I am going to finally purchase an RG16 (or Effects Gizmo) this Friday. Each loop will feed two mono delays (or a delay and a verb) that will be summed to mono by a line mixer. I am going to be using a y-cable (1/4" to dual XLR male) to feed my EFX units from each RG16 loop. I'm assuming that wiring up a balanced TRS jack and splitting it isn't going to be a problem but I just thought I'd ask.
Using balanced TRS cables vs. TS unbalanced with the RG16.
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Re: Using balanced TRS cables vs. TS unbalanced with the RG1
You're going to have to be very careful how that Y cable is built, but if you do it right, it'll work fine. The RG-16 output will be unbalanced, so the 1/4" end will need to be unbalanced, and the tip conductor will need to connect to both XLRs.
You're going to have to be very careful how that Y cable is built, but if you do it right, it'll work fine. The RG-16 output will be unbalanced, so the 1/4" end will need to be unbalanced, and the tip conductor will need to connect to both XLRs.
Re: Using balanced TRS cables vs. TS unbalanced with the RG1
I just send my check to Sweetwater and I'll have an Effects Gizmo, an Amp Gizmo, a Mastermind here by the middle of May!!
Now I have to get this cable situation taken care of. I all ready have a few balanced XLR (F) to dual XLR (M) splits in my cable box. I am wondering if using a balanced TRS to XLR (M) will work just fine? I am pretty sure I have used balanced cable in a guitar rig before. Does the 1/4 jack coming from the Effects Gizmo have to be a TS jack or will a TRS jack work just fine? I also already have TRS to XLR (M) so it would save me some trouble. If it's a necessity, I will wire up some TS to XLR (M) with pin 2 hot but just keeping it balanced will save me some trouble.
What's the verdict?
I just send my check to Sweetwater and I'll have an Effects Gizmo, an Amp Gizmo, a Mastermind here by the middle of May!!
Now I have to get this cable situation taken care of. I all ready have a few balanced XLR (F) to dual XLR (M) splits in my cable box. I am wondering if using a balanced TRS to XLR (M) will work just fine? I am pretty sure I have used balanced cable in a guitar rig before. Does the 1/4 jack coming from the Effects Gizmo have to be a TS jack or will a TRS jack work just fine? I also already have TRS to XLR (M) so it would save me some trouble. If it's a necessity, I will wire up some TS to XLR (M) with pin 2 hot but just keeping it balanced will save me some trouble.
What's the verdict?
Re: Using balanced TRS cables vs. TS unbalanced with the RG1
I gotcha. So Pin 3 is gonna be pretty much useless all the way to the effects? I have been doing searches for the past 3 hours trying to figure out how to pull this off. I'll go TS to XLR (M) > XLR (F) to dual XLR (M) > to my T.C. and Lexicon units.
Thanks for the heads up.
I gotcha. So Pin 3 is gonna be pretty much useless all the way to the effects? I have been doing searches for the past 3 hours trying to figure out how to pull this off. I'll go TS to XLR (M) > XLR (F) to dual XLR (M) > to my T.C. and Lexicon units.
Thanks for the heads up.