Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to rec.audio.pro
|
|||
|
|||
Crosstalk on snake
I'm thinking of buying one of the 100' Audiopile snakes but I'm wondering
about using the sends for headphone monitoring (returns will be for mic level). If these are amplified unbalanced signals am I likely to have a crosstalk issue? Any crosstalk would be common-mode so hopefully the mic preamps would get rid of it, but I've never tried so I don't know. The alternative is to run line-level headphone mixes through the sends into a headphone amp at the far end. This reduces the number of headphones mixes I can carry by a factor of two of course. |
#2
Posted to rec.audio.pro
|
|||
|
|||
Crosstalk on snake
"David Grant" wrote in message
I'm thinking of buying one of the 100' Audiopile snakes ???? Snakes are typically professional audio gear. but I'm wondering about using the sends for headphone monitoring (returns will be for mic level). Headphone signals aren't that different from the line-level signals that are usually sent through snakes with mic signals. If these are amplified unbalanced signals am I likely to have a crosstalk issue? The crosstalk issues are addressed by the fact that the microphone connections are balanced. Any crosstalk would be common-mode so hopefully the mic preamps would get rid of it, but I've never tried so I don't know. What you propose to do is not substantially different from the common practice of sending mains and/or monitors line-level signals down the same snake as is used for microphones. The alternative is to run line-level headphone mixes through the sends into a headphone amp at the far end. Headphone amps don't provide that much amplification. Often they are run at or even below unity gain. Your biggest loss will be the loss of gain controls for the headphone amps. Nothing to worry about. |
#3
Posted to rec.audio.pro
|
|||
|
|||
Crosstalk on snake
David Grant wrote:
I'm thinking of buying one of the 100' Audiopile snakes but I'm wondering about using the sends for headphone monitoring (returns will be for mic level). Sure, that's fine. If these are amplified unbalanced signals am I likely to have a crosstalk issue? Any crosstalk would be common-mode so hopefully the mic preamps would get rid of it, but I've never tried so I don't know. No, not if your grounding is careful. The alternative is to run line-level headphone mixes through the sends into a headphone amp at the far end. This reduces the number of headphones mixes I can carry by a factor of two of course. This is generally a smarter idea anyway because you don't have as much of an issue with resistive losses, but with only a hundred feet I probably would not bother. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
#4
Posted to rec.audio.pro
|
|||
|
|||
Crosstalk on snake
On Nov 12, 12:09 pm, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"David Grant" wrote in message I'm thinking of buying one of the 100' Audiopile snakes ???? Snakes are typically professional audio gear. Hey, Arny... Audiopile is a Pro Sound Equipment provider. Nice stuff, reasonably priced. http://www.audiopile.net/ Corey |
#5
Posted to rec.audio.pro
|
|||
|
|||
Crosstalk on snake
"coreybenson" wrote in message
On Nov 12, 12:09 pm, "Arny Krueger" wrote: "David Grant" wrote in message I'm thinking of buying one of the 100' Audiopile snakes ???? Snakes are typically professional audio gear. Hey, Arny... Audiopile is a Pro Sound Equipment provider. Nice stuff, reasonably priced. http://www.audiopile.net/ Prices look nice - thanks for the heads up! ;-) |
#6
Posted to rec.audio.pro
|
|||
|
|||
Crosstalk on snake
David Grant wrote:
I'm thinking of buying one of the 100' Audiopile snakes but I'm wondering about using the sends for headphone monitoring (returns will be for mic level). If these are amplified unbalanced signals am I likely to have a crosstalk issue? I can't recall ever having a crosstalk problem through a snake, and I run a mix of mic and line levels all the time. Sometimes even an intercom. -- If you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo -- I'm really Mike Rivers ) |
#7
Posted to rec.audio.pro
|
|||
|
|||
Crosstalk on snake
On Nov 12, 11:58*am, "David Grant" wrote:
I'm thinking of buying one of the 100' Audiopile snakes but I'm wondering about using the sends for headphone monitoring (returns will be for mic level). If these are amplified unbalanced signals am I likely to have a crosstalk issue? Any crosstalk would be common-mode so hopefully the mic preamps would get rid of it, but I've never tried so I don't know. The alternative is to run line-level headphone mixes through the sends into a headphone amp at the far end. This reduces the number of headphones mixes I can carry by a factor of two of course. I'll give you a few ?? too but I think I know what you were getting at. To keep things easy, cheap and give a lot of mixes, you might want to add to your collection of stuff. instead of pres and all that for your cues, try running 4 sends with the program material that needs monitoring. Mix that on the stage side through some of those hotspot monitors and you'll probably get what you want for cheap and easy. If you don't want to pop for hotspots (I am only guessing you want it on the cheap) you can find knock offs from just about all the low end companies these days. I actually bought one from Nady that has a ton of bells and whistles. It is perfect for a drummer or bass player or speech :-) ..... really! |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Stereo crosstalk of 29dB? | Pro Audio | |||
Crosstalk in a Mackie 1604VLZ | Pro Audio | |||
Crosstalk between outboard gear | Pro Audio | |||
Crosstalk between outboard gear | Pro Audio | |||
is it ok to use a stage snake as a recording snake? | Pro Audio |