Choosing Your Equipment: Direct Injection Flashcards
1
Q
Studio microphones are low ? and low level (around -10dBu), requiring a significant boost from a ? Professional line level is more powerful (+4dBu), requiring less ?
A
Impedance.
Preamp.
Boost.
2
Q
A DI (? ?) box is a device that converts a signal at instrument level to microphone level, converting unbalanced to balanced ?
A
Direct injection.
Signals.
3
Q
DI Boxes require power to operate. They’ll normally take 9V batteries but most can be powered by ? ?
A
Phantom power.
4
Q
A DI box that requires power is an “?”, and one that doesn’t is “?”.
A
Active.
Passive.
