[sdiy] Best way to wire up a multi-channel cable?

[Gordonjcp]

On Fri, Apr 18, 2025 at 06:55:06AM +0200, cheater cheater via Synth-diy wrote:
> i mean, it's for a modular. so a single cable won't be long, but the
> signal doesn't just go through one cable, it will go through ten.
> 
> tip top are doing something similar and i believe they're doing
> balanced as well.
> 
> https://tiptopaudio.com/art/modules-details/

Their website is at ten minutes and still loading on a 2Gbps connection, so I suspect it's down just now ;-)

Is this like a "stage snake" for joining two cabinets? I seriously doubt you'd need balanced signals if it's short, like less than a couple of metres. Just normal modular outputs and inputs will be absolutely fine.

The output of a module is pretty low impedance and the input is pretty high impedance, so it's unlikely crosstalk is going to bother you, and the signal is pretty large so it's unlikely noise is going to bother you.

The connectors will be large, if you have a lot of them.

If you're really going insane with it, look at the "EDAC" connectors they used to use on old mixing desks. Strong enough to survive even the most brutal roadies, but hellish expensive. Or you could even go to Amphenol MIL26 bayonet plugs which are highly squaddie-resistant (but not completely indestructible).

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Gordonjcp