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Electro acoustic guitar to mixer

  • 10-04-2012 10:09am
    #1
    Philm_12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭


    In order to connect an acoustic guitar (pickup fitted inside) to a mic channel on a mixer - should I use a DI box?


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    For best results, yes.


  • #3
    paligulus1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭paligulus1


    Is there any difference between using a DI box and a Line out of a practice amp e.g. Microcube?


  • #4
    Philm_12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭Philm_12


    paligulus1 wrote: »
    Is there any difference between using a DI box and a Line out of a practice amp e.g. Microcube?

    Feylya - I reckon this one's for you - will be interested to know myself. I'm putting my money on using a DI box on an amp line out though - do I get today's prize??


  • #5
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    paligulus1 wrote: »
    Is there any difference between using a DI box and a Line out of a practice amp e.g. Microcube?

    Not as far as I know, bar an unprocessed signal through the DI box.


  • #6
    paligulus1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭paligulus1


    feylya wrote: »
    Not as far as I know, bar an unprocessed signal through the DI box.

    In that case...Philm_12, have you any practice amps you could use?!!! :)


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  • #7
    Philm_12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭Philm_12


    paligulus1 wrote: »
    feylya wrote: »
    Not as far as I know, bar an unprocessed signal through the DI box.

    In that case...Philm_12, have you any practice amps you could use?!!! :)

    I am a simple man (some say very simple). So I'll be following Feylya's original answer - connecting my guitar to an active DI box and into the mixer. Will be using a stage monitor (headphones when recording) to keep a check on everything that's going on.


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