What does a DI box do | Active Vs Passive 4 Main Benefits
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- Use a DI box to get better sound out of your electric guitar , keyboards, bass guitar or MAC/PC in home recording studio or Live Events.Record two tracks in DAW at same time , one clean signal and one from guitar amp by placing a mic in front of it this would include room acoustics in recording .There are four Main benefits of using DI boxes.
1: Signal matching
2: Impedance Matching
3: Eliminate ground loop/Hum issues
4: Eliminate EMI & RF interference
There are two types of DI boxed Active and Passive.
Active DIs generally produce a wider frequency response while being more sensitive to distortion . They can be powered by 9V battery , external power supply unit or 48V from audio mixer.
Passive DI boxes tend to be able to handle more signal level without distortion.They do not require power to operate.They use a transformer to perform the impedance matching and balancing.
In the LIFT position the switch is used to prevent
ground loop hum to prevent the possibility of DC voltages appearing at the audio mixer's inputs. In earth position the earth connection is active.
The rule of thumb is to Use active DI boxes to connect to passive devices & use passive DI boxes to connect active devices.
Passive devices = Electric/bass guitar w/o any on board battery powered tuner/EQ or used in conjunction with powered pedals.
Signal output from guitar amps is classified as active device signal.
Active devices = Any device that is powered either by battery or mains like analog/digital Keyboards , Laptop/Macs etc.
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Best information on UA-cam! Question can I still use passive DI with a Passive Electric guitar will that help with some buzz elimination?
yes you can use , the signal would be balanced and eliminate ground loops and hum but signal would not be of optimal level in comparison to a active DI box used in conjunction with passive guitar.
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Hello! My signal path is: Jackson JS22-7 (with a S. D. Invader SH-8B pickup) -> M-Audio M-Track II USB soundcard -> DAW with free amp&cab simulation.
As you can hear from my songs, the guitar tone clearly sucks. Do you think buying just a DI Box (Behringer di600p) would get me a much better guitar sound? Also, what's your favourite setup and signal path to record metal guitars only using amp and cab simulators? Thanks a lot
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I want to record my video on DSLR and sometimes on mobile phone with best quality audio sending from mixer to DSLR/Phone for live streaming on social sites and sometimes live singing in hall(auditorium) so for that what equipments and devices I need?
DI box, audio interface, iRig streaming etc, what will be the best but budget option?
Once I recorded on my iPhone sending audio from mixer out to phone mic in but the audio was over gained and distorted.
Hi! Do I really need a DI box to record my guitars/bass guitar if I plug the guitar/bass direvt into an Audio Device, for example Steinbergs UR44? I guess my Rickenbacker bass would benefit from it since it produces a low hum when I record it directly into my Cubase, through the UR44... But if I sit a few meters away from the computer the hum is gone.
I have Acoustic electric Takamine Gd11mce With Eq , and usually for Live acoustic performance :
Guitar takamine input to behringer Dr600 Reverb and then Output directly to yamaha Mixer..
Please Tell me where should I put The Di Box ..
another question is... if I using Behringer Ultra GI 100 its good idea ?
Nice video. But how to connect the DI box to the Amp eg. My amp is Eleven Rack.
all the people asking if its really needed to use a DI box, no its not, but it will s ave you a ton of headache micing amps alone, mixing the signals in the daw is the best option. you dont HAVE to do or have anything, its a matter of how much do you want your finished product to sound like a real pro made CD or record? if you are cool sounding like a high school garage band, then plug into a tascam 4 track and go for it, but it costs serious money to sound like a serious artist.
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I have a question - Does a passive electric guitar when connected to a pedalboard is considered active source because of the effect pedals which runs a current and a preamps am I right?
Thanks
Hello!. i have a passive jazz bass and i plug it into a Sansamp VTbass preamp/cab sim.. is it ok to use a passive DI Box since the signal is from a preamp?
Hello what is the different in using a di box and a compressor let's say for my bass guitar and can I use both
I Question and concern here . If I turn on phantom power to power my active DI box , does that phantom power will affect all channels on the mixer such of my other mics plug in . How do I exactly do I connect and power it using my phantom power from my mixer
Hi so if I’m using 2 guitars electric and a semi acoustic
1 is passive and the other is an active what is used then?
Thx for sharing. My Q is, can I use an XLR to 1/2 TRS cable from a DI box's out to a line level input of my sub compact mixer to preserve mic channels for mics alone, thus maximizing the mixer's overall inputs. I don't want to lug around another mixer to sub mix to the main. Thx in advance for any inputs on this matter. Happy, and safe New Year
Yes you can!
What if we have a passive guitar and we have A Pedalboard can we use Passive DI then? Because all the pedals are enough powered
tq so much,,,but if I have a processor which is connected to my guitar,,, can I still use the passive di
yes you can .
