Hi all,
I'm primarily a stage manager, but I do my best to be hands on, understand the equipment I'm working with and ask lots of questions. So I apologize in advance if I miss some basics or don't give enough info at first.
I'm currently working on a small show that is going to be touring regionally, and there isn't an audio engineer, so I've taken over (maybe over ambitiously so).
There isn't much in terms of sound (15 cues), but the sound is there. Were going to be using a Macbook Pro and running qlab (there are also projections which will be running from qlab as well).
I've been looking though old threads as best I can to get info on how to go from the computer to the boards at the various venues we're going to (they all have varrying levels of equipment). As helpful as reading some of the threads has been, I am unsure about the necessity of a DI?
From what I've read they seem
- to protect from power surges from phantom power that would come from the board and blow the soundcard or computer
- reduce interference that may be in the lines
- Convert lime level to mic level (This is still new territory for me, will be researching more later)
- offer a variety of connection into the boards (1/4" , XLR, RCA)
With all of that covered, if I'm running a short length from the computer to the board (Let's say 6 feet, maybe even 3 if it will make a world of difference) and I make sure phantom power is off on the board, then do I need a DI, or can I just get a 1/8" to 1/4" or 1/8" to XLR (Single or dual?) adapter and get by?
Thanks in advance
I'm primarily a stage manager, but I do my best to be hands on, understand the equipment I'm working with and ask lots of questions. So I apologize in advance if I miss some basics or don't give enough info at first.
I'm currently working on a small show that is going to be touring regionally, and there isn't an audio engineer, so I've taken over (maybe over ambitiously so).
There isn't much in terms of sound (15 cues), but the sound is there. Were going to be using a Macbook Pro and running qlab (there are also projections which will be running from qlab as well).
I've been looking though old threads as best I can to get info on how to go from the computer to the boards at the various venues we're going to (they all have varrying levels of equipment). As helpful as reading some of the threads has been, I am unsure about the necessity of a DI?
From what I've read they seem
- to protect from power surges from phantom power that would come from the board and blow the soundcard or computer
- reduce interference that may be in the lines
- Convert lime level to mic level (This is still new territory for me, will be researching more later)
- offer a variety of connection into the boards (1/4" , XLR, RCA)
With all of that covered, if I'm running a short length from the computer to the board (Let's say 6 feet, maybe even 3 if it will make a world of difference) and I make sure phantom power is off on the board, then do I need a DI, or can I just get a 1/8" to 1/4" or 1/8" to XLR (Single or dual?) adapter and get by?
Thanks in advance