During Motown’s heyday, a major technical component of “The Detroit Sound’ was the direct input box (DI). Designed by a young Motown audio engineer in the early 1960s, the musicians plugged straight in and achieved a distinct, colorful distortion that would become recognizable all over the world. The DI box was adopted by such Motown greats as James Jamerson Sr., Dennis Coffey and Bob Babbitt, who defined the sound of a generation with their soulful playing and crisply captured notes.

Recreated by Acme Audio, the new Motown D.I. WB-3 brings the exact character as the original DI box. Modern updates include the improved variable attenuated for high-level input and the custom-made, rugged steel case (the original DIs were built in Aluminum boxes). Owners of the Motown DI will find that it increases sound quality in a marginal acoustic environment, for the cleanest, purest sound source possible.

The pot is bypassed in "Direct" mode, you can enter the "Attn" mode for speaker level attenuation of 60dB.

ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • WB-3 Motown DI Direct Box
Categories
Electronics
  • Passive
  • Analog
Format
  • Compact Portable
Number of Headphone Outputs
  • 0
Number of MIDI Outputs
  • 0
Number of MIDI Inputs
  • 0
Number of Digital Outputs
  • 0
Number of Digital Inputs
  • 0
Number of Analog Outputs
  • 1
Number of Analog Inputs
  • 1
Number of Channels
  • 1

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