INPUT panel: Jacks
This ridiculously-large “T” is a
handy reminder that Dani is a
Transmitter of wireless audio
The Thrus (2 upper jacks) are outputs
which don’t output anything until you
connect something to the inputs. Each
Thru is hard wired directly to its
respective IN and will output exactly
what’s entering Dani unaltered and
unpadded
On the latest Dani models, In 2 is
automatically normalled to carry the audio
from In 1 — so if you jack into In 1 only,
leaving In 2 unconnected, Dani will send
In 1’s audio on both SKAA channels 1 and
2. And, the In 1 audio will appear also on
both Thrus 1 and 2. If your Dani doesn’t
do this, you can accomplish the same thing
by plugging a patch cable from Thru 1 to
In 2 (TRS patch cable is best if you’re
feeding In 1 from a balanced source)
• These are balanced / unbalanced
¼
″
TRS line
level inputs with input impedance greater than
20 k ohms
• What’s on the other side of those jacks? DC-
coupled Burr Brown differential input buffers,
followed by Burr Brown analog to digital
converters — yes, for you,
only the best
!
• Inputs 1 & 2 are most commonly used for Left
and Right audio respectively, but you can use
them for anything you want
• For example, you can send your FOH (front of
house) mix on channel 1 and your headphone
cue mix on channel 2
• Dani’s inputs are capable of handling up to
+24 dBu of signal — just engage the pads as
needed
• Since you don’t have to back off your outputs
to feed Dani, that means when you’ve got
amplifiers connected to Dani’s Thrus, they’ll be
able to achieve their max rated wattage
• Have XLR outputs on your mixer or DJ
controller? Perfect; use two XLR-F to
¼
″
TRS
cables to feed Dani with balanced signal. This
is
the
best way to connect because the signal is
strongest and the noise is lowest.
• Got RCA outputs on your mixer? No problem,
Dani’s inputs will happily accept unbalanced
signals, too
• With an RCA source you can use a standard
stereo RCA cable to make your connection —
just pop a pair of
¼
″
TS to RCA adapters into
Dani’s input jacks and use a stereo RCA cable
to connect your device to Dani
• SKAAstore.com has these handy
¼
″
TS to RCA
adapters and also has a great stereo
¼
″
to RCA
cable if you want a one-piece cable for
minimum fuss
• Of course
¼
″
sources (both balanced TRS and
unbalanced TS) work great with Dani, too
• When using an unbalanced audio source
(keyboard, etc.), always use UNBALANCED (TS)
cables. This will guarantee the ring (cold
conductor) gets properly grounded on the Ins.
• Want to feed Dani from a 3.5 mm headphone
jack from, say, a phone or a computer? No
problem; just use a 3.5mm to 2
¼
″
TS cable,
set your Level Switch to -10 and you’re all set.
Dani has 2 balanced/unbalanced
inputs (2 lower jacks) which are
transmitted wirelessly on SKAA
channels 1 and 2
