Cotty,
I think this should work:
http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/connection/xlr-jack-stereo.html
In addition, here's a LOT of words and some photos that are likely more
than most people want to know about TRS and TS and TRRS connectors:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS_connector
And if you want to send some of those Fostex speakers you have lying
about over there, I'll gladly accept them. I have several of the 6301s
in use at the Dome. They're heavy (read: Rugged) and louder than the
ought to be for their size.
Cory
On 8/7/2010 2:36 PM, Cotty wrote:
Was going to write to Rob and Cory off list but I'll throw it open as
I'm a glutton for punishment and someone somewhere might glean a tidbit here.
Wiring explanation please!
I'm coming out of a portable computer and going into a Fostex squawkbox.
The computer audio out is stereo 3.5mm TRS (mini-jack) and the Fostex is
a standard XLR in.
Obviously I'm wanting to take the stereo signal and listen to it through
a single mono speaker.
I've bought a 3.5mm male to XLR male lead but the sound is crap and only
hearing one side! In my Land Rover I use a stereo system - a 3.5mm lead
out of the Macbook to 2 RCA females and then another lead with 2 RCA
males leading to 2 XLR males which go into 2 Fostex speakers (don't ask,
it's what I had in the parts bin). This gives me left and right audio as
needed while editing.
I took half of this setup off the Land Rover and popped it onto my
single Fostex in the house and that works fine. But the lead I bought
doesn't :-(
So - take me through from the 3.5mm jack into the lead and at the XLR
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.
Answers on a postcard please. Then copy by hand onto a reply email :-)))
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