarantee you wouldnt be able to tell if its active or passive lol. For sake of studio purposes, then yes perhaps an active d.i will sound better if you are really fine tunning. The only real advantages of paying more for an active is the db pad, for keyboards on stage with hot signals. But any keyboardist will most likley have his own D.I's if he is any good lol. And the link is handy for bass players who will want to feel and hear their bass with use of proper bass amp, but once again, any half descent bass player should have his own D.I. |
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:52 pm |
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stevec
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I jave been using the Behringer DI-100 for about 6 months and it has proved to be a good basic DI. I gig 1-3 shows a weekend and they get used every show, so they have seen moderate use. IMO the sound is open and ok though not studio quality. These replaced an equally priced set of passive DIs that were very noise prone. I also tried the red Behringer for guitars and it was terrible. I went back to using the silver ones right away. I use them on 2 acoustic guitars, one classical and one nice six string (Taylor I think) and on the keys.
What to look for IMO:
Low noise (Ground lift is a must and should have a low self-noise)
Good sounding
Active (batery or phantom) I use the phantom all the time but having both abilties has saved me before
Link or parallel output (we feed the in-ear monitor mix with it)
At least 20dB of pad (These have up to 40dB)
Rugged construction
I don't like alot of other stuff like EQ, FX Cab sim etc. Rather hve dedicated boxes that do that better. One nice feature is that theese B's can be put inbetween a guitar amp and the speaker cab. It will take over 1000W according to the manual.
Hope this helps. |
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