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1 What is this??
i've seen this peice of equipment before, but what exactly is it's purpose?? https://fire.he.net/%7Ebpmmusic/bpm-bin/makehtml7_a.cgi?mixrec:3521.14001:Y
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A DI box (direct input) is an impedence converter for getting signals off the stage and into a snake for the run to the board. This particular one will also take a powered speaker output.

Basically, it converts signals into balanced XLR connections that you can connect to a snake and make a long run to the board without a lot of loss.
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what's a snake? and what do you mean by a lot of loss? what would you lose and how do you lose it?
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Is google not working today ?
Snake = a long multicore cable that connects from the stage area back to the mixer desk, which is usually in the middle/rear of the hall, each instrument has a channel in the snake
Loss = loss of quality of the audio signal when passing through anything, it is lost by both losing voltage due to resistance/impedance of the cables, and by spurious external unwanted 'noise' signals creeping into the signal you put in at the stage end
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