DI Box

Hello

 

I'm trying to plug 2 audio sources into a DI box a when I turn up for a gig:

 

• An iPod and

• a looper-pedal (BOSS rc-3 unbalanced audio)

 

The problem is, these venues usually only have a DI Box with 1 input. Is it possible to get another DI box that I could plug the 2 audio inputs? I was told I might need an active DI box

 

Any help appreciated

Behringer DI20 is a dual DI-box that will give you 2 unbalanced inputs to 2 balanced inputs. The soundguy doing FOH will then have to mix down your iPod and looper pedal.

sounds like it's time to get a small mixing console, doing an electronic/experimental gig without your own mixer under any circumstances in my opinion is setting yourself up for disaster

  On 12/24/2011 at 10:37 PM, Awepittance said:

sounds like it's time to get a small mixing console, doing an electronic/experimental gig without your own mixer under any circumstances in my opinion is setting yourself up for disaster

^This as well to be honest.

even if he did get another DI box, he'd still be relying on whoever the live sound guy was, no matter how drunk or unexperienced they were to make sure your levels are where you want to them to be.

Yeah exactly, unfortunately an experience I've been through many a time :/

hey, just a quick related question.. I have this USB soundcard hooked up to my laptop, but it's noisy as hell - I can hear my harddisk crunching. It's just as bad as the internal soundcard. but only if I hook it up to the mixer, not on the headphones.

 

the soundcard is a Novation Nio, it has RCA plugs, no balanced stuff.. would a DI box solve this problem?

  On 12/24/2011 at 10:33 PM, futureimage said:

Behringer DI20 is a dual DI-box that will give you 2 unbalanced inputs to 2 balanced inputs. The soundguy doing FOH will then have to mix down your iPod and looper pedal.

Thanks, I bought this and it didn't work. It only seemed to play small frequencies or mono signal

 

  On 12/24/2011 at 10:37 PM, Awepittance said:

sounds like it's time to get a small mixing console, doing an electronic/experimental gig without your own mixer under any circumstances in my opinion is setting yourself up for disaster

 

hmm ok. You're right, i've had loads of problems with levels and I don't trust sound guys. What small mixing console would you reccomened that could plug into a DI box? Thanks

a Mackie 402-Vlz3 would do the trick for you. It has only 4 total channels, 2-3 of which you would be using with the Looper pedal and the ipod. (depending on if you wanted the ipod plugged in stereo or mono)

 

then if the venue only has 1 DI box, which is kind of ridiculously inadequate for any live venue (for a rock band you would need at least 3 DI boxes, one for vocals, one for guitar, one for bass) You can mix the signal on this mackie mixer, and have them send out everything (looper pedal and ipod) mixed to one single channel to plug into the DI box.

Ideally you would want to have 2 DI boxes available and send out of this Mackie a 2 channel stereo signal

great thanks. The Mackie looks like a good bit of kit

  On 12/25/2011 at 6:50 PM, missingsense said:

hey, just a quick related question.. I have this USB soundcard hooked up to my laptop, but it's noisy as hell - I can hear my harddisk crunching. It's just as bad as the internal soundcard. but only if I hook it up to the mixer, not on the headphones.

 

the soundcard is a Novation Nio, it has RCA plugs, no balanced stuff.. would a DI box solve this problem?

Sounds like a ground loop problem. I'm told 99% of hum is a ground loop issue. I bought one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Av-Link-CAR-NF01-Skytronic-Isolator/dp/B000NVWB9O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325587904&sr=8-1 off Amazon to solve the crazy hum I was getting from an amp I use for my record player. Unfortunately it didn't do anything but on the plus side it got rid of the hum from Ipod Touch to my mixer.

  On 1/3/2012 at 11:55 AM, Promo said:

  On 12/25/2011 at 6:50 PM, missingsense said:

hey, just a quick related question.. I have this USB soundcard hooked up to my laptop, but it's noisy as hell - I can hear my harddisk crunching. It's just as bad as the internal soundcard. but only if I hook it up to the mixer, not on the headphones.

 

the soundcard is a Novation Nio, it has RCA plugs, no balanced stuff.. would a DI box solve this problem?

Sounds like a ground loop problem. I'm told 99% of hum is a ground loop issue. I bought one of these http://www.amazon.co...25587904&sr=8-1 off Amazon to solve the crazy hum I was getting from an amp I use for my record player. Unfortunately it didn't do anything but on the plus side it got rid of the hum from Ipod Touch to my mixer.

that's excellent, thanks. it's definetly a groundloop, if I disconnect the power chord from my laptop it's a clean signal.. might do the trick.

Ok, I've got a Ultra-DI DI20

 

 

and this is what I'm trying to do:

 

 

I'm plugging in a iPod in one channel, and a BOSS rc3 footpedal into the other (with a mic plugged into it)

 

The problem is, it will only play one or the other. I can't think of a reason why

 

Any pointers?

 

Cheers

The DI box doesn't mix the two signals down, you need a mixer of some sort to do that.

OK thanks.

 

I got this in the end: