Greatly appreciate this, I was looking everywhere to find out if the Mogami Gold AES XLR's were good for my Apollo UAD and Yamaha S7's. I chose the correct ones all along but I wasn't sure if this cable was the best possible cable. Thank you!
I think you can use 2 DI boxes to get A balanced signal from a guitar or other instrument as long as you connect properly. I suppose it would matter if the cable was long or coming in contact with interference. Thanks for the excellent video. You bring up very important issues that many of us don’t necessarily think about and end up with recordings that are noisier than they need to be.
Good video. One thing no one seems to be talking about is how cheap cables can siphon off some body of the sound. I've been A/B testing lately and can hear the difference. So, avoid cheap cables at all cost during recording.
I'm using hardware while mixing in the daw. I'm planning to run everything back into the interface with ts patch cables at line level but my question is: should I be running trs out of the interface?
Hi, do you recommenced using a trs 1/4 jack to xlr male cable or a cable with 1/4 jack trs on both ends. I have a Mackie interface that has 1/4 jack output but my speakers have xlr and 1/4 jack inputs. What would be best in this situation? Cheers.
You can run the trs/xlr cable between your interface. They make those types of cables where it's xlr one end and trs on the other. I ran that setup with mogami cables. DO NOT use the Hosa.
Hi, do you recommenced using a trs 1/4 jack to xlr male cable or a cable with 1/4 jack trs on both ends. I have a Audient interface that has 1/4 jack balanced output but my speakers have xlr and 1/4 jack balanced inputs. What would be best in this situation? Thanks.
if your interface has a L and R 1/4 jack leading to the monitors individual L and R inputs, do you need the 1/4 cables to be balanced? or can they be unbalanced since there is left and right sides
Sean, i have a UR22 Interface & I am trying to connect to a DBX286s Pre-amp ... I want the best sound possible what do you suggest? "Right now i am running my Rode NT1 into the DBX286s XLR input with a Neutrik nc.fxx XLR Cable, Then i have an XLR to 1/4" TRS going from my UR22 Interface into the output on my DBS286s" It seems like i am not getting the best sound possible with this method any suggestions to improve this setup i would be grateful ...
I have a ur22c steinburg interface and on the back of my monitors it’s says “231 TRS balanced” I’m guessing that I need the 1/4 inch TRS cables? Also I keep reading that using longer cables that are 20+ are bad to use due to the signal having to travel long distances. I’m not sure how true that is but I’m only finding 14 ft long cables right now.
Hey Sean, I just happened across your video, and it's the only one that I easily found that would possibly answer my question... For background information(sorry, it's going to end up being a lot, I just know it is) I have a (very good depending on usage?) wireless microphone setup, that runs off of a 3.5 Jack, and has 2 microphones as well as a headphone monitoring (also 3.5) Jack, specifically the PicoStream device, if you've heard of it... The receiver has the ability to split the 2 wireless microphones out so each one has a dedicated channel, so for instance, microphone A uses the LEFT channel, and microphone B uses the RIGHT channel, assuming I set the microphones to that mode of course, and I'm wondering many things... The company sayd you can use an XLR splitter with it, and they even recommend one on Amazon, or at least link to it on Amazon as a demonstration of what to look for, BUT, the problem is, I was originally looking for XLR cables for just in case, as it's MY mic setup, but our church recently as this year updated their soundboard to a behringer x32 compact, from the older "dumb" mixer they had since around 1994, which, as you might know, considering that you seem to know your stuff, the new one doesn't generally support XLR(on the main board), as that's all located on the remote mixing board, and I might find a use at some point, in borrowing the wireless mic setup to, well, myself technically, since I'm currently volunteering as the sound guy, and would like to have use of it if needed or wanted. So, first, why we got the behringer x32 compact, was because a guy who used to go to our church, and has done lots of extensive work in and around our audio systems, had his professional installation company(he's a cofounder or something) do some upgrades because our old soundboard was crapping out, and well, apparently our area is prone to radio interference, and the only viable way he's found so far to get rid of the radio stations is to shorten the XLR/STUDIO plug runs, which necessitates that they use a remote board/digital signal setup, like you suggested in the video, to make it easier for getting the signal to the main mixer without interference, which then necessitates something like the behringer x32 compact... OKAY, Now that I'm done with the main background information, here's my question... So, our remote mixer board is underneath our stage in an electrical access compartment (for baptism tank power and whatnot), so, I'd likely be stuck using the 6.5 STUDIO AUX Jacks on the main board as I NEED good LOS to the receiver to get good clean signal output, and, it's an over 300-400$ setup, so I'm obviously not leaving it set on the ground to be stepped on by kids during a Christmas play or something, SO, I know I need some kind of 3.5 TRS/TRRS to dual (separate mono left and right connections) 6.5 connectors, but the question is, what exactly should I look for, and does something that small require the beefiest cables, and also, what would a good cheaper brand, (preferably one I can find on Amazon) be??? Also, how does setting up a mixer to work with my microphone differ from how you would hook the microphone up to a camera or something like that??? Forgive me if I've gotten some terminology wrong, I don't know much about diddly concerning professional audio and using mixers, and just do the job for free on a volunteer basis, but I'm slowly starting to get to know at least the basics of running the sliders as requested by whoever needs something changed, and am trying to look at ways I could use the advanced features of the board if I ever needed to
I have rme ufx interface works fine when I record midi tracks. but i have nois only when I record from my keyboard I use hosa trs 3m ..... can you please give me the best solution? thank you so much
Mariano - Not true. TRS is the topology, not the size of the jack. 1/8 TRS are common. (T "tip", R "ring" and S "sleeve") Sean does not make mistakes. His first vid is a tasty good grind from a squeaky chair sample -check it :=)
Hello friend, one question, I have an apogee quartet and my headphones are the audiotechnica ath m70x, my question is, is it good to have a dedicated headphones amplifier apart? Would you notice difference in sound quality? I have seen the Rupert neve designs rnhp, you recommended have headphones amplifier in homestudio? Thanks
the quartet should have an adequate headphone amp. Dedicated headphone amps are usually best for those that are running off laptops / low budget interfaces.
