DI BOXES - 6 Essential Things You Must Know

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DI BOXES - 6 Essential Things You Must Know

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Күн бұрын

If you have ever wondered what DI boxes are and how to use them, I answer six DI questions that take the mystery out of this valuable tool for your studio.
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ART dPDB Passive DI Box: amzn.to/3Ki7WcV
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Two Notes Torpedo Captor X Loadbox: amzn.to/3OxJPJY
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🎞 Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction - What is a DI Box?
00:37 What Can I Do with a DI Box?
03:10 Passive and Active DI Boxes, What is the Difference?
03:40 What Features Do I Need?
06:13 DI Box Advanced Features: Loadboxes and Speaker Simulators
07:30 How much should I Pay for a DI Box?
08:24 Final Thoughts
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@jesuscoss8539 10 күн бұрын

Great video as usual

@adamstewart247 Ай бұрын

Loving the Canadian accent. I've never learned so much a-boot stuff I've been wanting to learn a-boot. Connecting the microphone oot to the ootputs, stereo oots... useful information.

@Artron92 3 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I was looking for. Briefly, concisely and to the point. Excellent job!

@JonoKnewt 6 ай бұрын

This was insanely helpful. Thank you. Please keep creating content.

@williamnance99 3 ай бұрын

Watched this "after" i bought my DI, but this is helpful confirmation before i try it out. Thanks!

@t2mccoy 5 ай бұрын

Love your tips and tricks. Keep it up. I’ve got a lot to learn

@askdrtk 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad to help out!

@mroland808 6 ай бұрын

thank you!

@askdrtk 5 ай бұрын

Glad I could help out, Cheers!

@timothygurung1398 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful explanation man 😊

@askdrtk 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!

@themoonman-4 10 ай бұрын

Bravo dude!

@askdrtk 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@PrantoKoX 10 ай бұрын

Nice video! 👍🏼 Never thought about it in terms of that 5:1 price ratio, but regardless of that and of their price, going for a DI box with 1 MegaOhm (or even higher) input impedance for the instrument/guitar jack, perhaps proper transformer isolated outputs, the ground lifts & pads you mentioned, and certainly proper latching XLR connectors can be the best way to go... and, curiously, it's not necessarily the most expensive ones that offer the most of these features!

@askdrtk 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! With all the discussion around recording signal chains...mics, preamps, etc. I find it surprising we don't talk as much about DI boxes as they are just as much a critical part of our recordings. Definitely going to come back to this topic! Cheers!

@quintonbaker9132 2 ай бұрын

Excellent videos! I love ART I have the pro MPA 2 do you have any experience with it?

@Mbee16 Ай бұрын

Awesome thank you so much. Is it possible to use a passive DI box in reverse. For example, connecting a mic to a DI box to then connect to a mixer line input in case you run out of XLR ports?

@askdrtk Ай бұрын

Glad to help out. Passive DI is one-way only, reduces line level to mic level. In reverse it would need to add gain - same as a mic preamp.

@eriprinz2646 3 ай бұрын

Hola, saludos, que nos podrías decir del key largo de radial para estos usos como caja directa? De antemano agradezco tu respuesta.

@PressuredSpeechBand 3 ай бұрын

Ended up getting the Radial Active DI based on your videos. Can't wait to try it out using my guitar with a dry sound and one from my pedalboard/amp. My bassist recommended your channel. Good stuff man!

@miguelm5222 3 ай бұрын

Would I still need a DI box if I’m running an unbalanced signal into a mixer that less than 10ft away and output with balanced XLR cables?

@d.g.o4410 Жыл бұрын

Hi Todd, I would like for you to review a pair of studio headphones made by Neumann known as the Neumann NDH20, they’re designed for monitoring, editing, and mixing applications, Neumann claims that they deliver "transparent sound with high resolution". I would like to see you run some audio tests on them to see if those claims are indeed true. Thanks for the great content!

@askdrtk Жыл бұрын

Yes, I have heard good things about the NDH20 and 30 models. I have them on my review calendar and am looking forward to trying them out. Cheers!

