The new dPDB Passive Direct Box features two high-quality direct boxes in one portable enclosure. This is a rock-solid DI for connecting the outputs of electronic musical instruments (or other audio sources) to the balanced inputs of mixing consoles and other balanced inputs. It also allows you to connect a music source to an instrument amplifier while simultaneously connecting it to a mixer.
The dPDB features switchable input attenuation (0dB, -20dB, -40dB), a 50k Ohm instrument input, a 50k Ohm parallel jack, a 600 Ohm XLR jack and a Switchable Ground Lift.
The dPDB excels at impedance matching and improving the sound of any instrument connected to it.
The ART dPDB is a must-have in any audio toolbox. Encased in a sturdy steel chassis, it is designed and manufactured to the highest standards to provide years of quiet, reliable performance.
dPDB Requests
- Output signals for electric guitar and bass - The high impedance signal from a guitar or bass is translated by the dPDB into a balanced low impedance signal required by mixing consoles.
- Keyboards and line-level signals - The dPDB automatically balances and adapts the line-level outputs of modern electronic keyboards. If you are using a multiple keyboard setup and your keyboards are all plugged into a single instrument amplifier, the dPDB can be used to replace individual direct boxes. Simply send the instrument's amplifier output to the dPDB and then to the console (instead of a separate DI box for each keyboard).
- DJ Console Output Signals - DJ mixing consoles often only provide a -10dB unbalanced signal. The dPDB converts this signal to a balanced line level signal before it reaches the console, while providing a convenient connector transition method with the ability to run long cables.
- Speaker Level Signals - The dPDB's ability to accept speaker level inputs from a power amplifier's output allows post-amplifier, post-equipment and effects signals to be sent directly to the console. This way, a particular effect or amplifier sound can be sent directly to the mix.
Technical characteristics
Ground switch: switchable
Input Attenuation: Switchable (0dB, -20dB, -40dB)
Instrument input: 50k Ohm
Output jack: 600 Ohm XLR Output jack
Parallel connection jack: 50k Ohm
Frequency response: 10 Hz - 50 kHz +/- 0.5dB @ +4dBu
Dimensions: 5.75" x 5" x 2" x 5" x 2