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chestwick91
New member
So i record my guitar cabs from just a sm-57 to my roland vs-1880. Should i get a di box? if so why?
what do they do?
thanks guys
what do they do?
thanks guys
rayc
retroreprobate
It depends on what you want - DI sound without the colouration of amp/cab or the recorded sound of air being pushed around by a speaker.
What are the rsults like?
Do you really just need a pre amp for the mic before the Roland?
Is there aproblem with the results you're getting?
Cheers
rayC
What are the rsults like?
Do you really just need a pre amp for the mic before the Roland?
Is there aproblem with the results you're getting?
Cheers
rayC
JCH
El Nacho
I bought a passive DI over the weekend for the purpose of re-amping. I haven't used it yet, but I'm very anxious to try this technique.
metalhead28
Hates Raymond
If you don't even know why you would need it....I guess you don't need it.
A DI box changes the high impedance of the signal from your instrument to a low impedance output. That's it. There are a few things you could do with it....
You could use it for recording a dry guitar track along with your amp. You could use it for just direct recording clean guitar. You could use it for recording dry tracks for re-amping. Some people use it to facilitate long cable runs.
You could also use it as a paper weight or a door stop. They are often good for that too.
A DI box changes the high impedance of the signal from your instrument to a low impedance output. That's it. There are a few things you could do with it....
You could use it for recording a dry guitar track along with your amp. You could use it for just direct recording clean guitar. You could use it for recording dry tracks for re-amping. Some people use it to facilitate long cable runs.
You could also use it as a paper weight or a door stop. They are often good for that too.
Rokket
Trailing Behind Again
DI boxes do discolor the sound and make it difficult to get a guitar to sit well in the mix. The do work great for bass, however.
If you don't have the headache of pissing off family and friends, I would forego the DI and just mic your amp.
If you don't have the headache of pissing off family and friends, I would forego the DI and just mic your amp.
riffy
New member
I'd say no. You're just miking your cabinet & recording. Unless you're out there doing stuff live that you need to get your signal back to the board over a snake then you need a DI, your 1/4" output to the snake xlr interface while 1/4" out to your local stage amp.
Farview
Well-known member
The 1880 has an instrument input so, no, you don't need a direct box.
JHC, a passive direct box will load your pickups down, you should get an active DI for the way in. You will still need the passive DI to go from the recorder back to the amp.
JHC, a passive direct box will load your pickups down, you should get an active DI for the way in. You will still need the passive DI to go from the recorder back to the amp.
JCH
El Nacho
Farview said:
Thanks for lookin' out for me. I'm pretty new at this. Some of your posts in the other thread about DI's was what made me want to try re-amping.
Farview(from another thread) said:
I have an active DI, and a mixer so I'm covered there. I learned in the other thread that I needed a passive DI box, and a XLR>unbalanced 1/4" cable to get back into the amp. I'm looking forward to being able to hear the same track through different amps, and settings. Thanks to all you people sharing knowledge I learn somthing every time I visit this board. John
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