Canvas Stereo Dual Line Isolator / D.I.
The Canvas stereo is a Direct Box/Line Isolator designed to remove any resistance between you and your audience by giving a pristine sonic foundation to build your masterpiece upon. From houses of worship to the dive bar downtown, Canvas Stereo is built to be the performance tool that goes wherever you are making your music.
Canvas Stereo is a Passive Line Isolator (LI) and Direct Injection (DI) device that converts your unbalanced signals into balanced signals for interfacing properly with your recording interface or mixer at front-of-house. If you’re using an amp-in-a-box (DSP Guitar Rig), like our ACS1, keyboards, or any other instrument utilizing both left and right outputs, then the Canvas Stereo is your new bridge to the front-of-house. The Canvas Series DIs pack everything you need from a DI/LI into a standard pedal-sized enclosure designed to look great right on top of your board.
Needing a mono solution? Click here for the Canvas Mono.
Canvas Stereo Features:
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Flat frequency response from 20Hz-20kHz
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Converts ¼” unbalanced input to XLR balanced output.
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Transformer isolated output.
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Sum switch
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When disengaged (out), the left input connects to the left thru. The right input connects to the right thru allowing the use of stereo amplifiers.
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When engaged (in), Sum connects the left and right thru jacks together to combine the signals for running into a single amplifier (use either thru jack).
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Pad: Enables a -15dB input pad (Only in D.I. mode) for reducing hot signals in order to minimize distortion.
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D.I./L.I.: Choose between Direct Injection or Line Isolator modes (Out for DI, In for LI)
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GND Lift: Isolates the GND pin on XLR to help reduce hum if present. Leave out for normal operation.
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Custom wound transformers for low THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) and full frequency response.
Direct Injection:
Line Isolator:
DI or LI?
High Impedance = anything above 1k = Use DI
Low Impedance = less than 1k = Use LI
Troubleshooting:
- Flat frequency response from 20Hz-20kHz
- Converts ¼” unbalanced input to XLR balanced output.
- Transformer isolated output.
- Sum switch: ◦ When disengaged (out), the left input connects to the left thru. The right input connects to the right thru allowing the use of stereo amplifiers. ◦ When engaged (in), Sum connects the left and right thru jacks together to combine the signals for running into a single amplifier (use either thru jack).
- Pad: Enables a -15dB input pad (Only in D.I. mode) for reducing hot signals in order to minimize distortion.
- D.I./L.I.: Choose between Direct Injection or Line Isolator modes (Out for DI, In for LI)
- GND Lift: Isolates the GND pin on XLR to help reduce hum if present. Leave out for normal operation.
- Custom wound transformers for low THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) and full frequency response.
- The Canvas comes in a lightly textured matte black enclosure with blue, light green, yellow, orange, red and white ink displaying your painter's palette to begin creating your sonic brush strokes.
- The die-cast enclosure’s exact size is 4.77" x 2.6" x 1.64”.
- Impedance: DI - 10k input, 600 output; LI - 600 input, 600 output
Product Manual
A Canvas for your sonic art
The Canvas Stereo creates a clear pathway for your signal to reach the front of house, interface or powered monitor and rewards your audience with clean, pristine sounds.
The Good Stuff:
Flat frequency response from 20Hz-20kHz
Converts ¼” unbalanced input to XLR balanced output.
Transformer isolated output.
Sum switch:
• When disengaged (out), the left input connects to the left thru. The right input connects to the right thru allowing the use of stereo amplifiers.
• When engaged (in), Sum connects the left and right thru jacks together to combine the signals for running into a single amplifier (use either thru jack).
Pad: Enables a -15dB input pad (Only in D.I. mode) for reducing hot signals in order to minimize distortion.
D.I./L.I.: Choose between Direct Injection or Line Isolator modes (Out for DI, In for LI)
GND Lift: Isolates the GND pin on XLR to help reduce hum if present. Leave out for normal operation.
Custom wound transformers for low THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) and full frequency response.
