Do You NEED A DIRECT BOX? Simply Explained w/ Audio Examples

Do you need a Direct Box for live or in the studio? That's what we are going to answer in this video with a simple explanation and audio examples. We are also going to go over different types of Direct Boxes.

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0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Main Reasons
2:28 - Bonus Reasons
3:19 - When You Don’t Need One
3:50 - Keyboard Tones
4:30 - SPDSX Tones
5:00 - Tone Philosophy
6:00 - Backing Tracks Tones
6:45 - Louder Doesn’t Mean Better
7:03 - Hi Z vs Direct Box
8:15 - Guitar Into Line Level
9:03 - HX Stomp Tones
10:00 - Cheap vs Expensive
11:52 - Passive vs Active
12:26 - Final Thoughts

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Keyboard:
1 - Direct Box
2 - Line
3 - Line
4 - Direct Box

SPDSX:
1 - Line
2 - Direct Box
3 - Line
4 - Line

Backing Tracks:
(Youtube confuses the time chapter time stamps, so I have to write it out this way)
6m 24s - Cheap DI
6m 26s - Radial DI
6m 29s - Cheap DI
6m 32s - Line Level
6m 35s - Radial DI
6m 38.5s - Cheap DI

HX Stomp:
1 - Unbalanced Out
2 - Balanced Out
3 - Unbalanced Out
4 - Direct Box

Guitar Direct:
1 - Radial DI
2 - Cheap DI
3 - Cheap DI
4 - Hi Z
5 - Cheap DI
6 - Cheap DI
7 - Hi Z
8 - Radial DI
9 - Hi Z

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