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Passive or Active DI box?
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| chris harrington |
ok so i need a DI box so that i can plug my vocal mic into my mixer (which is a stanton SA-8) so i can record vocals. I was wondering what kind of DI box would be better for this a passive of active one. I dunno anything about this so all help is apreciated.
Thanks a lot
Chris |
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| echosystm |
don't you want a preamp for mic? :/
i thought DI boxes were only for guitars etc. |
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| No Left Turn |
I think you want to make the choice between passive or ACTIVE.
DI boxes are only needed to turn a line level signal into a mic level signal. A vocal mic is not a line level signal (obviously), so a DI box is not needed for you to plug your mic into your mixer.
However... unless your "vocal mic" is a dynamic mic, you're going to need phantom power to power it up, which dj mixers do not have. If it is dynamic, then all you need is an XLR -> 1/4" cable to plug into the mixer. You may run into a problem with that though, since the mic is a mono source and the channels on the mixer are stereo. Unless of course, that mixer has a mic input on it.
I hope some of this helps you! |
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| chris harrington |
| quote: | Originally posted by No Left Turn
I think you want to make the choice between passive or ACTIVE.
DI boxes are only needed to turn a line level signal into a mic level signal. A vocal mic is not a line level signal (obviously), so a DI box is not needed for you to plug your mic into your mixer.
However... unless your "vocal mic" is a dynamic mic, you're going to need phantom power to power it up, which dj mixers do not have. If it is dynamic, then all you need is an XLR -> 1/4" cable to plug into the mixer. You may run into a problem with that though, since the mic is a mono source and the channels on the mixer are stereo. Unless of course, that mixer has a mic input on it.
I hope some of this helps you! |
sorry yes i did mean active
i was told that with an XLR to 1/4 cable i would run into problems and i would need a DI box to make this work. was i told wrong?
and my mics are ADK A-51s and SC-2 if that helps
thnx |
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