- Thanks for the comment! I have two of them and they are definitely my most-used active DIs. One tip - when using them with active acoustic guitars, I sometimes find it useful to engage the 20dB pad - this tames the signal a bit and the lower input impedance helps to make the guitar sound a bit warmer. All the best with your business, and be gentle on your back!!! :)

Thanks Bruno, a good presentation of this DI. I've just bought 3 of these units as I'm going back into PA Hire after a 30 year break. This DI appears to be an 'industry standard' for many hire co's and with the versatility it provides you can see why. Steve Monk, Abbey Audio Nottingham UK

- Thanks for your kind words brother, it's good to be able to give back some of the knowledge I have taken from others over the years :)

You are such a wonderful teacher demonstrator mate !! it's such a pleasure watching your videos for their sheer source of educational experience. You not only talk about the instrument at hand but also give side information which is mighty useful to uneducated self taught tech heads like moi ;) lol. I solemnly swear by your video that you are Z Best !!! Please kindly keep on educating us and thou shall be rewarded in Heaven as on Earth !! Hallelujah brother !!!!!

- Thanks for the question. A passive electric guitar plugged into effects pedals actually results in an active system because the pedals themselves are battery powered, hence it would be best to go with a good passive DI such as the Radial JDI.

Very useful! I use passive guitars and an active bass and I was thinking that I need to buy an active DI and a passive one. You just answered my question. I'm going to buy the BSS. Thank you so much!

@GLBProductions

9 жыл бұрын

Kostadin Roshinski Great, hope it gives you many years of service. Remember that the ultimate judge of which DI works best is always your ears!

That was a brilliant presentation and demonstration, many thanks.

Your explanation is so clear and crisp.👏🏼

@GLBProductions

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

- Also ensure that the gain on your mixer is set correctly - see my video 'how to set gain on the mixing console' for a quick set of instructions :) Let me know if this helps!

Just bought one, so thank you for thorough explanation. Wonderful video.

@GLBProductions

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching :)

Thanks Bruno. Very helpful!

A very well done demonstration video.

@GLBProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very nice demo and explanation 🙂👍

@GLBProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Pierre - this is one of my older videos 😊

Thank you Sir you have giving me a great death of knowledge in regards to these devices please put more information as to sound engineering as I new to this and have sound issues ever time we have a gig . You Rock

@GLBProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+Raymond Smith You're welcome, thanks for watching. More videos on the way!

- Thanks for getting in touch. I will need more information before I can advise you - please describe your setup in greater detail: What instruments are you plugging into the stage monitor? What is the make and model of your stage monitor and mixer? Thanks.

Very well explained man! 👍🏻🔥🤘🏻

@GLBProductions

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Felix :)

- Thanks for the info. What sort of output connector are you using on the monitor? Some of these powered monitors have speaker-level connections on the back which can do damage if connected to the wrong input! If it's an XLR output you *should* be ok. Also, ensure that you are running into the line level input on your mixer and not the mic input. If the output on the monitor is an XLR male, this means you will need a female XLR to TRS cable.

thank you! great explaining

@GLBProductions

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Ruslan!

Great video 😎

@GLBProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony!

- Yes the AR-133 is the latest BSS DI box, and the only one in current production.

- You're most welcome.

Bought 2 of them after watching this, thanx

@GLBProductions

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! The 133 is an older design now but is still very effective.

Molt ben explicat, gràcies!!

@GLBProductions

Жыл бұрын

Siguis benvingut, Ricard!

Thank you

@GLBProductions

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Very helpful video! Can I ask your advice, when you use that passive bass guitar, where did you positioned you ATT switch? 20db or 40db?

@GLBProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+mdavev At 0dB. 20dB is for line level signals and 40dB is for speaker level signals.

@mdavev

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! appreciate it

Hi mate. I'ts helpful video. I was wondering if you ever tried it with electric passive guitar and effect pedals? because i'm trying to buy this DI Box in order to get rid of amp on gig's. What's your opinion on using BSS DI instead of amp?

