Mille Grazie, Alessandro! Very good video. You have helped me in getting crucial information about the BEHRINGER DI100. All the best, and stay healthy! Good Grooves, from Scandinavia.
Awesome review man! I love how you used the spectrum analyser, was interesting to see the similarities/differences in this way alongside the sound. I'm subbed. I don't notice any difference between the balanced/unbalanced outputs either, though that's expected unless you're running a 10m long cable at some point in the signal chain or playing live (usually a very electrically noisy place). I did hear a difference between the DI and the instrument though, and it seems the DI does enhance the sound slightly. Seems a bit louder and you can hear some more of the highs and upper mids.
Hey thank you so much! The Voxengo SPAN is such a great free plugin, it really helps a lot to find issues while mixing. There's definitely a bit of difference between the DI Box signal and the INST input, but not everybody seems to hear it, especially above 10 KHz, lol.
good video. i was interested to see how the behringer DI held up, since so many people have asked if a cheap DI box is a as good as a more expensive one, but i've never tested anything in that price range. The differences don't seem nearly as pronounced as ones i've tested, but they're definitely there still. thanks for the video!
Thank you very much. I did this review for myself firstly, because I could hear differences in sound, but not that clearly, so a spectrum analysis helped me a lot and I wanted to share my results 👍
@5:35 instead of showing both signals, the better way is to invert one signal and mix with the other, that way you will see only the difference between both signals. They need to be at the exact same level for this to work properly...
Grazie per il video Alessandro! Ho giusto comprato la stessa DI ieri. Mentre aspetto che arrivi, ho una piccola perplessità. Possiedo 5 chitarre. 3 con i pickup attivi e 2 con i passivi (sebbene una delle due monti un Seymour Duncan Invader al ponte); come mi conviene gestire il segnale in entrata? Ok la catena "chitarra---->DI---->scheda audio", ma sulla scheda audio (oltre al phantom power per alimentare la DI) conviene tenere l'uscita Line o Instrument? E in caso di pickup attivi conviene usare il pad da -10db?
Ciao! In linea di massima, la regola da seguire resta sempre la stessa: Pickup passivi --> INST Pickup attivi --> LINE Però, è anche importante sapere che tipo di potenziometro hai sugli strumenti (ad esempio io con degli EMG 808 ho i pot a 25K), la soluzione ideale è fare una prova prima a livello INST e poi a livello LINE e vedere quale delle due non distorce. Grazie del commento
Thank you very very much, bro. It's quite old now, but still one of my best performing videos. From the instructions: "With the ON/OFF (IN/OUT) switch you can switch the battery power on and off to preserve battery life. Switched off the ultra-di will still work on phantom power. Switched on, the ULTRA-DI will automatically switch between battery and phantom power. When the DI100 is operating on battery power the on/off LED will flash once every few seconds, when operating on phantom power the LED will light up continuously."
Great demo, I have both the country 85 and this and the sound is exactly the same in terms of d.i tone.....I recommend the behringer over the countryman due to that very reason, unless u want to re-amp, I get sticks and stones thrown at me for that lol.....my favorite unit to use for d.i guitar, synth and bass is the art tube mp/c....can be used a mic pre or d.i box and has a built in opti compressor that lets u use guitars with hot pickups and limits the clipping, like my di marzio x2n....there is even a +20 dB button, which is cool for solos
Thank you buddy! My guitars' tone and volume knobs were at maximum, I just had a really hard time setting the input gain level on my soundcard changing from guitar to guitar, because I wanted the input signals in my DAW to be as much at the similar level as they could
Great video, very well presented! I'm plugging my 2HH Strat directly into my audio interface and achieving a very clear sound when using low gain plugin settings. However when using high gain plugin settings I start to get hum and fizz. Would a DI box eliminate this or not?
Yes if the DI box has a ground lift. The noise you're hearing could come from very different sources (jack cable, power cable, tv monitor, pickup shielding,...)
It depends, there are many models out there. As a rule.of thumb, if you have passive pickups you need an active di box and viceversa. However, it may not completely solve the problem if the buzzing comes from between the DI box and the DAW.
My pleasure, I'm just a passionate metalhead! If you wanna see more of this stuff like plugin reviews, gear demos and other heavy metal related videos, definitely consider subscribing!
great review! i just want to ask if i could use active DI box to an active instrument? the instrument im using is the Roland TM-2 the roland is Active right? because im plugging it on the wall socket.
