[sdiy] Insert connectors

[Happy Harry]

Unless you want to run into a tape recorder from there....

H^) harry


>From: "Tony Allgood" <oakley at techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk>
>Reply-To: "Tony Allgood" <oakley at techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk>
>To: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Insert connectors
>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 20:22:17 +0100
>
> >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
>
>Oakley Modular Synth and TB3030:
>www.techrepairs.freeserve.co.uk/projects.htm
>My music: www.mp3.com/taklamakan
>
>
>

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