So this particular set up is to run from the on stage powered moniters which Carry the stage levels for the band (vox, guitar etc,) into my Beringer 802 mixer for my in ear monitors as there is a limited number of stage monitors. I've run a balanced line/TRS cable as well as a line cable from the powered monitor direct to the behringer and it comes thru the in ears distorted. Dunno the make of the system but stage monitors are powered.

great video🙏🏾 quick question, under what circumstance I am meant to use the link option on the right? because I went to to a gig and the engineer suggested to connect the link option to the amp input then the input on the DI direct to my bass and I was a bit confused as to why

@GLBProductions

3 ай бұрын

This video should help you to understand the purpose of the link connector: kzread.info/dash/bejne/poKJmtWgcsbYfLQ.html

So I need to find a way to run out of the powered monitors to my in ear rig, Snake on the stage has no line outs or a way to connect to the monitor line out on the board which is by the front of house. Any help you can offer is appreciated. Thanks

would this be a good device to use running out of powered stage monitor to behringer mixer running in ear monitors? i have had the problem running directly balanced and line cable from the monitor to my small mixer running the in ear. Thanks for your help.

- Thank you, glad the video was helpful. Not really - DI boxes are designed for use with instrument and line-level sources, not microphones. In addition, all professional microphones already have a balanced output, so a DI is not needed. What sort of mic do you need to connect to your mixer?

nice video. I am building a subkick for my kick drum in hopes of being able to get a mixer to add just a hint of resonance to the kick drum. I discovered I will need a DI box to balance and dampen the hot signal. I ordered a cheap one off eBay before I learned I should buy an "active" DI box because the cheap passive ones will not result in good lower bass frequencies passing to mixer. I don't know anything about sound engineering. Please suggest cheapest brand and model DI box that would be great at very low frequencies...The drum kit it permanently set up behind a 4' high wall which killed the resonance of the kick drum. This is why I am exploring the subkick to mixer to add resonance. ..thanks

@GLBProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+michael Thanks for getting in touch - may I suggest that you read this article on how to build a subkick mic: www.prosoundweb.com/article/in_the_studio_diy_subkick_microphone/ The article indicates that no DI box is necessary, just an inline pad. Let me know if this is helpful :)

So if I used this with a Scarlet 2i2 gen 3 for guitar and bass recording, would it clean up the signal when using VSTs?

@GLBProductions

3 жыл бұрын

No - on that unit connect directly using the INST mode, no DI box needed.

@tarf

3 жыл бұрын

@@GLBProductions ahh OK, thank you for the Info :)

Great review, thanks a lot. Is there however a difference in performance from this unit when using batteries as apposed to 48V phantom power? I want to use it for recording purposes and my audio interface does not have phantom power.

@GLBProductions

10 жыл бұрын

OneArchetype A good question - the user manual for the unit does not state that performance will differ on battery vs. phantom power, so the answer in principle is no. I'm just wondering - is there a reason why you can't plug your signal source directly into your recording interface? Does it have any 1/4" connectors or only XLR?

@OneArchetype

10 жыл бұрын

GLB Productions I'm using a M-Audio Delta 1010lt soundcard. It has 2 mic inputs, with adjustable pre-amp levels, and 6 RCA-type inputs (and the same outputs as well). It does not have an input suited for instrument level. I am trying to record a electric guitar with passive pickups directly into the interface and the sound is a bit muddy and lacks clarity.

@GLBProductions

10 жыл бұрын

OneArchetype Ah yes, in that case you need some sort of DI box. The muddy sound you are getting is the classic sign of an impedance mismatch. I have personally used this model DI on both battery as well as phantom power and could not detect a difference in the sound. It's possible that there may be slightly less headroom when using battery power, but the AR-133 can operate on phantom power as low as 20 volts so presumably this is not a major issue.

@OneArchetype

10 жыл бұрын

GLB Productions Great, thanks a bunch for your insights. Keep up the good work with your channel. Good luck!

Any advice/review of Countryman? I hear many people saying very good

@GLBProductions

6 жыл бұрын

Yes the type 85 is an excellent DI - relatively few features compared to the Radial designs, but sonically just as good although it uses a somewhat different design to the J48.

Can the output of the BSS AR133 be used with fixed line level inputs like the inputs 3 and 4 on the new focusrite scarlett 4i4 3rd gen? Or is it mic level output as well like the Radial JDI Passive DI?

@GLBProductions

4 жыл бұрын

According to BSS the maximum output of the AR-133 is +9dBu so yes it can drive a line level input. Bear in mind though that the actual output level will depend on the input level.

