Taking a break from my wireless(keeps dropping out) and looking for a solution for plugging guitar in near my Kemper remote.
Bought a passive radial pro DI in hopes of using its “input” and “thru” to the kpa with no tonal loss but I’m getting an odd static.
Anyone have a similar situation or possible thread link to this? I don’t have power near the remote so using a signal boost may be out.
Thoughts?
It sounds like you need a buffer.
You could go for a good quality stand alone buffer but as all Boss pedals include a buffered bypass I would try running a relatively short guitar cable to a TU3 tuner or something like that (easily powered by battery) first then you can run as long a cable as you need back to the KPA.
There are also some solutions like the Mesa buffers which can send a balanced signal for hundreds of meters without degradation then convert back to unbalanced at the KPA end. I believe they power the buffer us Ng phantom power over the XLR cables. They are really intended for running 4CM Fx loops on stadium sized stages so they aren’t cheap but the look like the real deal.
I'd use Buffer (Lehle Sunday Driver for example) or somethink like the following:
- https://www.thomann.de/de/radial_engineering_sgi.htm
- https://www.thomann.de/de/tc_electronic_teleport_glr.htm (with the sender)
Some people use Buffers to prevent losing high end with long cable runs - they don't prevent crackling noises, though.
If you are hearing a crackle of some sort, there may be an issue with a cable, and/or the way the specific plugs on your guitar cables connect to the DI box.
I've used the Little Labs STD extender for over 10 years - great piece. https://littlelabs.com/std.html
