Actually the Ring connector floats in MOTM jacks - it's not connected
to anything. Some other 1/4 jacks connect the ring to ground, but not
Switchcraft 112A.
That being said, I don't recall having any problems using TRS cables
coming from balanced equipment to my MOTM, and vice versa.
-Chris
On Mar 29, 2006, at 5:00 PM, Charles Stella wrote:
> In my practical experience it does not matter if the cables are
> balanced or unbalanced. Most modern active balanced I/O's can
> tolerate being unbalanced without a problem and usually with no
> signal loss. The proper way to unbalance a balanced line is not to
> drop ground but to tie Pin 3 (XLR) or the Ring (TRS) to ground.
> When you plug a balanced TRS cable into your MOTM the Ring
> connector is automatically grounded so there's no need to make a
> special cable. This has worked fine for me with many different DAW
> interfaces (Digi , Apogee, RME , Metric Halo etc. )
>
> Best, Charles.
>
>
> On Mar 29, 2006, at 7:03 AM, chad_kettering wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a few MOTM filters that I plan to use to process various
>> sounds
>> from my DAW. How do I connect the balanced outputs from the DAW
>> to the
>> MOTM modules, and then return that signal back into the balanced
>> inputs of the DAW for recording?
>>
>> Do I need to build cables where one side is balanced and the
>> other is
>> unblanced ( the ground is lifted on the unbalanced end to avoid
>> ground
>> loops )?
>>
>> Or should I use a line level transformer to change the signal
>> back and
>> forth to the MOTM?
>>
>> Thanks and look forward to your experience with this!!
>>
>> Chad
>>
>>
>>
>>
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