@DrRayne96

4 жыл бұрын

@@GLBProductions Thanks a lot

Hi! thanks for the review. Does it possible to remove de buzz of the pedals with the ground/lift?

@GLBProductions

9 жыл бұрын

Hugo Santos It depends on what is causing the buzz - grounds lift switches will usually work if the buzz is associated with the grounding of your equipment. If the buzz is coming from your guitar pickups or the lighting dimmers in the venue ground lift will normally not help.

@HugoSantosbass

9 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot! ;)

@GLBProductions

9 жыл бұрын

Hugo Santos You're welcome :)

I want to buy di box, first time going to use it, so bss AR 133 IS THE LATEST OR WHICH IS LATEST ONE IN BSS SO I CAN BUY

If I understood you right, imagine if am using a passive bass guitar, I give it at 0db signal and send the signal to a mixer and at the sametime, use the link to connect to my on stage amp-monitor ? ... Is this right ?

@GLBProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+jasperdany You got it!

What is that link option useful for??? Can we use it to use one more instrument to the same di?

@GLBProductions

4 жыл бұрын

No - it's used to connect the signal to an on-stage amplifier. So XLR output goes to mixer/PA, 1/4" output goes to onstage amplifier.

what is the difference between the bss ar 133 blue colour and bss ar 133 green colour? is it just the colour or something different? Thanks

@GLBProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it's just the colour - when you see it in person it is actually a blue-green so it may also be the way the photo was taken.

Thanks Bruno. I get confused in a balanced and unbalanced lines . where do we use balanced or unbalanced. Thanks for Your patience .

@GLBProductions

10 жыл бұрын

- Balanced lines should be used any time you run a signal over a distance greater than 5 meters/15 feet. Below that distance you can used unbalanced lines. I suggest you watch my video What does a DI box do, and when do I need one? starting around 5:20 for a more detailed discussion.

@raffiboutchakjian4201

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bruno.

Thank you for the review! I am planning to buy a DI-box for my home recording studio. I have a Fender American Standard Stratocaster, and I wonder, which Direct box would be okay for such a guitar, to hear all the needed frequencies, so that it doesn't sound muddy? This one is very good indeed, but what about a more budget sereis, but still with good sound? Because that is SO expensive in my country,,,,

@GLBProductions

9 жыл бұрын

nokiatunerr Thank for the question. Unfortunately good DI boxes are expensive, because of the quality of the components in them. How are you recording? Are you using a mixer and tape recorder, or a USB computer interface?

@nokiatunerr

9 жыл бұрын

GLB Productions well, at the moment I am using M-Audio Fast Track Pro interface and record into sequencer on my computer, but I am planning to use a DI-box box, mixing console and a built-in audio card by RME (I have two audio interfaces at the moment, because the RME doesn't have preamps, so I record microphone to RME through DBX mic preamp, and electric guitars through M-Audio, into its instrumental input with only 250 kilo ohm impendance I think I am going to save some more money and buy this BSS direct box, since it' considered one of the best. If I buy a cheap thing, I may regret about it later :) But I found another rather interesting DI-box - not a very cheap one - BBE DI-100X. Have you ever encountered this one? Can you say anything about its quality? Thank you

@GLBProductions

9 жыл бұрын

nokiatunerr Thanks for the info. You should be able to get good results just with your Fast Track Pro - 250 kilohms is actually high enough to record electric guitar. For example the Radial J48 has only a 220kohm input impedance. I haven't used the BBE DI box so can't comment on how it sounds, but BBE generally make good quality gear.

@nokiatunerr

9 жыл бұрын

GLB Productions Thank you, buy the way, do you know which is the output impendance of the Standard Amercian Stratocaster? As far as I know, it's around 6-7 kiloohm. But there are many direct boxes that have even 1 Megaohm impendance! So why so much? Maybe that's more for live performances on stage, while for studio work that would be way too much? I heard somewhere you said in this or another video that the impendance of guitars can be around 600 or 700 kiloohms, but maybe I got you wrong

