DI Box or Preamp?

[jondecker76]

I have an MAudio Delta 1010 and I want to connect an electric guitar to it. I've done a tone of reading, and some articles say you can plug a guitar straight into an input, while others say it needs some kind of pre-amplification first.

So before I shop - should I get a guitar preamp, or will a DI box work (behringer makes one with 20db of gain) to connect a guitar straight into my 1010?

thanks,

Jon

[elglas]

Hello there

as another Delta 1010 owner, and someone who tinkers with recordings on occasion, I'd like to recommend that you do use some sort of preamp. a powered DI box might do the trick, but I think you should be looking into buying a small end mixer for flexibility's sake. This way if you need to record vocals, a multitiude of instruments, or want to just mic your amp for a more natural sound, you wont be that limited by hardware. I started off with a Behringer eurorack mxb1002 and I can say it gets the job done nicely for around $145 CDN

[jondecker76]

Thanks for your advice, it is very much appreciated

[btartsa]

I picked up one of these http://www.smproaudio.com/PR8MKII.htm and use it with my 1010. Despite some bad reviews I have have had pretty good luck with it.