How often do you guys change batteries in your DI's when tracking, i change guitar strings every 8 - 16 hours, so ive been changing batteries at the same time. What you guys doing?
DI Battery Change
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Ermz
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Trevoire520
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But if you recording a line level (guitar) not mic? As far as i know phantom power doesn't travel down jack, or do you go mic in on your interface?
Phantom power needs a balanced cable right? And instrument cable is unbalanced. What to do?
Phantom power needs a balanced cable right? And instrument cable is unbalanced. What to do?
Ermz
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The whole function of a DI is to turn an instrument level signal into a mic level signal, so that it would be compatible with a mic preamp.
Jarkko Mattheiszen
The FU guy.
Live and learn, huh 
But yeah, always phantom power here. Wouldn't want such a stupid thing as battery level fluctuations affect something as important as DI's.
But yeah, always phantom power here. Wouldn't want such a stupid thing as battery level fluctuations affect something as important as DI's.
eeeeek, i cant believe i haven't been doing this 
I been replacing batteries like crazy, so it hasn't really affected my sound... noticeably anyway! I just did 1 album and 3 Ep's with this wrong method, mmmmh guess its time to learn and move on. THX Guys!
I been replacing batteries like crazy, so it hasn't really affected my sound... noticeably anyway! I just did 1 album and 3 Ep's with this wrong method, mmmmh guess its time to learn and move on. THX Guys!
olif8
Minge
If it's any help, I replace EMG batteries every 10 - 15 hours, so keep buying the batteries and start sticking them in your guitar instead!
thefalloftheheretic
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So, does that mean I could run my guitar through a cable that has a 1/4" on one end and an XLR on the other?
caneris
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There seems to be some confusion here. I think ermz is talking about powering the DI with phantom power not the guitar. That's a whole other issue
abt
BT
Yep, that means your DI is doing nothing. DIs have a line out or through so you can still monitor with an amp while catching the DI signal.
Trevoire520
Member
No.
Guitar>DI Box>Mic Preamp
DI box powered by phantom power from the mic preamp.
ahjteam
Anssi Tenhunen
So much facepalm stuff here.
Are you using a guitar with active pickups (eg. EMG's)?
- Change a new battery before the recording session, unplug the cable every time you don't play the guitar, the battery will last a good 3000 hours or so according to EMG.
Are you using an active DI box that can work on either batteries or phantom power (eg. BSS AR133 or Behringer DI100)?
- Connect the guitar to the input of the DI-box, then connect the output XLR of the DI box to the input of a microphone preamplifier and engage the +48V phantom power to the channel. If it is an external preamp, then route that output to a line input of your audio interface. Don't use a battery on the DI box.
Are you using a guitar with active pickups (eg. EMG's)?
- Change a new battery before the recording session, unplug the cable every time you don't play the guitar, the battery will last a good 3000 hours or so according to EMG.
Are you using an active DI box that can work on either batteries or phantom power (eg. BSS AR133 or Behringer DI100)?
- Connect the guitar to the input of the DI-box, then connect the output XLR of the DI box to the input of a microphone preamplifier and engage the +48V phantom power to the channel. If it is an external preamp, then route that output to a line input of your audio interface. Don't use a battery on the DI box.
Zombietakeover
Member
why wouldn't you use a battery in that situation ahjteam? would that cause a difference in sound ? rather than using the built in phantom power?
Jarkko Mattheiszen
The FU guy.
1) Batteries cost moneyz, phantom power is (virtually) free
2) Battery starting to die in the middle of an awesome take = ouch
