mono/stereo Jack

[Jimmy2002]

im confused! what's the diffrence. if im using the m audio delta 10/10 for the inputs do i want to be using stereo or mon jacks
many thanks jimmy

[bennychico11]

mono TRS (balanced) cables are preferable

the inputs on the 1010 are all mono. inputs on a mixer or a soundcard will usually tell you if it's stereo or not. but generally only outputs on a soundcard are mono.

[Jimmy2002]

will it matter if i use stero jacks, will it effect anything in any way

[bennychico11]

well, they won't be stereo plugs
for your use, they will be considered TRS (balanced) plugs instead. They're only stereo if two separate L/R signals are being sent down the cable. It will just be a mono balanced cable.
but don't try and plug in a stereo peice of gear with it into the 1010 jack...you'll lose the stereo

[Jimmy2002]

sorry im being a div here.
iv got a multicore that is 8 female xlr to 8 female jack, so this will be suited to use? ill still get the same affect as the an mono jack?

[Farview]

Don't confuse the connector with the signal it is carrying. The connector doesn't care, you just have to know what you are plugging into.

[Jimmy2002]

i will be sending a mic signal down the cable in to the m audio delta 10-10

[bennychico11]

the other end of the XLR connector is a 1/4" FEMALE??

[Farview]

Where is you mic pre?

[gordone]

Won't work! You need to plug the microphone into a pre-amp (using an XLR-XLR cable) and then plug the output of the pre (which could be XLR or 1/4", balanced or unbalanced, but it will be line level) into a 1/4" input on the 1010. If the cable going into the 1010 has two black strips (TRS) the 1010 will think it's getting a balanced signal. If you use TS, it will be unbalanced. Since it is only ONE signal, it will be mono. I hope you didn't buy the 1010 before you had figured out how to hook everything up

Originally Posted by Jimmy2002

i will be sending a mic signal down the cable in to the m audio delta 10-10