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joshw
New member
Quick question: on a mixer with a hi-Z instrument input, do I still need to use a direct box?
mshilarious
Banned
joshw said:
No, unless you need a long cable run.
Garry Sharp
Lost Cause
Correct advice, but you would be reliant on the quality of the mixer's pre-amp for your bass sound (unless you're using an active). No harm in trying, but if you find the sound disappointing you'll want a higher quality pre-amp.
The tiny little voltage from a passive pick up carries a lot of information but in a very weak way; what happens to it next - i.e. the quality of how it is beefed up to a line level signal - is crucial to your sound.
The tiny little voltage from a passive pick up carries a lot of information but in a very weak way; what happens to it next - i.e. the quality of how it is beefed up to a line level signal - is crucial to your sound.
