[sdiy] Insert connectors

[Tony Allgood]

>This is the most common, because if you put a MONO plug in the insert,
it will short the input to ground... a nicer condition than shorting an
output.

No... the other way is better. Inserting a mono plug will give you
direct access to the next stage of the desk. Bypassing the EQ and
pre-amp stage. Much more useful for line level effects units and if you
have a fault in live situtaions. Shorting out the insert-sends is not a
problem because they are usually fed with a 1K resistor and the output
is zero volts anyway because there shouldn't be anything connected to
the pre-amp.

Of course best of the lot is balanced send and returns on separate
XLR/TRS jacks.

Regards,

Tony Allgood  Penrith, Cumbria, England

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