dBDI-2 successes
In South Korea, the dBDI-2 is in use with Korea Seoul Sound, recently seeing service on the popular Korean Broadcasting System television program "Open Concert". Korea Seoul Sound's engineer Kim Jeong-Young finds the dBDI-2 to be a very versatile and reliable tool, saying: "I used the DI to sum two channels and provide a split to FOH and monitors. It is great to have this flexibility in one small and sturdy box. It is one of those devices that quickly becomes indispensible."
Belgium-based EML is the main supplier for the current Simple Minds Graffiti Soul tour, with EML's sound designer and FOH engineer, Patrick Demoustier, using the dBDI-2 on Eddie Duffy's bass rig. He commented: "I'm using the unit for two separate bass channels. It sounds really good and compares very well against the other DIs I use, as well as being a clever box. Apex has taken the basic DI and added some interesting versatility to it. A good example of this involves the RCA inputs; these are a clever and simple addition in a world where iPods and laptops are used for intro music and CD replacement."
The dBDI-2 features two active direct inject channels that provide a wide range of input connectivity as standard (XLR, 6.35mm jack and RCA-phono). Dual mono, or stereo operation is catered for, while enhanced features enable channel inputs on the dBDI-2 to be summed, or the dBDI-2 to be used as an active splitter. High quality transformers, shielded within mu-metal cans, provide each channel with a galvanically isolated and balanced output; ensuring that audio integrity and performance is maintained at the optimum levels.
The rugged aluminium extruded standalone design conveniently allows cables to be run underneath the dBDI-2, while the rubberised end cheeks provide both additional protection and enable multiple units to be stacked in a safe and secure manner.
A rack-based solution allows 4 direct inject channels (with all input and output connections accessible from the front panel) to be available within a single 1U rack space. This is ideal for keyboard racks, guitar rigs or any other situation where the use of rack-based DIs is preferable.
For more info, please contact :
- Apex : Craig Lovell (+44 (0)1908 241705)
- Apex : Renaud Schoonbroodt (+32 (0)11 28 61 94)
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