Hi Kebz, thanks for commenting. Well, you could. As a rule of thumb, though, you use active DI boxes to balance a signal coming from a passive instrument source (passive guitar pickups for example). If you use active pickups, then you will need a passive di box. But for an external instrument, I believe that you could also connect it directly to your audio interface LINE input.
I am actually pleasantly surprised about the relative little coloring of this pretty inexpensive DI. Good enough for live shows imho, and if you want to use it in your homestudio, just be aware of the coloring, try it and use it if you like the sound ;) (Nonetheless, it might be a little misleading or confusing for viewers to call the coloring of the sound of this DI ‘enhancement of certain frequencies’ , like it is a feature ;) A active DI needs to convert a unbalanced signal into a balanced signal and increase (or decrease) the amplitude, everything else it does is a weakness ;))
Hi, this is a helpful review. Can I ask how does this DI box compare to a "Behringer DI400P"? Are they basically the same thing or is one better than the other? Thanks
Thank you. They basically do the same thing: balancing an unbalanced signal, transforming an unbalanced jack cable into a balanced XLR cable. I'm not sure whether the DI400P has a ground lift button or not, but what could possibly change is the internal transformer: the higher the price, the better the quality, the lower the distortion (which however could be heard only at very high volumes). Hope this helps.
@@AleArzMusic Hi I’ve just bought the 400P to input an active bass.I don’t have a mixing console to take the Xlr output o to my solo focusrite can I just link with a jack and go from the DI straight to the focusrite inst input?
Ciao Matteo, grazie per aver guardato il mio video! Esattamente, se la tua scheda audio/mixer lo permette basta premere il pulsante di alimentazione Phantom 48v ed automaticamente ogni apparato ad essa collegato ne beneficerà, attraverso qualsiasi cavo cannon xlr. Altrimenti, basta mettere una pila da 9v dentro la dibox.
@@AleArzMusic Today I tested the DI-BOX Behringer DI20 and noticed such a bad feature. If you connect an amplifier to the LINK input, then high frequencies are lost in the DI signal. Did you notice this? Do you connect an amplifier to the LINK input?
Well, the DI-20 is a 20$ DI-box, jokes apart it's perfect for low-fidelity applications, I wouldn't expect a crystal clear tone how of it. My signal chain is guitar into Di box into audio card
Thanks for this video sir. I have similar DI box called Behringer GI100... I recently bought a guitar with EMG active pickups. I know the rule of thumb says Active pickups = Passive DI and vice versa. But since I only have this DI box, can I use EMG active pickups with GI100 active DI box and be fine ? Also, there is a switch on my Focusrite Scarlett Solo 2nd gen which says Line/Inst(high-z). If I'm using DI box with XLR cable, do I need to put that switch towards LINE side or INST side? If I put to LINE side, then signal drops too much and with INST side, I don't need to turn gain on interface. Some people say put the switch to Line, while others say put to Inst. Where do you think I must put that switch if using DI box with XLR? Thanks!
Well, I'm not sure about it, I want to be sincere. Do a quick test at a very low volume so you won't damage anything, with or without the DI box engaged
@@puremetal2417 I don't notice any difference when using a DI box vs Only the interface's High Z input. Sounds and feels the same to me. Therefore I stopped using DI box as it has no added benefit.
Dude.....your metal intro is more heavier and bad ass than Slipknot's entire new album....and this is coming from a hardcore fan..... nevertheless....helpful video!
Sorry for the late reply, I have it finally. It didn't solved my noise issues which are only when using high gain amp simulation. It turned out that the cause for noise is coil whine, which i fixed by applying some fixes to the power supply. But the DI Box is just amazing. All the frequencies are clearer and more defined. I highly recommed this!
quindi fa il suo lavoro? il prezzo così basso mi fa un po' dubitare sulla qualità dei materiali. vorrei usarla per registrare delle chitarre che verranno successivamente reampate con una reamp box
Il suo lavoro lo fa egregiamente ed è molto robusta, come puoi vedere dallo spettrogramma nel mio test. A differenza delle più blasonate, tipo le Radial o le Countryman, il trasformatore che usa è standard, quindi perfetta per l'home recording. In studio o per produzioni importanti, vai con una Radial (che però costa cinque volte tanto)
I have little hum wen i play direclty to bias plugin dirctly guitare ---》2i2 scarlet Wen i play clean no probleme but when i tray to play metal wen i make more distorsion so .. i have little hum i have question The DI i the soluction for this peoblem If the DI delat all hum and loops ground With the DI The résultats of sound rest the same ? He dont change nothing ? Thank you
Hello, yes DI boxes are built for lowering hums and noises as much as possible. Usually, every DI box has a ground loop button that you can activate to reduce noise from cables and bad electric buildings. Thank you for watching my videos
Yes, the sound will be even better because a good DI box not only reduces the noise, but also increases the clarity of the signal, especially in the mid/high range. Keep in mind that you may also need to shield your guitar's cavity and to use better cables, too.
