Electric Guitar (passive pickups) to Kronos X - Gearslutz.com Gearslutz.com
 


All Advertisers
Services Directory Reviews Jobs Deal Zone Merchandise Marketplace Music Biz Articles Video Vault Tips & Techniques
Go Back   Gearslutz.com > The Forums > So much gear, so little time!
Reload this Page Electric Guitar (passive pickups) to Kronos X
Register Posting Guidelines Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Chat Room [5]

Electric Guitar (passive pickups) to Kronos X
Topic: New Reply New Reply Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 3rd August 2012   #1
Gear interested
 
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 3

Thread Starter
Electric Guitar (passive pickups) to Kronos X
What's up guys!

I've found similar threads about this in these forums but none of them answer my question...

I want to connect my electric guitar (passive pickups) to my Kronos X Synthesizer for recording.

What would be the best way to do this?

The guys at Sweetwater.com told me to get the Radial DI (passive direct box) for $99. Which I went ahead and ordered.

But after googling around a bit, its seems that 50% of the people say a Preamp is better. Also, out of the 50% of the people that DO suggest a Direct Box, half of those say go passive, and half of those say go active. I'm so confused!

I'm hoping you guys can clarify things for me. Will the Radial DI be good or should I return it and get something else? Thanks!

P.S. I would go ahead and see how the Radial DI I got sounds, but my Kronos X is on pre-order and won't arrive until my return period for the Radial is expired (and I don't want to be stuck with a $100 useless box)
KronosX88 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 4th August 2012   #2
Lives for gear
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,650

What's the input on the Kronos.
Is it mic level XLR? Is there a preamp in the Kronos for the purpose of sampling from a mic.

If so a DI will work. If the input is line level in then it won't work.

You would need a preamp to use with the DI to get line level out of pre to line in on Kronos.
__________________
27" Imac 2.93 ghz I7 12GB ram OSX 10.6.5,
MacBookPro 2.4 ghz duo 4GB ram,
Mackie Onyx 1640I, Motu Ultralite Mk3,
LA610 Solo, Logic Pro 9.1.6 DAW
Manfrensengensen is online now  
Reply With Quote
Old 4th August 2012   #3
Gear interested
 
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 3

Thread Starter
Quote:
Originally Posted by Manfrensengensen View Post
What's the input on the Kronos.
Is it mic level XLR? Is there a preamp in the Kronos for the purpose of sampling from a mic.

If so a DI will work. If the input is line level in then it won't work.

You would need a preamp to use with the DI to get line level out of pre to line in on Kronos.
According to the Korg website:

"The 2 analog inputs provide a MIC/LINE select switch and an independent level control for each channel, offering the flexibility to meet any situation."
KronosX88 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 4th August 2012   #4
Lives for gear
 
popmann's Avatar
 
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: Nashville
Posts: 4,308

It's line or mic level TRS. I'm pretty sure I've plugged my passive bass right in...but, any DI box will cover you for the impedence mismatch.

You can't use active IF it phantom powered...most inexpensive ones are. Just get a $100 Radial passive DI. Or a cheaper one. How good is a DI guitar into a keyboard amp sim gonna sound? I assume you're just messing around...having fun? Are the "X"s shipping already?
popmann is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 4th August 2012   #5
Gear interested
 
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 3

Thread Starter
Thanks for all the help so far guys!

Someone suggested that I exchange my Radial DI for the Korg Pandora Mini (same price).
What do you guys think?

Will the Pandora Mini act as a "Preamp + Direct Box" in one?
(thereby eliminating the need for me to get a separate preamp or direct box)
KronosX88 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old 4th August 2012   #6
Lives for gear
 
popmann's Avatar
 
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: Nashville
Posts: 4,308

Two completely different uses. If you need a modeller, you can do better than the Korg. The Radial is a solid traditional DI that will convert the impendence. Which again, you really don't "have" to convert. Plug the guitar in...dial in whatever AMP as an insert effect in the Kronos...go to town.

The distortion that comes from impedence mismatch is a nuance compared to whatever amp model you're gonna dial in.

If you have the Kronos...plug the guitar in and make music.
popmann is offline  
Reply With Quote
New Reply New Reply Submit Thread to Facebook Facebook  Submit Thread to Twitter Twitter  Submit Thread to LinkedIn LinkedIn 

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread Thread starter Forum Replies Last Post
mics for recording vocals, acoustic and electric guitar - live and studio. AveyTare Remote Possibilities in Acoustic Music & Location Recording 3 20th November 2007 06:14 PM
anyone built a electric guitar from a kit ?? manning1 So much gear, so little time! 4 30th April 2007 01:00 AM
Cheap mic for electric bass guitar? Tommy Fobia Low End Theory 12 18th January 2007 08:36 AM
Hedd 192 & GAMA 8 for Direct Electric Guitar midnightsun High end 2 7th January 2007 01:31 PM
Budget Electric/Acoustic guitar for my old man's Christmas. Help appreciated. NesNeedsGear So much gear, so little time! 5 28th November 2006 08:16 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:59 AM.

Home - Search Forum - Contact Us - Terms Of Use / Privacy Policy - Advertise on Gearslutz - All Advertisers - Top
 
 
Powered by vBulletin®
Gearslutz.com LTD - UK Company Number 7597610.
Registered Office - 35 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1XW.
Hosted by Nimbus Hosting.

By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies.

SEO by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.