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>umm..i think its better if i just asked u directly this way..cuz i think people are finding me irritating. u should still remember me from the presonus thread.
haha did anyone mention you were irritating? actually seriously it's better to post onto the threads so ppl can have a good read really. but thats fine if you PM.
>a direct guitar has a "level" called the line level, which is -10db. in order to go into the presonus that are without the mic/instrument preamps, i need to step it up to 4db, is that right?
to be honest here I have no idea, I only know somehow guitar/bass are "unbalanced" , and a D.I box makes it a "balanced signal" (clean). as long as the recording input doesn't "clip" or overload it should be fine really. in fact a DI box isn't really necessary , the difference is really very little unless you're damn particular about quality.
guitar > line in > firepod
VS
guitar > line out D.I box > XLR line in > firepod
if you have the chance go ahead and compare, there is a difference but it's not like really huge or at least it's not audible when you start mixing with the drums/bass/vocals. but it's definitely clearer.
>then recently i just went to find out about another brand.. the M-Audio 1814, which cost $995..$250 more than fire studio project leh.. the person at sinemex told me that all 8 inputs can take in direct guitars,i was pretty sure that wasn't possible. so now i wanna ask is like..how do i tell whether the input can take in direct guitar or must go through DI box?
you can't really tell unless it states on the manual. sounds like bullshit too though, I COULD tell you that you could plug 8 guitars into the firepod to record also. if 8 D.I boxes is really so important to you, go to
www.behringer.com.sg , search Behringer DI800 . i bought that for like $200 I think. 8 DI box in a rack. for the budget conscious.
otherwise for my own rig/setup, I have a $300 radial DI box. so $200 behringer 8 di box vs 1 radial di box. end of the day it's more about purpose , if you're just doing home/bedroom level you really don't have to worry so much hehe.
cheers
