re how do di boxes work in article lancer apr oconnor wpi edu lancer oconnor wpi edu stephe lewis foskett writes i m doing sound for a couple of bands around here and we need direct input boxes for the keyboards these are the little boxes that take a line level out of the keyboard and transform it into low z for the run to the mixer sadly they cost like or more each and i m going to need like or of them i looked inside one belonging to another band and it looks like just a transformer does anyone have any plans for building them each don t bother trying to make one yourself just shop around a little i ve found dod brand di boxes for as cheap as each you can get higher end ones for more but for pa use for bands i wouldn t bother making one yourself might work but getting a sturdy enough enclosure might be hard they re made of heavy guage metal since they re always on the floor being kicked around a lot for any additional questions on this topic you might want to post to rec audio pro lukas zahas lzahas bu edu
