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Old 12-06-2017, 06:53 AM
pieterh pieterh is offline
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The biggest issue with passive DIs is if they have to feed an amplifier/on stage monitor as well as the signal to FOH. Often the signal will not be strong enough and FOH will get its signal but the stage amp will be silent. With an active DI this isn’t an issue.
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