couple of quick questions

[ESPplayer7]

hey guys, i was just wondering what the difference between balanced and unbalanced cables are and what should you use for what? I was also wondering how an effects loops work with say a preamp like mine, i have a behringer v amp pro2 and i was wondering what the pre dsp and the post dsp line in and outs are for and how they tie in with an effects loop, help appreciated

 

[bennychico11]

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?p=1403763#post1403763

i don't know much about your unit...but DSP usually stands for Digital Signal Processing. so these would be connections for sending the signal Pre or Post signal processing. in other words...before or after any effects you add to the signal on the unit

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

hey guys, i was just wondering what the difference between balanced and unbalanced cables are and what should you use for what?

Balanced cables are 2-conductor cables (ie, they can pass a balanced mono signal, or 2 unbalanced mono signals.)

Unbalanced cables are single conductor - they can only pass an unbalanced mono signal.

Balanced/unbalanced signals have nothing to do with the cable as such, it's the gear at each end that sends/expects balanced or unbalanced signals. What cable to use where depends on what you're connecting. If a unit sends out a balanced signal to another unit that expects to receive a balanced signal, then you need to use a balanced cable.