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Active requires Phantom Power or a battery supply.
Passive does not require a power supply.
If you are running a passive pickup in you acoustic instrument, be it guitar or ukulele you will need to run a Direct Box (DI).
Although designed for acoustic guitars, we have learned of many musicians using them with mandolins, violins, double basses and a whole host of ethnic stringed acoustic instruments fitted with transducers. So, it appears as if it’s usefulness is only limited by the users imagination!
Distributed in USA By:Atomic Guitars, Little Rock, AR72205 - www.atomicguitars.com
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BBE Sound, Inc.
5381 Production Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Tel: (714)897-6766
Fax: (714)896-0736
( from listing's site ) - Located in Huntington Beach, California, BBE Sound, Inc. has been providing music professionals and consumers with leading edge sound improvement technology since 1985.
In the professional music world, famous musicians perform with BBE Sonic Maximizer™ signal processors for the most dynamic and exciting audio quality possible. From small nighclubs clubs to huge international tours, today's music professionals depend on BBE High Definition Sound technology to allow their full creativity and musical expression to reach the ears of their audiences. BBE High Definition Sound technology continues to evolve, taking the fidelity of both live and recorded sound to new heights of clarity, definition and sheer musicality.
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The Leon Audio Company
62 Edgeware Road
Aldgate
South Australia 5154
Phone: (08) 8339 3865
Fax: (08) 8370 8780
(from their site) - High performance audio, theatre and conference products.
This is the box that ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro been running as of late.
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Harmony-Central user reviews: L. R. Baggs
The Para Acoustic D.I.
is a studio-quality direct box,
featuring a five-band equalizer with tunable notch and midrange controls,
adjustable gain and phase inversion. Our proprietary Quasi-Passive EQ
circuitry is totally transparent and allows control over voicing without
sacrificing tone -- a big advance over conventional equalizers. In short, the
Para D.I. Is engineered to bring out the best in any pickup.
This is the DI/Preamp that I'm using with my ukuleles.
The small L.R. Baggs Gigpro preamp clips to your belt loop and works with almost any type of pickup or mini-mic eliminating the need for active circuitry (and batteries) on your prize guitar. Its Class A input, adjustable gain, and quasi-passive EQ are modeled after the ever-popular Para Acoustic DI. The Gigpro will make any pickup sound better and put fingertip control of your sound right at your side.
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Shoreline Music has a great selection of the top brands of pickup and preamps and loads of information.
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