Thank you No she is very well shielding also in cuvety I am kiesel am7 she is very well done and super clean Possible is me pc or jack cable is not good Ok thank you i will see
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Mille Grazie, Alessandro! Very good video. You have helped me in getting crucial information about the BEHRINGER DI100. All the best, and stay healthy! Good Grooves, from Scandinavia.
Thank you very much!! Long life surstromming!
@@AleArzMusic :-) So, you've tried it?
I'm too afraid 🙂😂👍. Thank you again
Awesome review man! I love how you used the spectrum analyser, was interesting to see the similarities/differences in this way alongside the sound. I'm subbed.
I don't notice any difference between the balanced/unbalanced outputs either, though that's expected unless you're running a 10m long cable at some point in the signal chain or playing live (usually a very electrically noisy place).
I did hear a difference between the DI and the instrument though, and it seems the DI does enhance the sound slightly. Seems a bit louder and you can hear some more of the highs and upper mids.
Hey thank you so much! The Voxengo SPAN is such a great free plugin, it really helps a lot to find issues while mixing. There's definitely a bit of difference between the DI Box signal and the INST input, but not everybody seems to hear it, especially above 10 KHz, lol.
@@AleArzMusic whats the tunes ? Interesting .
Yeah these are all my songs from my own riffs. Otherwise TH-cam would block my content 🙂
good video. i was interested to see how the behringer DI held up, since so many people have asked if a cheap DI box is a as good as a more expensive one, but i've never tested anything in that price range. The differences don't seem nearly as pronounced as ones i've tested, but they're definitely there still. thanks for the video!
Thank you very much. I did this review for myself firstly, because I could hear differences in sound, but not that clearly, so a spectrum analysis helped me a lot and I wanted to share my results 👍
Brilliant review - clear and informative! Thank you.
Thank you so much, Will! Please check out my other reviews, too, I upload almost every week ☺
@5:35 instead of showing both signals, the better way is to invert one signal and mix with the other, that way you will see only the difference between both signals. They need to be at the exact same level for this to work properly...
Thank you very much!
I have have this one & the ultra DI 20. They’re both good.
Thanks for commenting, yes both are good for the needs
Grazie per il video Alessandro! Ho giusto comprato la stessa DI ieri. Mentre aspetto che arrivi, ho una piccola perplessità. Possiedo 5 chitarre. 3 con i pickup attivi e 2 con i passivi (sebbene una delle due monti un Seymour Duncan Invader al ponte); come mi conviene gestire il segnale in entrata? Ok la catena "chitarra---->DI---->scheda audio", ma sulla scheda audio (oltre al phantom power per alimentare la DI) conviene tenere l'uscita Line o Instrument? E in caso di pickup attivi conviene usare il pad da -10db?
Ciao! In linea di massima, la regola da seguire resta sempre la stessa:
Pickup passivi --> INST
Pickup attivi --> LINE
Però, è anche importante sapere che tipo di potenziometro hai sugli strumenti (ad esempio io con degli EMG 808 ho i pot a 25K), la soluzione ideale è fare una prova prima a livello INST e poi a livello LINE e vedere quale delle due non distorce. Grazie del commento
What a wonderful video. What is the IN/OUT button for please?
Thank you very very much, bro. It's quite old now, but still one of my best performing videos.
From the instructions:
"With the ON/OFF (IN/OUT) switch you can switch the battery power on and off to preserve
battery life. Switched off the ultra-di will still work on phantom power. Switched on,
the ULTRA-DI will automatically switch between battery and phantom power. When the
DI100 is operating on battery power the on/off LED will flash once every few seconds,
when operating on phantom power the LED will light up continuously."
@@AleArzMusic That's wonderful thank you
Happy to help!
