[sdiy] XLR to 1/4 inch

[Quincas Moreira]

I've had two Zeds, and they are indeed nice if you don't need the multi
tracking function. I've heard great things about the Soundcrafts as well. I
personally have no need for a mixer anymore, as I have mixers inside the
modular (Befaco Hexmix, I'm a Eurorack guy) and have balanced cables
running from there straight to my interface, and back for processing
recorded audio through modules.

On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 3:23 PM Tom Bugs <admin at bugbrand.co.uk> wrote:

> Without wanting to hijack..
> I've just got a 2nd Soundcraft signature 12 mtk - had one already for home
> - perfectly reasonable mid size desk (can be rack mounted) with built in
> multitrack USB interface which is a very convenient & useful feature.
> I'd previously tried the A&H Zed series and, while I like the desks, those
> only had stereo USB recording built in.
> T
> On 20/02/2020 21:11, Quincas Moreira wrote:
>
> Seconded, Tom. A new mixer or a good audio interface so you can multitrack
> into your computer. I have the Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre USB and it sounds
> phenomenal, deals with my Synth levels just fine without anything in
> between, and no ground loops.
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 3:05 PM Tom Bugs <admin at bugbrand.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I'd simply suggest investing in a better mixer rather than spending
>> excess time/effort/monies on one which can't deal with such basic usage
>> specs!
>>
>> On 20/02/2020 19:54, John Speth via Synth-diy wrote:
>> > I'm hoping somebody can enlighten me if it's practical to take the XLR
>> > outputs from a passive DI box (transformer based) and use an XLR to
>> > 1/4 inch cable to drive my -10 dBV mixer inputs.
>> >
>> > I'm looking at an ART 2 channel passive DI box
>> > (
>> https://artproaudio.com/product/dualzdirect-dual-professional-passive-direct-box/).
>>
>> > The problems I'm trying to solve are:
>> >
>> > 1. My MOTM has such hot signals that they need attenuation
>> >
>> > 2. A ground loop problem between my MOTM and mixer
>> >
>> > For this DI box to work, I'd need to buy or make a cable with XLR on
>> > one end and 1/4 inch TS on the other. The DI box has a ground lift
>> > which I'm nearly certain I would use. I would probably use one or both
>> > of the DI box input attenuators.
>> >
>> > Is my idea practical? How do you guys solve such problems?
>> >
>> > Thanks - JJS
>> >
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