Right you are Chris! Just checked I had assumed the Ring was grounded
since I have never had any problems with either type of cable. Thanks,
Charles.
On Mar 29, 2006, at 11:39 AM, xamboldt wrote:
> 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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