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i'm making a y cable. it is a stereo TRS unbalanced (T-left R-right)
to 2 XLR'S. the shield wire from the TRS splits to go to pin 1 of each
XLR.

should i connect the signal wire (T and R) to pin 2 on the respective
XLR connectors and put a jumper between pins 1 and 3 of each XLR
connector?

i want to make sure i'm doing this right..

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amble wrote:
i'm making a y cable. it is a stereo TRS unbalanced (T-left R-right)
to 2 XLR'S. the shield wire from the TRS splits to go to pin 1 of each
XLR.

should i connect the signal wire (T and R) to pin 2 on the respective
XLR connectors and put a jumper between pins 1 and 3 of each XLR
connector?


Yes. That should work into just about any XLR input. Are the levels
correct? You're not trying to connect a headphone jack to a pair of mic
inputs, are you?

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Mike Rivers wrote:
amble wrote:
i'm making a y cable. it is a stereo TRS unbalanced (T-left R-right)
to 2 XLR'S. the shield wire from the TRS splits to go to pin 1 of each
XLR.

should i connect the signal wire (T and R) to pin 2 on the respective
XLR connectors and put a jumper between pins 1 and 3 of each XLR
connector?


Yes. That should work into just about any XLR input. Are the levels
correct? You're not trying to connect a headphone jack to a pair of mic
inputs, are you?


No, its a monitor out from a mixer to a combiner box that feeeds my
monitors. levels should be ok. Thanks mike, I'm glad i guessed it
right on the first try..

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amble wrote:

No, its a monitor out from a mixer to a combiner box that feeeds my
monitors. levels should be ok.


Have you tried the simple solution and just paralleled the tip and
sleeve, then connect that to Pin 2 of an XLR, and the shield to pins 1
and 3? Or do you need to keep the output stereo because it goes to
something else? In which case, I trust your combiner is active,
essentially a mixer.

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Mike Rivers (that's me!) wrote:

Have you tried the simple solution and just paralleled the tip and
sleeve


Uh, Mike . . don't you mean tip and ring?

Yeah, that's it. Tip and ring. Left and right. Port and starboard.



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Mike Rivers wrote:
Mike Rivers (that's me!) wrote:

Have you tried the simple solution and just paralleled the tip and
sleeve


Uh, Mike . . don't you mean tip and ring?

Yeah, that's it. Tip and ring. Left and right. Port and starboard.


i need to keep it stereo--my combiner is passive 4x2 with transformers.
i have mixer monitor going to 2 outputs and a y split from my
converter input feed to the other 2. i just wired everything up and it
seems to be working fine, ie nothing buzzing, level seems to be ok.

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amble wrote:
i'm making a y cable. it is a stereo TRS unbalanced (T-left R-right)
to 2 XLR'S. the shield wire from the TRS splits to go to pin 1 of each
XLR.


This doesn't sound like a Y cable. It sounds like an insert cable.

should i connect the signal wire (T and R) to pin 2 on the respective
XLR connectors and put a jumper between pins 1 and 3 of each XLR
connector?


Depends what you're plugging it into. If you're going into an old-style
transformer-coupled device, the ground jumper on the return is absolutely
necessary. For most electronically-coupled devices, it's okay but isn't
needed. Occasionally you will find an electronically-coupled device
where it has to be removed.
--scott

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