Great demo, I have both the country 85 and this and the sound is exactly the same in terms of d.i tone.....I recommend the behringer over the countryman due to that very reason, unless u want to re-amp, I get sticks and stones thrown at me for that lol.....my favorite unit to use for d.i guitar, synth and bass is the art tube mp/c....can be used a mic pre or d.i box and has a built in opti compressor that lets u use guitars with hot pickups and limits the clipping, like my di marzio x2n....there is even a +20 dB button, which is cool for solos
Thank you Isaac! I totally agree with you, loved my behringer di100! I sold it now, though 🙂
@@AleArzMusic What D.I are you using now?
Great test. Did you play with full guitar volume, or reduced a bit to avoid a too hot signal?
Thank you buddy! My guitars' tone and volume knobs were at maximum, I just had a really hard time setting the input gain level on my soundcard changing from guitar to guitar, because I wanted the input signals in my DAW to be as much at the similar level as they could
Great video, very well presented! I'm plugging my 2HH Strat directly into my audio interface and achieving a very clear sound when using low gain plugin settings. However when using high gain plugin settings I start to get hum and fizz. Would a DI box eliminate this or not?
Yes if the DI box has a ground lift. The noise you're hearing could come from very different sources (jack cable, power cable, tv monitor, pickup shielding,...)
@@AleArzMusic Great, thanks for the fast reply. Does it have to be an active DI box, or would a passive box with a ground lift do the job?
It depends, there are many models out there. As a rule.of thumb, if you have passive pickups you need an active di box and viceversa. However, it may not completely solve the problem if the buzzing comes from between the DI box and the DAW.
@@AleArzMusic Thanks, you're a great help.
My pleasure, I'm just a passionate metalhead! If you wanna see more of this stuff like plugin reviews, gear demos and other heavy metal related videos, definitely consider subscribing!
great review! i just want to ask if i could use active DI box to an active instrument? the instrument im using is the Roland TM-2 the roland is Active right? because im plugging it on the wall socket.
Hi Kebz, thanks for commenting. Well, you could. As a rule of thumb, though, you use active DI boxes to balance a signal coming from a passive instrument source (passive guitar pickups for example). If you use active pickups, then you will need a passive di box.
But for an external instrument, I believe that you could also connect it directly to your audio interface LINE input.
I am actually pleasantly surprised about the relative little coloring of this pretty inexpensive DI. Good enough for live shows imho, and if you want to use it in your homestudio, just be aware of the coloring, try it and use it if you like the sound ;)
(Nonetheless, it might be a little misleading or confusing for viewers to call the coloring of the sound of this DI ‘enhancement of certain frequencies’ , like it is a feature ;) A active DI needs to convert a unbalanced signal into a balanced signal and increase (or decrease) the amplitude, everything else it does is a weakness ;))
Thank you very much
Hi, this is a helpful review. Can I ask how does this DI box compare to a "Behringer DI400P"? Are they basically the same thing or is one better than the other? Thanks
Thank you. They basically do the same thing: balancing an unbalanced signal, transforming an unbalanced jack cable into a balanced XLR cable. I'm not sure whether the DI400P has a ground lift button or not, but what could possibly change is the internal transformer: the higher the price, the better the quality, the lower the distortion (which however could be heard only at very high volumes). Hope this helps.
AweZome! Thanks
@@AleArzMusic Hi I’ve just bought the 400P to input an active bass.I don’t have a mixing console to take the Xlr output o to my solo focusrite can I just link with a jack and go from the DI straight to the focusrite inst input?
I suggest you to use a XLR cable.
@@AleArzMusic focusrite only xlr input is for microphone can use it?
Ciao Alessandro ma quindi per dare alimentazione con la phantom 48v, bisogna collegare l' output della DI all'input della scheda audio?
Ciao Matteo, grazie per aver guardato il mio video! Esattamente, se la tua scheda audio/mixer lo permette basta premere il pulsante di alimentazione Phantom 48v ed automaticamente ogni apparato ad essa collegato ne beneficerà, attraverso qualsiasi cavo cannon xlr. Altrimenti, basta mettere una pila da 9v dentro la dibox.
@@AleArzMusic grazie mille per la risposta🙏
@@matteofargiorgio698 yeahhh
Do you think whith this di-box your sound is best? The Beringer DI100 is good?
I can definitely hear some improvements in my sound quality using this DI box. It's very good for me.
@@AleArzMusic Today I tested the DI-BOX Behringer DI20 and noticed such a bad feature. If you connect an amplifier to the LINK input, then high frequencies are lost in the DI signal. Did you notice this? Do you connect an amplifier to the LINK input?
