Patch leads

[Martin Czech]

:::Hi all,
:::
:::Anyone know the best way to get hold of economical patch leads. I don't
:::mind doing them myself, but what cable is best used for flexibility and
:::reliability?
:::
:::I priced up 25 cables with swicthcraft jacks and VanDamme cable, and I
:::could hear my bank manager groaning from 16 miles away. So, I went for
:::the ultra-cheap option of unspecified jacks from Rapid Electronics and
:::RG58 cable, but even that hurts in when I need 25 of them.
:::
:::No wonder, I always went for prepatched synths in the past. What does
:::everyone else use?
:::
:::Regards,

I don't know if this helps:

I think one of the problems is color. There is colored microphone cable
on the market, 6mm. It is a non-twisted pair with shield. Gives you the
option to seperate shield from signal ground (stereo jacks).

Yes, good cables, jacks and plugs seem to be expensive.
But think of the grief with noisy connections....


I can not understand why so many microphone cables are not twisted.
This would give better compensation of magnetic interference.
Maybe this is not so important in hommogenous fields...


m.c.