@GLBProductions

9 жыл бұрын

nokiatunerr The exact output impedance would depend on what pickups are in the guitar, but it would typically be in the tens of kilohms. The 1-megohm 'standard' for DI boxes is a way of 'playing it safe' - some companies (such as Radial) feel that such a high input impedance makes electric guitars sound 'glassy' and somewhat unnatural, hence why they chose 220 kilohms for their top of the line J48. Guitars equipped with unbuffered piezo pickups (usually acoustic guitars) can have output impedances in the hundreds of kilohms, which is why you need very high input impedances on DI boxes designed to accept these instruments, up to 10 megohms. Of course, the best DI boxes have adjustable input impedance, which Radial calls 'drag control' :)

good night have one set GK 400RB mark IV connected in a cabinet Hartke TP x10 aluminum, how do I connect this BSS in my set? And with that set can not get fat and warm sound typical of the P-Bass Fenders.My bass is a Fender Jass Bass Special Made in Japan 1986 Model Duff and others 1988 also Japanese Jazz Bass pickups Custom

Hi is it Necessary to keep the power switch on always or can i plug it to the console and use the Phantom power ?

@GLBProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+Shajith Khan The power switch must be on whether the DI is operated on battery or phantom power :)

@shajithkhan3331

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks ! but may i know why ?

@GLBProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+Shajith Khan The DI won't function if it's not switched on.

Very helpffull video can you tell me is this a good way to play bass guitar on small gigs for 50 - 80 people tnx ...

@GLBProductions

10 жыл бұрын

- It depends on whether your PA system can handle the bass frequencies. If you have small speakers, it's best to add a subwoofer or use a separate bass amp.

@darkovelickovski5758

10 жыл бұрын

if it has 15 inch speakers it probably be OK ( but most of the time has 2 bass bins.... and thanks for your replay ...

@GLBProductions

10 жыл бұрын

Darko Velickovski With 15" mains and 2 subwoofers your system should be more than capable of handling bass guitar through a DI box for 50-80 people :)

hai. i am using yamaha psr 775 keybord can we use. DI box(BSS AR-133) for that.any option .pls reply

@vasanthkumar-tv3xx

5 жыл бұрын

Psr s775

@GLBProductions

5 жыл бұрын

Yes although you will need two of them if you want to run the keyboard in stereo. Better to use a passive stereo DI such as the Radial ProD2.

How do you use phantom power for this DI box?

@GLBProductions

5 жыл бұрын

Just turn on phantom power on your mixer :)

Hi!!

For acoustic guitar should I use 0db or 20db as pad?

@GLBProductions

6 жыл бұрын

Start at the 0db setting - use the 20dB setting if your mixer gain is all the way down and the input is still overloading.

@abelvarghese217

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Can i use a active DI box using only a 9v battery without turning on the phantom power of my mixer??? :)

@GLBProductions

5 жыл бұрын

Yes no problem, assuming the DI box can be powered by a battery.

@jericosunga7309

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

i suppose its not usable for electric guitar for clean and no hissing sound ..is it?

@GLBProductions

5 жыл бұрын

Yes you can use it for that purpose.

@denvy21

5 жыл бұрын

@@GLBProductions thanx..amazing DI infact.

should an arranger keyboard use di boxes?

@GLBProductions

9 жыл бұрын

kforthy chris If the keyboard has an unbalanced output and you need to run the signal more than 15 feet yes, otherwise not necessary. The output from modern keyboard is always low impedance so that is not an issue :)

@chrismarshal936

9 жыл бұрын

thank you !!

Sr i have active di box only So how to use active instrument ¿

@GLBProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Just use the pad on the DI input to reduce the level.

@prashantmanjrekar1063

4 жыл бұрын

@@GLBProductions thanks sr

can we use this DI box for microphone?

@GLBProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Microphones which have an XLR output do not need a DI box - the output is already balanced and low impedance :)

@arfian8687

3 жыл бұрын

@@GLBProductions how about to make dynamic microphone into line level in the cheap way? :D i mean maybe under $100

@GLBProductions

3 жыл бұрын

I would purchase a standalone mic preamp, or even a cheap mixer - you could probably find one used for under $100. One of the old Mackie or Yamaha boards.

@arfian8687

3 жыл бұрын

@@GLBProductions i never found standalone mic preamp under $100 :( maybe i will check for mixer. thanks a lot

- Have sent you a personal message :)

I search the same but in stereo ..

@GLBProductions

5 жыл бұрын

There is no stereo version of this DI box.