@d.g.o4410 Жыл бұрын

@@askdrtk Great! I’ll be looking forward to that.

@katielowen 7 ай бұрын

How about you buy the products for Todd with your money and he can then review them for you?

@d.g.o4410 7 ай бұрын

@@katielowen I wish i could, but that’s not my job. It’s best to be patient and wait for the results. :)

@rrmin36 19 күн бұрын

I'm trying to use my VST instruments from my keyboard through a DAW and interface. So, from the back of the interface that would normally go to powered speakers, I want to go to the PA... So I would need a 2 channel passive DI ? Or can I go from the interface straight to the PA ?

@askdrtk 19 күн бұрын

Monitor outputs on your interface can be connected straight to the PA line inputs. No DI is needed as both interface outputs and PA inputs operate at line level.

@tueseptlikha7274 11 ай бұрын

1:50 here i have a question. While performing on stage do the mixer get the same tone as the amp ? Or the the mixer gets the normal unfiltered sound. Eg if i use distortion on amp will the sound from mixer will be same or it will sound normal clean.

@askdrtk 11 ай бұрын

Sorry I missed your question earlier. To get the sound of your amp (distortion, etc) into the mixer you need a di box that has loadbox function 6:14 in the video. This way you can send the amp speaker outputs into the di loadbox and then into your mixer. You can also have the signal from the amp go to both a speaker cabinet and the mixer is you want a cabinet on stage for monitoring. A popular choice is the Two Notes Torpedo Captor. Hope this helps out.

@tueseptlikha7274 11 ай бұрын

@@askdrtk thank u a big help

@rustymcaron5379 Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your explanation! So in this way I can connect my guitar to my pedalboard into an active DI Box into the input of my audio device to record (thanks to a cab and speaker emulator) my analog pedals in my DAW? Is that right? 🤔

@askdrtk Жыл бұрын

Yes, a standard DI box allows you to go guitar -> pedals -> DI box -> audio interface. To use your pedals in your DAW, you need a DI box with REAMP capability. Check out 06:48 for reamp connections... Cheers!

@rustymcaron5379 Жыл бұрын

@@askdrtk Sorry to bother you again, I didn't get the Reamp thing 😅, if I get just an active di box it is not enough? maybe I've lost a piece of the puzzle ahahah thanks a lot for your patience!

@askdrtk Жыл бұрын

No problem. A standard DI box takes instrument (guitar) level signals and sends them out to balanced mic level signals to go into an audio interface. A reamp box takes line level signals out of your audio interface and sends them out at instrument (guitar) level signals that can go either to pedals or amplifiers. To use pedals as effects in your DAW the idea it to create a loop. You use a reamp box from the output of your audio interface to connect into your pedals and then a standard di box to connect out from your pedals to a mic input on your audio interface. Note that if your audio interface has an instrument level input you can connect the pedal output directly to that without need for a standard DI box. The key it that a standard (active or passive) DI box is for sending signals into your audio interface whereas a reamp box is for sending signal out of your audio interface. You can either use a standard DI box and a reamp box to create the loop for your pedals from your audio interface or you can use an all-in-one option like the Radial EXTC-SA www.radialeng.com/product/extc-sa which combines both DI and reamp into one. The EXTC-SA is the "premium" option which includes level controls that allow for additional control to get your gain perfect both in and out of your pedals. The nice thing about the EXTC-SA is it covers everything you could need from DI through reamp in that you can use it to connect your guitar and pedalboard into your audio interface to record and use your pedals as effect in your DAW all with one box. Yes it is more expensive vs a standard DI box, but compared to purchasing both a separate DI box and reamp box the price starts to make sense. There is also a stereo version, the EXTC-Stereo, that gives you two channels in case you ever want to do two guitars or guitar and bass at the same time. There are some great wiring diagrams on the webpage for the stereo unit: www.radialeng.com/product/extc-stereo Hope this helps out!

@rustymcaron5379 Жыл бұрын

@@askdrtk Absolutely helpful, man! thanks a lot for your time and your explanation! I'm going to check that out and see what is fits for me! amazing support from you, thanks again