[musictlk] Powered D I box for a bass guitar

[Andrew English (paper music)]

Robert,
    Unless the speakers are not powered at all (even from the mixer board), 
you really shouldn't need a phantom-powered DI box. In my experience, those 
things are really good at draining 9-volt batteries, but that's it. Stick 
with the power coming directly from the mixer and let the DI just be a DI. 
It's basically just an impedence adjustor and dB step-down converter. Keep 
the signal clean and flexible.
    Don't turn the amps up to 11, and don't pump your MIDI levels up to 127 
either, for the same reason: flexibility.
    -Andy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert j" <robertjmoore at embarqmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Music Talk Mailing List" <musictlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:26 PM
Subject: [musictlk] Powered D I box for a bass guitar


> Hi all this power band equipment is new to me and I don't yet know any 
> thing
> about it but the guys were talking about the system that we are running 
> and
> determined that I would need to get a Direct Input box to run between my
> bass and the board because apparently after about 19 feet of standard 
> cable
> you loose signel.
> So really I don';don't need to know all the technicle stuff I just need to
> get a Direct Input box and because of the nature of all the rest of the 
> set
> up that we are running it needs to be powered.
> All I know is that Brents board is fantom power and it can only run all
> fantom or none what ever that means and if I don't get a powered unit he
> would need to get all new vocle stuff which would be very expensive.
> So I probably said way more than i needed to since like I said I am 
> clueless
> about all this stuff.
> The short and long of my question is does any one have any feed back
> concerning Powered D I boxes. brands, price range, rating, where to get a
> good deal on one and all that kind of thing. thanks.
> BTW
> The start up band that i am in is a 50's and 60's  rock and clasic country
> We just started practicing about 2 months ago, we have over 80 songs we 
> are
> working on and we already have a fair handle on all but about a dozen or
> less.
> Wish us well.
> Robert
>
>
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