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fldrummer
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I was thinking when I have to go from xlr to trs or vice versa is if their is any degrade in the quality of the signal. Since the TRS is balanced is it the same as XLR?
Blue Bear Sound
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No difference -- except I have a "it's-all-in-my-head" perception of wanting to avoid running phantom power thru 1/4" connectors...
mixmkr
we don't need rest!!
how do you patch your mic feeds into your control room?
with the odd exception, I've never seen a XLR patchbay, and the XLRs were usually on separate rack plates for outboard gear.
with the odd exception, I've never seen a XLR patchbay, and the XLRs were usually on separate rack plates for outboard gear.
Massive Master
www.massivemastering.com
You simply convert XLR to TRS at the patch bay. As long as the contacts are clean, it's no problem. Do use some quality patch cables though, will ya? 
John Scrip - www.massivemastering.com
John Scrip - www.massivemastering.com
mixmkr
we don't need rest!!
I understand the concept of converting the XLR to TRS at the patchbay, as that is exactly what I have done in my personal setup and what I have seen in about 95% of the other places I've been to. I was trying to (not so clearly!) state that the patchbay with XLR connectors would be the oddball, as many of the better style XLR connectors are "locking style", and "yanking" them in and out of a patchbay would try my patience!! (much like yanking an extension cord out by grabbing the cord instead of the plug!!
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However, the "patchbays" that I have seen that use XLR style connectors would almost qualify as not being a patchbay, but basically connections that have been moved from a backpanel to an adjacent rack mount panel.
)However, the "patchbays" that I have seen that use XLR style connectors would almost qualify as not being a patchbay, but basically connections that have been moved from a backpanel to an adjacent rack mount panel.
Blue Bear Sound
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In my place - I've got the panels in the studios and the booth wired with multicore to an XLR patchbay in the control room... from there I can route the studio signals anywhere I like, or supply phantom without going thru a conversion to 1/4".
XLR patchbays are available in many places, but you usually have to ask for it/order it -- it's not part of the regular in-stock items.
I got mine from Markertek........
XLR patchbays are available in many places, but you usually have to ask for it/order it -- it's not part of the regular in-stock items.
I got mine from Markertek........
mixmkr
we don't need rest!!
so, you use XLR style cables as the "first" patch cable in your control room? (say from your booth to your mixer). and....
How do you get from the mic feed line, say to an outboard pre? ...or do you have that kind of stuff with XLR connectors in an easy access too? ..or XLR to TRS cables?
I've seen some places where they just have a "fan"(like the end of a snake) with their XLR connectors in the control room, or the mic feeds are hardwired to some destination (not much flexibility there)..like a specific channel in their mixer.
it sounds like all your "mic level" lines use XLR, and once it is boosted to a line level, you have a TRS style patchbay too??
How do you get from the mic feed line, say to an outboard pre? ...or do you have that kind of stuff with XLR connectors in an easy access too? ..or XLR to TRS cables?
I've seen some places where they just have a "fan"(like the end of a snake) with their XLR connectors in the control room, or the mic feeds are hardwired to some destination (not much flexibility there)..like a specific channel in their mixer.
it sounds like all your "mic level" lines use XLR, and once it is boosted to a line level, you have a TRS style patchbay too??
Blue Bear Sound
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From the control room's XLR bay, I can run anywhere I need to XLR-->XLR, or XLR->1/4", input or output (such as for phones in the studio)
The multicore from the studios are hardwired into the XLR patchbay, so that common bay can be equated to the XLR Fanout you sometimes see.
The multicore from the studios are hardwired into the XLR patchbay, so that common bay can be equated to the XLR Fanout you sometimes see.
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songsj
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Sounds like you guys can help me here. My problems / questions are as follows. I am recording with a Tascam 788. All of the inputs a 1/4 inch. They are supposed to handle evarything from mic to line level. With the machine came 2 xlr to 1/4 inch adapters.
The adapters are TRS. I have some rack mount compressors and would like to connect some of my mics directly into the compressors and come out of the compressors into the 788
inputs. Do I need mic cables that are xlr to 1/4 TS [ The trs adapters don't work on the compressor inputs ] . As long as I'm converting xlr to 1/4 inch TS should I get xlr adapters that switch
the signal to high impedence for the compressor inputs? And I'm curious why Tascam included TRS adapters instead of just TS adapters? Oh, I'm using Alesis nano-compressors and Alesis 3630
compressor. Thanks in advance for your help
The adapters are TRS. I have some rack mount compressors and would like to connect some of my mics directly into the compressors and come out of the compressors into the 788
inputs. Do I need mic cables that are xlr to 1/4 TS [ The trs adapters don't work on the compressor inputs ] . As long as I'm converting xlr to 1/4 inch TS should I get xlr adapters that switch
the signal to high impedence for the compressor inputs? And I'm curious why Tascam included TRS adapters instead of just TS adapters? Oh, I'm using Alesis nano-compressors and Alesis 3630
compressor. Thanks in advance for your help
TexRoadkill
Audio Bum
The mics have to go to a preamp before they can go to a compressor. If your recorder has inserts or direct outs you can use those to run a signal to the compressor.
The reason they gave you XLR to TRS adapters is because XLR is balanced and requires the 3 pins to function properly.
The reason they gave you XLR to TRS adapters is because XLR is balanced and requires the 3 pins to function properly.