On 7/8/10, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: >end, what should be connected to what? Obviously I've got 3 wires from >the 3.5mm jack - tip, ring and sleeve - which goes to which of the 3 >terminals on the XLR - 1 Chassis, 2 hot, 3 return.
Cory, thanks for the link - in fact it was wired like the page you sent: <http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/connection/xlr-jack-stereo.html> But that was the config that didn't work. I tried this config: <http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/connection/xlr-jack-mono.html> And it worked. Which is slightly strange, because I'm taking a stereo signal and only listening to one side - but in fact it doesn't matter - when I do a mixdown from Final Cut, the only thing that is stereo is the music - everything else is mono, but obviously it is mixed onto 2 tracks as the output from Final Cut is stereo. So what I needed was an unbalanced cable. I put the tip from the TRS jack through to the hot pin of the XLR, and then the ground to 1 and 3, left the TRS ring going nowhere. Question: if I attach *both* the tip and ring from the TRS to the hot pin of the XLR (and leaving the TRS sleeve attached to pins 1 and 3 on the XLR), will I hear both sides of the stereo? I should try it but I'm knacked for today and I'm out the door at 6.30am.... Thanks -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
