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Front and Rear Panel Layout 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. INPUT – 1/4” input connector. PARA OUT – It’s parallel output 1/4” jack for passing the input signal through to a stage amplifier or monitor system. ATT Switch – input attenuation, switchable(0dB,-20dB,-40dB) BALANCED OUTPUT – Male XLR connector. GROUND – When engaged, the ground from the PDC21 chassis detaches from the XLR jack.
Operating the PDC21 A direct box, or DI box, provides the facility for the direct insertion of an audio signal into a mixer or recorder. The PDC21 offers a variety of DI solutions for live sound and recording applications. You can connect all kinds of audio signals like guitars, keyboards, outboard signal processors and even the high-powered speaker output from an amplifier.
NOTE: TO avoid annoying pops and clicks be sure to mute (or turn down the volume control) of your mixer’s output while connecting the PDC21. Connecting to High Power Signals The PDC21 provides the capability of tapping off the signals from amplifiers, such as the output or guitar amp or power amplifier. You can even use PDC21 to connect to the speaker output of a consumer stereo system or boom box, for example, if you want to sample some old records or cassette tapes.
NOTE: This example may appear to be the same as the previous, however in this example, the PDC21 is tapping the sound of the instruments and amp, as opposed to just the instrument itself.
The PDC21 can be quite useful on stage or in the studio for connecting unbalanced devices, particularly key boards. The output levels of many keyboards are low. So their signals can benefit greatly by connecting their unbalanced outputs to the PDC21 by doing so the signal can be sent cleanly for long distances while benefiting from the low noise and common mode rejection provided by PDC21’s balanced low-level output.
