From Andrew Horton Sent Mon, Jun 4th 2018, 17:17
From Andrew Horton Sent Mon, Jun 4th 2018, 17:17
I bought a handful of fancy DI's for synths. Tried them on everything. No real difference - maybe a tiny, almost subliminal chance in character in some cases. Using a DI to drop synths down to mic level, then boosting them back up through colored preamps like Neve or API is a whole other thing. On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 1:13 PM, henrique matias <xxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrot= e: > Is anybody here using DI box with synthesizers? > > Unfortunately, I never had the chance to try one and do an A/B test mysel= f > and I can't find one test using synths on the internet. > > When flipping through youtube I can see loads of guitar comparisons and > generally the audio interface sound is much darker while some DIs are > generally brighter and sometimes even introduce harmonics. > > This guy has a nice DI vs Interface vs Virtual Amp test: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DgDkohU-WxvE > > One thing that is pretty clear from the tests is that the noise floor is > greatly reduced which probably would do good for some analogue gear. > > The problem with those tests is that guitar levels aren't "line" and I > believe ( most ) synths are line level, so I wonder if the DI box vs Line > input of my mixer would actually make any meaningful difference. > > This "Sound Advice" on Sound on Sound says it's not necessary unless you > have an issue such as ground loops and doesn't mention the frequency > response of the signal at all. > > https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/q-can-i-plug-my-keyboards-my-au= dio-interfaces-line-level-inputs > > To be honest my main concern here is that when recording synths ( in many > different interfaces ) I believe I constantly deal with "muddy and lack o= f > clarity" on the mids and I end up always trying to wipe it out a bit so I > started wondering if using an adequate DI box the frequency response woul= d > "improve" and the recording would sound better comparing with inserting i= t > directly through an interface line input or mixer pre amp. > > I suspect people would say depends on the DI box and on the Mixer but I > guess it's worth asking to hear about people's personal experiences. > > From this article, I gathered the DI box can be used to bring a signal in= to > mic-level, which would then mean I would require more from my desk preamp= s, > which might turn out to good if the desk it good? > > https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/q-does-di-box-raise-signal-leve= l > > > From reading on the internet I got a feeling that there are no "one solut= ion > suits all" and it might be that a DI box will do wonders for a piece of g= ear > and nothing for other. > > So I came here to ask you guys, what's your take on DI box-ing your synth= s? > > -- > time's not passing, you are. > > =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2= =9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D= =81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 = =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2= =9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 > =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2= =9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D= =82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 = =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2= =9D=81 =E2=9D=82 =E2=9D=81