I'm trying to connect my kaossilator pro to my electribe sampler an connect my circuit monostation to the other two as well. Then connect those to my focusrite scarlett 2i2. I'm so lost. Help!
I have a Shure SM7B microphone that is run into my DBX 286s and out into my interface (I use my Zoom H6 for my interface.) I got a Mogami Gold Studio XLR Male to 1/4 to run out of DBX into the Interface. For the Mic into DBX connection I got a Mogami Gold Neglex Quad mic cable. Should I have not gotten that and got the Mogami GOLD AES-06 Digital/Analog XLR instead or am I good?
no, that's what you want - the AES connection would be used to connect your DBX to your interface (if the H6 had an AES connection). It's basically just an optimal digital interconnect cable
Great video!! I have a question about speakon cable that will be used to connect my amp (Crown XTi 4002) to my SWR Bass cabinets. Just ordered some cables from ebay and the cables are 12 gauge flat. I understand you dont necessarily needs shielded cables on speaker connections, but these look like lamp cables (2 wire side by side and they are stranded). Will this suffice or should i look for something else??
I really hope somebody can help me answer this before I buy the cables. I am trying to run my roland jd xi synth into a boss rc 505 looper. Right now, I have left and right ts cables going from the outputs from the jd xi, going into inputs/ left and right, on the rc 505. My question is, if I buy a trs cable, do I need just one trs cable for the right input/output, or do I need two trs cables for left and right? Trs does not support both left and right with just one trs cable does it? And if I am running a guitar effect pedal into the jd xi, do I need to use ts to ts cable, or ts to trs cable into the jd xi? Or just keep that completely mono? Anybody? Thanks.
It depends on the output and input of the devices. Some outputs can send stereo signal (like the 3,5mm outs in your laptop/phone), but most inputs on audio interfaces, pedals, rack units and 500 modules would process stereo signal to mono. So if you have only one stereo output, you can use a Y cable and split it into two mono inputs.
I could be wrong and idk if it's a thing on every device, but all the inputs ive had on my interfaces turn out mono regardless if it's stereo signal coming in. It's more common to have two cables and inputs for L/R signals respectively, because most rack units and 500 modules operate mono as well.
Hi i hope you can help me with this.. I have a axe fx3 preamp effects processor and i was wondering what would be the best way to hook it up to my interface.. you mentioned something about (AES) WHAT IS THAT and is that something i could use on my device??? thank you
Something is still confusing to me. Can you please help? When i look for a cable TRS to XLR i can only find that as a stereo cable. Do i need 2 stereo cables to connect 2 mono speakers?
just because they're balanced (two ring tip) doesn't mean they only carry stereo audio. So yes, you can use 2 of these to carry mono signals individually
if you're routing to your studio monitors, I'll just say the direct output from your computer isn't the best quality / not ideal to control in the studio. You'd be better off with even a monitor controller if you don't have an audio interface
I hate cables. Such a rat's nest. Looks ugly & untidy. If something is wrong with an instrument or cable you can get some horrible noise (unless you are making Punk - then it is heavenly noise!). I remember my brother's bass guitar was almost unusable for recording. Maybe I should get a patch bay? (do they still exist?) In a 100 years I hope everything uses some modern form of bluetooth/wifi/cloud. Zero latency. And no issues at all! The future. I can't wait.
Be careful what you wish for. If we stress so much about cables interfering with each other, it is good to remember that our body is also full of cables called nerves.
Yes an XLR cable is just basically saying that that cable has an XLR connector ( which is the 3 pin one) and these are balanced, so you can use them interchangeably alright as it is simply a balanced XLR cable
Hey Sean, how you doing, good video man, thanks God you made it. I have a couple of questions I want to know what is the best cable for monitor speakers. I have mine connected to a cheap 6 euros xlr cable, but I understand that signal flows better if the gauge is greater. So what cable should I use? Like 14 awg for monitors and which merch of cable for that monitor job? Or is it not necessary?
Hello mr divine .i hav a souncraft 22 mtk mixer ,with 2 xlr master outputs ,going into an xlr and trs m audio powerd monitor speakers. From what ive been reading , xlr balenced microphone cables are not good for the job for connecting speakers and mixer .what do you recomend thanks.
@@SeanDivine Yeah, but what about the resistance and the lost of clarity on the low frequencies for example. I mean nobody buys a Neumann mic to connect it to a cheap $5 gls xlr, that would be ridiculous, the same with the speakers.
You need XLR cable if you want to be professional. RCA. TRS, are home entertainment. Hard wiring is a must. If you are broadcasting live from your studio on Terrestrial radio and not just the internet there is no forgiving. TheVoiceBank.com
