Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/8/10, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: How long do you need the cable? 1 metre. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/8/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: How about trying a small mixer? Soundcraft used to make a 4 input one. Get a mini jack to 2 x .25 jack breakout lead and feed into 2 mono line in inputs. Pan both to the centre, bring the output to the same level and the output will give a

RE: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-09 Thread Bob W
How about trying a small mixer? Soundcraft used to make a 4 input one. Get a mini jack to 2 x .25 jack breakout lead and feed into 2 mono line in inputs. Pan both to the centre, bring the output to the same level and the output will give a mono mix. I've used this on our bigger mixer to feed

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/8/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I'd also like to express my thanks to you all for the information in this thread. I used to think that IT people were incomprehensible dweebs, but you guys have really stretched the envelope to snapping point. I won't tell you the collective noun for

RE: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-09 Thread Chris Mitchell
Cotty wrote: I won't tell you the collective noun for a gathering of audio engineers ;-) An old musician's joke: Q: How many sound men does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Nobody told us about any Fing lightbulbs Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-09 Thread Michael Beacom
Sent from my iPod On Aug 9, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: How about trying a small mixer? Soundcraft used to make a 4 input one. Get a mini jack to 2 x .25 jack breakout lead and feed into 2 mono line in inputs. Pan both to the centre, bring the output to the same

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 9/8/10, Michael Beacom, discombobulated, unleashed: It sounds like you need a summing amp. (I know, like a mixer. If he has to buy one, this should be cheaper, and smaller.) Like this: www.fullcompass.com/product/278488.html Someone close by must make something like it. Hope this helps

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 09/08/2010, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Ack! Never let people like me near a soldering iron! How long do you need the cable? -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-08 Thread Cotty
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

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/8/10, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: 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? Answered: yes. Found some energy and remade the connections.

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 08/08/2010, Cotty cotty...@mac.com 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.

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 08/08/2010, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: Cotty, I think this should work: http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/connection/xlr-jack-stereo.html Unfortunately that option will only work on a fully balanced system. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 09/08/2010, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 8/8/10, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: 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? Answered:

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-08 Thread Cotty
On 9/8/10, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: Possibly not good for the PC as you are potentially doing worse than shorting the outputs, ie if the L ch is peaking positive and the R ch negative then there may be a bit of stress on the output buffer circuit, try it for a while and see I

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 09/08/2010, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Ack! Never let people like me near a soldering iron! It's holding okay with both tip and ring going to pin 2 on the XLR - I presume it would be safer bet with the resistors? Do you think that this product may have such a setup?

RE: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-08 Thread Chris Mitchell
Subject: Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory? On 9/8/10, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: Possibly not good for the PC as you are potentially doing worse than shorting the outputs, ie if the L ch is peaking positive and the R ch negative then there may be a bit of stress

OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-07 Thread Cotty
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

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-07 Thread Cory Waters
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

Re: OT - Balanced Audio Question, Rob, Cory?

2010-08-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/10, Cory Waters, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, I think this should work: http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/connection/xlr-jack-stereo.html Thanks mate I will - Mrs has a DVD of Crazy Heart which I am told I have to watch. Then I will have a look at above. In addition, here's a LOT