XLR to 1/4" phono adapter questions

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Howdy all,

I just made the break and bought a used MR-8 off of eBay and am now collecting other stuff so I can get started in a small way. I also bought two Musician's Friend ceapo mic stands and Nady Star-whatever mics so I can begin recording. I have other uses for the mics as well (plug into guitar amp etc.) and wonder how to adapt the XLR cable to a 1/4" phono plug. What do I need for this? I am not sure on an XLR what male/female ends look like exactly so am a little confused by that and also think that the 1/4" male plug should be mono, right?

Anyway, hope this makes sense to someone. What adapter do I need to go from an XLR cable to 1/4" phono plug?

Thanks,

Rudy2
 
Rudy2 said:
Howdy all,
Anyway, hope this makes sense to someone. What adapter do I need to go from an XLR cable to 1/4" phono plug?

Thanks,

Rudy2
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umm..... a XLR to 1/4" adapter?
 
at radio shack or any music shop or on line.
search under my name for lots of tips posted about recording over the last year.
 
silly ??????

why are you wanting to go into the 1/4 on the mr-8, why not use the xlr????
 
I guess I wasn't very clear. I don't want to go into the MR-8 with a 1/4" plug. I want to be able to use my XLR microphone and cable for other uses, such as going into a guitar amp etc.

Rudy2
 
Thanks Kevin DeSchwazi for the images and descriptions of XLR connectors. I guess the microphone is male making the connecting end of the cord female. That means the other end of the cord is male and the MR-8 is female, correct?

So why do some XLR adapters offer a 1/4" stereo phono plug? Aren't most all microphones mono?

Rudy2
 
Rudy2 said:
Thanks Kevin DeSchwazi for the images and descriptions of XLR connectors. I guess the microphone is male making the connecting end of the cord female. That means the other end of the cord is male and the MR-8 is female, correct?

So why do some XLR adapters offer a 1/4" stereo phono plug? Aren't most all microphones mono?

Rudy2
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Microphones are balanced so they require 3 connections (the xlr has 3 pins that correspond to the 3 connections on a "stereo" 1/4 plug.

And yes, the input of the MR-8 is female.
 
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