Direct Boxes for Studio Recordings

Derrick Mau · Post by **Derrick Mau** » 28 Jan 2007 2:36 am

Would a direct box be of any use in studio recordings if I plan to mic all of my instruments??

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 28 Jan 2007 6:44 am

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 28 Jan 2007 8:40 am

If you have a electronic keyboard, yes.
If your bass isn't going into an amp in the room,
and even if it is, and you have the 2nd available
track/channel for it, yes also.

Otherwise Erv is right.

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 30 Jan 2007 11:21 am

We keep a couple of Countryman active DI's around our studio. We usually DI the bass and occasionally other instruments. Then if we want an amp sound later, we do a re-amp.

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 30 Jan 2007 8:10 pm

Ditto of Darvin.

George Redmon · Post by **George Redmon** » 1 Feb 2007 2:07 pm

I would be lost without my trusty Rolls Quad Direct Box.