PASSIVE STEREO DIRECT BOX WITH LEVEL CONTROL

The Trim-Two™ is a passive stereo direct box designed for use with laptop computers and other consumer playback devices, eliminating hum and buzz from ground loops while providing an easy-access level control for quick adjustments on stage.

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Stereo direct box for line level sources
Passive signal path with transformer isolation
Eliminates hum and buzz when connecting to the PA
Level control & mono sum switch

A NOISE-FREE INTERFACE FOR YOUR AUDIO DEVICES

The Trim-Two allows you to connect any playback device and interface it with balanced pro audio equipment without signal loss or hum and buzz from ground loops. It features two transformers which isolate and balance the audio output from your source device, eliminating noise and allowing you to use long cable runs without signal degradation. A handy mono sum switch makes it easy to reduce the output channel count or send the same signal to two destinations at once, and an accessible level control gives you the ability to adjust levels in an instant. Multiple input connector types make it easy to hook up any consumer line level playback source, from laptops & smartphones to DJ equipment. The completely passive design means that you never have to worry about powering the Trim-Two, making it truly plug & play.

TRIM-TWO APPLICATIONS

USING THE TRIM-TWO IN A KEYBOARD SETUP

Use your laptop as a sound source with the Trim-Two connected to control the volume and send a balanced signal to the PA system.

USING THE TRIM-TWO WITH A DJ SETUP

Simplify your DJ setup using a PC to play sound files and the Trim-Two to balance the signal. The handy volume control makes it easy to manage.

USING THE TRIM-TWO WITH A TABLET

Play your sound files using the Trim-Two by connecting it from the headphone output to the 3.5mm input. Use the variable level control to trim the level and avoid distortion.

REVIEWS

Name: Radial Engineering TRIM-TWO Passive DI for laptops, smart-phones, tablets etc.
Brand: Radial Engineering
SKU: RA-TRIM2
Price: 319.0 AUD
Availability: InStock

"If you are a performing musician that uses keyboards, laptops or DJ mixers in your set, the Trim-Two may be the workhorse DI you've been looking for. This DI is packed with versatility that is easy to use, and it's easy to make adjustments on the fly."

By Alex Hawley

"If your rig is stuffed with kit producing full fat audio output - keyboards, drum machines or tablets and laptops - then the Trim-Two is the way to go."

By Alistair McGhee

Great idea, but the execution is just not musical enough

I really want to love this for my daughter. She loves playing with my Synthstrom Deluge and my Push 2 when it's plugged in and she sits in my lap.

On paper this is perfect. A tiny-hand friendly 'groovebox' that my 2yo (and myself) can fiddle with and watch the pretty lights change and hear the parameters sculpt the synth tone.

The problem is all the synth patches are decidedly in the acid and squelch realm. For the life of me I can't get a decent, lush patch. I understand the point is to let my child explore and just find and discover sounds but it all sounds so abrasive. If I zero out all the depth and LFO dials and listen to what I assume is an unmodulated, relatively clean patch it's still really atonal. There's none of the sweet subtractive sound I was expecting. Perhaps that's on me and my expectations.

There are no parameter clamps so your LFOs range from what sounds like .01hz to way up to 240hz. When these values are applied to modulation it's either unnoticeable or so full on that it mangles the sound. Yep, you need to keep the dial in the sweet spot, but clamping would solve this and keep the parameters in a much more musical range.

Speaking of modulation, by ear I often can't tell what the two mod dials are doing. That's partially on me, I need to do some manual diving, but I'm pretty experienced with synths and can usually tell the modulation in effect. And even then adjusting the depth usually doesn't do anything except make the sound even more abrasive. Sometimes it feels like it's delayed and only applies your modulation changes at the next sequence start, other times it's clearly real time.

So yeah. I love the idea of this and I'll keep it and see if I can't get any palatable sound out of it via MIDI, but as it stands I really don't think my daughter - who again, loves playing with other synths/devices when there's a decent sounding patch loaded - will be getting much use our of it.

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Radial Engineering TRIM-TWO Passive DI for laptops, smart-phones, tablets etc.

PASSIVE STEREO DIRECT BOX WITH LEVEL CONTROL

A NOISE-FREE INTERFACE FOR YOUR AUDIO DEVICES