ARTcessories PDB

Passive Direct Box

Price: $35.00

The ART PDB, the abbreviation says it all, Passive Direct Box. Inside it's well-built frame lies everything you expect a good direct box to have. You find the PDB loaded with a three position pad (0, -20dB, -40dB), as well as a ground lift switch for help with those annoying hums. Rock-solid construction in an all metal housing insures trouble-free use for years of stage abuse!

Listed below are several ways in which you might use the ART PDB:

1. Electric guitar and bass pick up output signals - The high impedance signal from a guitar or bass guitar pickup is translated by the PDB into a low impedance balanced signal required by mixing consoles.

2. Keyboards and line level signals - The PDB automatically balances and matches 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 PDB can be used to replace individual direct boxes. Simply send the output of the instrument amplifier to the PDB and then to the console (instead of a separate DI box for each keyboard).

3. DJ console output signals - DJ mixers often supply only an unbalanced -10dB signal. The PDB converts this signal to a balanced line level signal before it reaches the console, while providing a convenient method of connector transition with the capability to run long cables.

4. Speaker level signals - The PDB's ability to accept speaker level inputs from a power amplifier's output allows post-amplifier, post eq and effects signals to be fed directly to the console. In this manner, a particular effect or amplifier sound can be sent directly to the mix.

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