what works best for hooking up to a pa system?

Creep Nasty · Post by **Creep Nasty** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:24 pm

i need to hook up my 404 to a pa system through a di box

ive done it before with this

but is there a better way? maybe using a instrument cable through the head phone input on the 404?

contextual · Post by **contextual** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:10 am

Radio shack sells rca to 1/4 inch converters. Run rca into the DI (you will need a stereo DI box. Run the rcas from the sp to the converters to the di. Cost you about 3-5 bucks. (Not including the DI)

Creep Nasty · Post by **Creep Nasty** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:16 am

awesome thanks for the advice. i thought there would be a better way.

contextual · Post by **contextual** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:23 am

The sp is a rca beast, thats it but with good rca cables and a nice di box it'll sound fine. I don't think you should even need the di box. I run the sp into a fender passport PA direct with no DI box.

dman5000 · Post by **dman5000** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:58 am

yeah im pretty sure you dont need the DI box, unless you were running the sp through an amp that you wanted the sound/color from and you wanted to come out of the pa instead of a speaker cab

dizzo313 · Post by **dizzo313** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:44 pm

yeah, I just use a 12 foot Hosa dual RCA to dual 1/4" cable most places i play. If you can avoid running your equipment into XLR jacks, do so.

However, sometimes you're playing a venue and they've got a cable snake on the stage floor, and the only open jacks are XLRs. So you do what you gotta do.