Doepfer

Can I arm the sockets of my modules by using stereo jacks instead of mono?
I found a stack of stereo cables at the dollar store for 1 cdn dollar each. And they are 2meters long. They seem to do the job. Advice please?

Rudy Toussaint in Montreal Canada

Hello Rudy

> Can I arm the sockets of my modules by using stereo jacks instead of mono?
> I found a stack of stereo cables at the dollar store for 1 cdn dollar each. And they are 2meters long. They seem to do the job. Advice please?
As far as I know the sockets in the doepfer modules use in fact the ring 
contact of a stereo cable for ground (Dieter may correct me if I am wrong).

This does not matter if you use mono cables. Stereo cables should work 
fine as long as you stay within the doepfer world. But connections to 
other gear with 3,5mm sockets will fail assumingly due to the missing 
ground.

Florian

> Hello Rudy
>
> > Can I arm the sockets of my modules by using stereo jacks
> instead of mono?
> > I found a stack of stereo cables at the dollar store for 1 cdn
> dollar each. And they are 2meters long. They seem to do the job.
> Advice please?
> As far as I know the sockets in the doepfer modules use in fact the ring
> contact of a stereo cable for ground (Dieter may correct me if I
> am wrong).
>
> This does not matter if you use mono cables. Stereo cables should work
> fine as long as you stay within the doepfer world. But connections to
> other gear with 3,5mm sockets will fail assumingly due to the missing
> ground.
>
> Florian

Exactly. Within the A-100 it will work but the stereo cables cannot be used
for external connections.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer

Thank you for the info. When you mention "Doepfer world" do you mean also eurorack world?

Rudy Toussaint
Dazmo musique, Montreal, Canada.


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Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 9:35:00 AM
Subject: AW: [Doepfer_a100] Stereo cables vs mono


  
> Hello Rudy
>
> > Can I arm the sockets of my modules by using stereo jacks
> instead of mono?
> > I found a stack of stereo cables at the dollar store for 1 cdn
> dollar each. And they are 2meters long. They seem to do the job.
> Advice please?
> As far as I know the sockets in the doepfer modules use in fact the ring
> contact of a stereo cable for ground (Dieter may correct me if I
> am wrong).
>
> This does not matter if you use mono cables. Stereo cables should work
> fine as long as you stay within the doepfer world. But connections to
> other gear with 3,5mm sockets will fail assumingly due to the missing
> ground.
>
> Florian

Exactly. Within the A-100 it will work but the stereo cables cannot be used
for external connections.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer


 

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Am 26.09.2011 15:48, schrieb Rudy Toussaint:
> Thank you for the info. When you mention "Doepfer world" do you mean also eurorack world?
No, I mean Doepfer.


Florian