Well, the DI-20 is a 20$ DI-box, jokes apart it's perfect for low-fidelity applications, I wouldn't expect a crystal clear tone how of it. My signal chain is guitar into Di box into audio card
@@AleArzMusic I've got one more question. Is it a noisy device?
@@blackrol absolutely not! Its purpose is to solve ground loop problems!
Thanks for this video sir.
I have similar DI box called Behringer GI100...
I recently bought a guitar with EMG active pickups.
I know the rule of thumb says Active pickups = Passive DI and vice versa.
But since I only have this DI box, can I use EMG active pickups with GI100 active DI box and be fine ?
Also, there is a switch on my Focusrite Scarlett Solo 2nd gen which says Line/Inst(high-z).
If I'm using DI box with XLR cable, do I need to put that switch towards LINE side or INST side?
If I put to LINE side, then signal drops too much and with INST side, I don't need to turn gain on interface. Some people say put the switch to Line, while others say put to Inst.
Where do you think I must put that switch if using DI box with XLR?
Thanks!
Well, I'm not sure about it, I want to be sincere. Do a quick test at a very low volume so you won't damage anything, with or without the DI box engaged
@@AleArzMusic OK I will do the test.
But where to keep the Line/Inst switch when using MIC input via XLR?
I guess always LINE when using active devices. INST level is Hi Z impedance, for passive devices
How did it work out for your emg pickups and the gi100. I’m in the same boat lol
@@puremetal2417 I don't notice any difference when using a DI box vs Only the interface's High Z input. Sounds and feels the same to me. Therefore I stopped using DI box as it has no added benefit.
I would love to cover the background song live and act like the script is the lyrics
Awesome, let's do it
Dude.....your metal intro is more heavier and bad ass than Slipknot's entire new album....and this is coming from a hardcore fan..... nevertheless....helpful video!
Hahaha thank you my friend
Video is very good. It would been also super helpful if you can use some VSTs and high gain amp sym to see if there will be any differentce.
Thank you very much! There's definitely some difference, the DI box enhances high frequencies
Thank you, I ordered the same one. It will come in a few days and I can share also.
Good to know, I'm happy to help!
Sorry for the late reply, I have it finally. It didn't solved my noise issues which are only when using high gain amp simulation. It turned out that the cause for noise is coil whine, which i fixed by applying some fixes to the power supply. But the DI Box is just amazing. All the frequencies are clearer and more defined. I highly recommed this!
Ohhh I understand, I'm happy everything went well! Thank you very much!
quindi fa il suo lavoro? il prezzo così basso mi fa un po' dubitare sulla qualità dei materiali. vorrei usarla per registrare delle chitarre che verranno successivamente reampate con una reamp box
Il suo lavoro lo fa egregiamente ed è molto robusta, come puoi vedere dallo spettrogramma nel mio test. A differenza delle più blasonate, tipo le Radial o le Countryman, il trasformatore che usa è standard, quindi perfetta per l'home recording. In studio o per produzioni importanti, vai con una Radial (che però costa cinque volte tanto)
@@AleArzMusic ottimo, mi arriva lunedì, la provo e valuto ;)
What is this for a Audio recording Software?
Hey man! Just watch the video 'till second 17, I explain what a DI box Is and why you could need one. You can use it in many ways.
I have little hum wen i play direclty to bias plugin dirctly guitare ---》2i2 scarlet
Wen i play clean no probleme but when i tray to play metal wen i make more distorsion so .. i have little hum
i have question
The DI i the soluction for this peoblem
If the DI delat all hum and loops ground
With the DI The résultats of sound rest the same ? He dont change nothing ?
Thank you
Hello, yes DI boxes are built for lowering hums and noises as much as possible.
Usually, every DI box has a ground loop button that you can activate to reduce noise from cables and bad electric buildings. Thank you for watching my videos
Whith pleasur man
Ok so Di is the solution for réduction noise ok
But the sound stay as he is whithout DI
??!
Yes, the sound will be even better because a good DI box not only reduces the noise, but also increases the clarity of the signal, especially in the mid/high range.
Keep in mind that you may also need to shield your guitar's cavity and to use better cables, too.
Thank you
No she is very well shielding also in cuvety
I am kiesel am7 she is very well done and super clean
Possible is me pc or jack cable is not good
Ok thank you i will see
@@samirbenm4355 alright, thanks for commenting 👍
does it have ground lift?
Yes
Non riesco a capire se sei russo o italiano 😂
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Alessandro Arzilli jag älskar din stil
@@mc495150 fantastiskt, tack! låt oss äta surstromming tillsammans
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