ART XDirect Active Direct Box (DI) with XLR & 1/4" Input
The ART XDirect is the essential piece of gear for every musician, live sound engineer, and home studio professional. This versatile active direct box provides the critical link between your unbalanced sources—like guitars with passive pickups, keyboards, or even speaker-level outputs—and the balanced XLR inputs on your mixing console or audio interface. Built tough in a compact, rugged aluminum enclosure, the XDirect ensures your signal is clean, robust, and noise-free, guaranteeing professional results whether you're on stage or in the studio.
Key Features
- Get pristine, noise-free audio over long cable runs with a Transformer-Isolated Balanced XLR Output that rejects outside interference.
- Handle virtually any high-output source, from line outs to speaker taps, by engaging up to -40 dB of Switchable Attenuation to prevent clipping.
- Eliminate annoying 60-cycle hum and ground loop buzz in any venue instantly using the dedicated rear-panel Ground Lift switch.
- Ensure perfect phase coherence when blending your direct signal with a miked amplifier source using the essential Phase Invert switch.
- Achieve maximum flexibility with both 1/4" TRS and XLR Inputs, allowing you to connect almost any instrument or line-level device.
- Power the unit seamlessly from your console via Phantom Power, or rely on over 250+ Hours of Battery Life via a single 9-Volt battery for situations where phantom power is unavailable.
Specifications
The ART XDirect is an essential tool that belongs in every gig bag and rack drawer. Its robust feature set and flexible power options make it the most dependable solution for capturing clean, high-fidelity instrument signals every time. Don't risk your tone on cheap solutions—invest in reliability and clarity.
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