Reamping using a cheap passive DI box

[@atrumluminarium]

For a more "empirical" test of the difference, might be good to flip the phase on one of them while the tracks are in mono and adjust the volume to where the combined signal is the quietest.

[@NilsFjandannsson]

Thank you for this video. I have exactly that garbage DI in our rehearsal room and wondered if this 10€ piece can be put to use or do I really need to spend one or several hundred bucks on some radial thingy. But your video proves that with carefully setting it up and reducing the level you can make this work, great!

[@SamiKankaristo]

Is it really garbage, or is it just cheap? I don't own it, but most (passive) DI boxes are ridiculously expensive considering how few components they have.

[@Raimond922]

Might be a dumb question, but I am going to ask it anyways: The xlr female to jack cable has a stereo jack there? Wouldn't a mono one be sufficient?

[@BrooksAudio]

‘Stereo’ jacks wired to XLR usually aren’t actually stereo, but ‘balanced’. It’s worth taking some time to understand the difference, as this can cause problems if the two wiring types ever get combined.

[@rafa83fs]

Amazing demonstration. Congrats.

[@leearmitage]

thanks for the video, will try this out as I have the same DI box

[@mialarssen2627]

great content. I`ve seen many amps come with DI Box included!

[@foobeats]

Great comparison. Really loved the video!

[@BrooksAudio]

Thanks for checking out the channel!

[@uptownphotography]

Great idea and timely as I was thinking of doing something similar myself for recording an overdrive guitar solo both with one channel actually recording the amp (dual miked, so actually two channels to blend later) and also recording the direct guitar signal to my DAW) for a possible reamp. Have you tried using a XLR line pad so you can run the DAW output signal a little hotter (more bits in theory) and pad that signal before it reaches the DI box. Thanks for doing the video. You have confirmed what I was thinking and now I know it will work. All the best....Giving you a Sub also. Phil NYC Area

[@yossarian1633]

good idea for an experiment, I was wondering something like this myself.

[@tarekyazbek3047]

hey nice video, i tried connecting my soundcard output directly into my amp, but what i got was continuous feedback , also tried using a boss pedal switched off as a reamp box taking advantage of its buffers, also got the feedback, any thoughts on why its not working ?

[@bulletsandpencils]

can I use an acitve DI box for this?

[@BrooksAudio]

Hey there, thanks for the question. No, this only works with passive DI boxes.

[@bulletsandpencils]

@@BrooksAudio thanks for replying. I always had this doubt

[@jesperchops5972]

would it work to plug a normal trs cable from the output of your interface into the trs "output" of the DI-box? If not, would it work to plug a trs from the interface into the XLR "output" of the DI-box and what difference would it make?

[@SamiKankaristo]

You have to plug it into the XLR "output" of the DI. Normally, a DI box is used to isolate the signals, but also to convert an unbalanced signal into a balanced signal. Here it's used in reverse, to convert a balanced signal into an unbalanced one, so you can't plug it in like normally (you'd be plugging a balanced signal into an input expecting an unbalanced one). An active DI box can't be used in reverse like this. EDIT: Sorry, I misread your comment a bit. If the DI box really has both a TRS *output* and an XLR output, then either one should work the same, they're likely wired in parallel anyway (you can open to box to check if it's just a wire/trace between the two, or check with a multimeter in continuity/resistance mode). As long as it really is a TRS *output* and not a TS *thru* (not TRS). TRS is for balanced (or sometimes stereo) signals and TS (no ring) is for unbalanced signals. The TS thru is wired in parallel with the TS input (some DI boxed isolate the two, but often they're just wired in parallel).

[@Citizen_J]

Recently got an old JDI w/Jensen box. Manual online says for reamping with it, connect interface output to mixer, and then mixer output to JDI, then to amp. Not sure how much of a difference it makes.

[@BrooksAudio]

Depending on the amplifier input and other electronics the difference could be subtle or night and day. It's all about trying it out.

[@RobertBartko]

Very good. Thanks so much for taking the time to create this video 😊

[@BrooksAudio]

Thanks for the comment Roberto! Glad to be able to share some ideas :D

[@chicoppaz]

Thanks for the vídeo.

[@jadqandour5095]

Thanks for this!

[@shanehen]

Will an active DI work?

[@BrooksAudio]

Sorry Shane, it won't. You can pick up a cheap passive DI for next to nothing

[@monsterandmaster]

@@BrooksAudio I tried with my bss and a 9v battery in it. It won't work. I'll look to try with a passive di

[@BrooksAudio]

@@monsterandmaster yes absolutely needs to be passive!!!

[@monsterandmaster]

@@BrooksAudio yes I misunderstood this part at the beginning. Some guy also talked about using a boss pedal cause they have a buffer and an insert cable. What do you think of that ? Thanks for the tip.

[@BrooksAudio]

@@monsterandmaster Do you have a link to the other video?

[@BrianIglesiasROT8records]

Great! subbed!

[@mattg909]

will my interface be my soundcard?

[@BrooksAudio]

Indeed it is :D

[@dissaorlavey6943]

wesome work, BUT, i only have TRS outs on my interface, what could i do on my case???

[@elgalacs]

Use a TRS to XLR converter, actually TRS outputs are balanced.

[@dissaorlavey6943]

@@elgalacs awesome