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Following an impulsive last-minute ebay bid, I am soon to be the owner of a Tascam DP-004 digital recorder. It was only after I had won the auction that I noticed something in the specs I hadn't before - the inputs on this thing are unbalanced. My microphone preamps, on the other hand, only have balanced outs. Maybe that'll teach me to research thoroughly before buying, but unfortunately it probably won't.
Anyway, I've never tried connecting a balanced out to an unbalanced in, so I've been looking online to try and figure out the best way to do it. Apparently I'm not very smart, because reading about the technical details of connections and impedance matching issues and such is making my brain hurt. So I thought, why not get some other people to do the thinking for me?
Here are the relevant specs:
DP-004 Inputs:
Standard Phone Jack, Unbalanced
Input Impedance: 10k ohms min.
Standard Input Level: -10 dBV
Maximum Input Level: +6 dBV
VTB-1 Studio Preamp Outputs:
Male-XLR Balanced Output: 100 ohms (50 ohms each leg)
TRS Line Out: 300 ohms (Impedance balanced)
The VTB-1 also has an Insert Jack. I'm not sure if it will help, but I've heard that they can be used to send a signal without the return if an adapter is used:
Insert Jack (TRS): Nominal level approx 0dBu
TIP=Send: 50 ohms output impedance
RING=Return: 7500 ohms input impedance
Any suggestions on the best way to (preferably inexpensively) connect these two devices, or links to sites that can explain this stuff to a moron like me, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Following an impulsive last-minute ebay bid, I am soon to be the owner of a Tascam DP-004 digital recorder. It was only after I had won the auction that I noticed something in the specs I hadn't before - the inputs on this thing are unbalanced. My microphone preamps, on the other hand, only have balanced outs. Maybe that'll teach me to research thoroughly before buying, but unfortunately it probably won't.
Anyway, I've never tried connecting a balanced out to an unbalanced in, so I've been looking online to try and figure out the best way to do it. Apparently I'm not very smart, because reading about the technical details of connections and impedance matching issues and such is making my brain hurt. So I thought, why not get some other people to do the thinking for me?
Here are the relevant specs:
DP-004 Inputs:
Standard Phone Jack, Unbalanced
Input Impedance: 10k ohms min.
Standard Input Level: -10 dBV
Maximum Input Level: +6 dBV
VTB-1 Studio Preamp Outputs:
Male-XLR Balanced Output: 100 ohms (50 ohms each leg)
TRS Line Out: 300 ohms (Impedance balanced)
The VTB-1 also has an Insert Jack. I'm not sure if it will help, but I've heard that they can be used to send a signal without the return if an adapter is used:
Insert Jack (TRS): Nominal level approx 0dBu
TIP=Send: 50 ohms output impedance
RING=Return: 7500 ohms input impedance
Any suggestions on the best way to (preferably inexpensively) connect these two devices, or links to sites that can explain this stuff to a moron like me, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!