Hey man!
The Things I do: Use amp modelling on my board, with strymon iridium and strymon effects. Use that with an electric guitar. What i also do is play acoustic via pedals
And last thing: I play back any instruments i use with cubase via reamping, send it through my stereo effects to put those great reverbs on them and send em back.
I mostly would take a DI box for ground loop elimination and so that i dont always send unbalanced signal through the room and instead change the signal to balanced on my board so that I have a clean signal....
What shall i use, active or passive. I want 1 Box, always on, it should leave the sound of the signal alone as much as possible. Also my pedal board is filled with an intelligent system high quality buffer pedals and true bypass: Buffer in the beginning, the middle and as a last pedal. So there aint too much signal loss at the point where i go into the DI.
Greetings.
Hi , Use Passive DI Box. I recommend IMG Stage line DI boxes , Amazon UK link here : amzn.to/3lLgg5P
@@AVMEVideos Okay alright
Why do you think a passive one would suite my work better?
Thanks a lot
@@marcusstrymon693 , because the final out put in your audio signal chain is via your pedal which is active device so use a passive DI box to get optimum audio level signal.
So I wanted an active di initially. I would be using it to record/monitor bass and guitar. Would it be bad to plug those passive instruments to a passive di box if I bought that instead...? A little confused :(
nothing bad would happen , it's just you would need good pre amp on the audio mixer to get good level audible sound without adding noise .Active DI boxes have high input impedance compared to passive DI boxes.Passive instruments ( high impedance output ) via passive DI( low impedance input) could also result into some high frequencies loss due to impedance miss match. Hope this takes your confusion away.
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I personally have a passive DI, to overcome any level issues, I run mic output level from DI, into mic preamp Rolls MP222 to get line level output.
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How about in this case: passive guitar but plugged into a preamp pedal, then to DI? Should the DI still be active or best to use passive?
in that case use passive DI if preamp pedal is powered with batteries and is an active device.
does microphones needs a DI box to speaker also to reduce some impedance ? Thank you :)
I would say if u record something yes,
my flamenco guitar has pickup +DPA 4099 , i want to have effects from my pedal with pickup and keep the natural sound from the mic. is it possible to keep them both through this di box?
no need to feed the mic via DI box , configure guitar's pedal on a 2nd channel on mixer as FX ( via DI box ) , on the mix keep the Mic as main feed ( this would bring in the room environment in the mix) and apply the FX channel according to your desired requirement.
Hi, I have active bass and passive guitar. My sound card works with instr. level signal. And my active Di has attenuator (pad) - 20 / -40.
Can I use active DI for this guitars?
With both active and passive inputs the traditional solution is to get an active DI and attenuate (pad) active signals if necessary.
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can i use this balance signal for final mastering of audio,plz suggest
yes you can. Mastering is the last stage after record and mixing. It's an art only few have mastered.
can u please explain few more plzz i request u.
sure I can , what would you like to know more about ?
if i route my mixed file to di box does it change the quality of my mixed file or not?
if you have recorded and mixed a track in your DAW & let's say you go to a Venue and play it back from your mac aux out to a DI box to audio mixer of the venue then no it will no do anything to your music file. I think you are confused about DI box purpose of use.
Sorry for the dumb question. I have an active bass guitar (powered by 9v battery), do I have to use active DI BOX?
For that a passive DI box would be recommended
Question please. Can DI box be use to connect a power speaker to the mixer in case there is some noise or is it just for guitars and pianos?
Use a power conditioner to connect the audio mixer and active speaker to the mains power outlet, seems like you have ground loop noise added to the units.
Hi there. I need serious help here. Ive been looking for answers for over a year. I have bought a DI box to have better recording from my guitar.
I have a squier strat, Berhinger Ultra DI 100 active DI box.
But the signal level seem to have no effect. with or without the DI box.
only thing it's helping is eliminating the Humm.
I still have to ramp up the interafce gain around 50% to have decent level of signal as i had to when there was no DI box.
I wish to have as clean and great signal level as you are getting. Please help.
Hi , according to your statement the DI box is basically doing it's job by eliminating the hum , matching the impedance , balancing the signal and forwarding a clean copy to Audio interface or mixer. You have to use the pre--amps on the Audio interface or mixer to achieve the optimum signal level.
@@AVMEVideos Hi. Thank you for your reply. But what I'm confused about is, both of my passive and active DI boxes yield same result with no noticable difference in signal level when used with a passive guitar. I bought an active DI after using passive DI for over a year hoping to get better signal level than a passive one. Considering there's no cabinet or amp or anything in the circuit.
