Can I put a D.I on my keyboard mixer out's?

skan · 15th April 2007, 06:57 PM

I have a keyboard mixer with lots of hardware synths going through..

My mixer output goes into my soundcard input L/R.

When I need to track my synths into my DAW, it would be easier just to mute all but the synth I am recording, and have the D.I permanently strapped to the main outs of the mixer. This saves having to patch the D.I in between a particular synth and its corresponding mixer input for each tracking session.

BUT: Is the result the same?????

Thanks in advance.

skan · 16th April 2007, 11:27 AM

Anyone??

funeral · 16th April 2007, 11:45 AM

what mixer are u using?

Wayne · 16th April 2007, 03:45 PM

Is this DI taking something close to line level from the keyboards and converting it to match the mic inputs on the mixer (a typical scenario)? If that's the case it would be misapplied at the line level path between the mixer and s/c.
Unless you need the balanced added length of the mic lines, why not go directly line-in to the mixer?

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15th April 2007, 06:57 PM	#1
skan Gear Head Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 70	Can I put a D.I on my keyboard mixer out's? I have a keyboard mixer with lots of hardware synths going through.. My mixer output goes into my soundcard input L/R. When I need to track my synths into my DAW, it would be easier just to mute all but the synth I am recording, and have the D.I permanently strapped to the main outs of the mixer. This saves having to patch the D.I in between a particular synth and its corresponding mixer input for each tracking session. BUT: Is the result the same????? Thanks in advance.

16th April 2007, 03:45 PM	#4
Wayne Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 327	Is this DI taking something close to line level from the keyboards and converting it to match the mic inputs on the mixer (a typical scenario)? If that's the case it would be misapplied at the line level path between the mixer and s/c. Unless you need the balanced added length of the mic lines, why not go directly line-in to the mixer? __________________ Wayne Smith Long time part-time Monitoring at CathouseSound SP Tech Continuum AD

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16th April 2007, 11:27 AM	#2
skan Gear Head Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 70	Anyone??

16th April 2007, 11:45 AM	#3
funeral Gear interested Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Durham/ Newcastle UK Posts: 17	what mixer are u using?