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."
In South Korea, the dBDI-2 is in use with Korea Seoul Sound, recently seeing service on the popular Korean Broadcasting System television programme 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."
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.
(Jim Evans)