Kindly share your email adress so i can show you what i have set up, if you can find little time from your schedule 🙏
@@swarmystry , Sure it's audiovideome@gmail.com
Thank you, how u do power di box? Phantom power from the mixer?
Some use phantom power, some use battery, some use either/or.
question, what if the tech turns on the phantom power of the mixer, will it damage the direct box (passive).thanks
it depends on the quality of the passive DI box. I have used stageline passive DI boxes where engineers applied 48V to it and no damage was done to it.
ok thanks for the info
Hi, I've got ground loop hum on my dual amp setup on guitar.
My setup is like this:
Guitar - - - > AB pedal - - - >
1. Irig - - - > Ipad/BIAS FX - - - > Passive Speakers (For high gain)
2. Straight to a solid state amp (ultra clean & sterile)
The first route hums like ass when setup in dual rig, but remains silent if i use it independently.
Can this DI Box solve my issue?
Should i use passive or active one?
Does any DI Box with ground lift would work or i need to get the expensive one?
What makes differences between expensive and cheap DI Box?
Thx in advance.
first , connect the guitar directly to amp to check if hum is there , if it's there test with a different wall socket . Yes a DI box will most likely resolve the ground loop issue , if your guitar does not have on board battery powered EQ/Fx then just get a active DI box if it has then get a passive DI box , don't spend more than $30 or £25 on a DI box .
AVME Videos Thx for your reply man.
Both amps are quite when used independently, but going dual rig with AB box the active speakers + amp emulation one hums like crazy.
AVME Videos Is the phonic DB2 any good?
yes that would do the job !
AVME Videos Sorry but what about behringer ultra DI 100?
What about the electric guitar that has active pickups? Should I go for active or passive box?
Hi , use passive DI box with your Guitar that has active pickups.
@@AVMEVideos and acoustic? (With piezo)
@@ruchirsajwan , again Use Passive DI box with Guitars that have any kind of battery powered preamps.
When i hook up my keyboard to DI box going to the mixer. It has a buzz sound to it. Why is that?
try replacing the cables one by one , try switching on the ground lift on DI box , is the buzz sound still present when the keyboard is directly connected to the mixer ? that buzz sound is most probably the ground loop noise.
What if the instrument and the DI box are both active .. what will happen then
Use passive DI box with active instruments .
I have a focusrite 2i4. Should i get a DI box?
If you are connecting your electric guitar to Hi-Z input on 2i4 then no .
so you recommend passive di for electronic drums?
Yes Passive DI for electronic drums would do the job.
So if I want to use by electric bass guitar do I need passive or direct.
Yes
@@AVMEVideos passive or active 🤔
Passive DI box for electric bass guitar.
@@AVMEVideos well the electric bass doesn't require a 9 volt battery like my acoustic electric. Is that an active di box that I need for the bass or passive. I thought if u have like an acoustic electric that requires a 9 volt battery you need a passive di box and for a bass guitar electric that carries no battery is an active di box 🤔
If Electric bass guitar doesn’t require 9v battery then use active DI box to plug it into the audio mixer’s mic or line level inputs . If you’re connecting your electric bass guitar directly to the amp ( instrument level input ) then no need for the DI box .
Hi, my pedalboard creating hiss due to daisy chain power supply. Does DI ground lift option can eliminate entire hiss & ground loop issues? Thnx btw for your help.
send me model number of your pedal and guitar and type of cables you are using , the signal flow etc how you have made the connections ?, yes a DI box would eliminate ground loop issues from the guitar/pedal chain if setup correctly.
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Hey brother, i will explain you one by one as its on board. I have my acoustic guitar takamine runs with 9v battery, goes into behringer tuner, goes into behringer 6 band eq, goes into boss rv6 reverb, goes into line6 digital delay then goes to snake cable that goes into mixer thn eventually to FOH. Now my three pedals are powered by daisy chain and i suspect its due to daisy chain and in all EQ is the most noisy that transfer hiss to main output. Presently i dont use DI and my cables are one shielded anothrr one jst local type sheilded cable..i will send you picture of my board...thnx plz help
you would need a passive DI box as you have a active guitar & active eq/effects units . Separate all the electric cables from audio signal cables i.e TS/TRS/XLR to your best abilities , introduce the DI box in signal chain via the last device going to snake/ FOH ( line out to line in , pad 0 , ground loop/earth active , if nothing works test by attenuating the signal by -20dB from DI box this will bring the overall signal down including the noise floor of all the active device then adjust proper gain structure from the FOH mixer , amps etc) . Test it with one pedal plugged in at a time , also power the units individually. If you have a small mixer with headphones to test with then connect the XLR cable coming from DI box to mic in and test to hear if the hiss is there , it could be the snake and other devices after the snake causing the hiss .Hope this helps let me know the outcome.
Can u plug in a mic instead of a guitar
no
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