[sdiy] building your own instrument/patch cables

[Ethan VanMatre]

I'm not sure what expensive is. I have yet to order cables. Here are the 
prices from synthesizers.com

  QP4MM-12       Patch Cable, 1/4" Plugs, 12"      $5.50       
  QP4MM-24     Patch Cable, 1/4" Plugs, 24"     $6.50      
  QP4MM-36     Patch Cable, 1/4" Plugs, 36"     $7.50      
  QP4MM-48     Patch Cable, 1/4" Plugs, 48"     $8.50      
  QP4MM-72     Patch Cable, 1/4" Plugs, 72"     $9.50     

Regards, Ethan

David G. Dixon wrote:
> This is something which is also starting to weigh heavily on my mind as
> well.  I am preternaturally thrifty (some would say I'm so tight I creak
> when I walk...), and super-de-duper fancy patch cords seem like a very quick
> way to break the bank.  I've seen some which look like they are different
> colors, the cable isn't very thick, and the plugs appear to be molded out of
> plastic which is the same color as the cord.  These look like they wouldn't
> cost the earth, but maybe they're not so durable...?  Also, I'm not that
> keen on making my own, as just the thought of stripping and soldering coax
> shielding to those little plug internals is enough to break me out in a cold
> sweat.
>
> So, how much to these things generally cost, where does one get 'em, and are
> the little colored ones I describe really so terrible?
>
>   
>> Quoth Horton at 2009-03-05 07:03...
>>     
>>> Hey, guys - I'd like to try to build some of my own 1/4" instrument
>>> and patch cables. They're so expensive and hard to find in certain
>>> shorter lengths, and I need a million for my modular synth anyway. Can
>>> somebody recommend some good web tutorials on doing this? How about
>>> some general advice if you've done it, too?
>>>       
>> Two points that spring immediately to mind:
>>
>> 1) Use heavy-duty plugs and cable.
>>
>> 2) Unless the plugs have some very fancy and robust strain relief,
>> heatshrink sleeving is your friend.
>>     
>
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