DI box

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James

I have a schematic for a minimal JFET "preamp" which has 3.9Mohm input  
resistance, so I may build that, I was just hoping for a COTS  
solution, I think I'm getting lazy in my old age.

Paul

> The problem is that these DI boxes do not raise the guitar level to line
> level.  I'm looking for the same thing and haven't been able to find
> anything.  I want to run my guitar directly into my soundcard and use my VST
> for processing.  So, it needs to have a gain stage to convert to line level.
> We really aren't trying to balance the signal here.
>
> James R. Coplin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org
> [mailto:music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of Matt Picone
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:04 AM
> To: Music-bar
> Subject: Re: DI box
>
> See Radias products also.
>
> --
> Matt Picone
> matman at mysticworks.com
>
> On May 11, 2009, at 11:21 AM, paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net wrote:
>
>> Guys (n gals),
>>
>>  I'm after a pair of (or stereo) DI Boxes/Preamps. Something suitable
>> for taking a guitar input (well, two of them) and converting them to
>> line level.
>>
>>  It needs to have 1/4" unbalanced in (1Mohm or more) and 1/4"
>> unbalanced out (line level ~20kohm, 1v p-p)
>>
>>  Best I've found so far is the PreSonus BlueTube DP, but it's a bit
>> pricey for me (given the other toys I want to buy). Most of the
>> standard DI boxes seem to only be for Mics or only have balanced XLR
>> outputs.
>>
>>  Any advice?
>>
>> Paul
>>
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