ChrisH Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Hey guys I know there is a similar forum on here about this and I read it and I made a suitable cable. My question is how do I make the mono feed go to both channels? I am taking audio from the comtek and feeding it to alexa 5 pin connector. I currently have ground and left(-) tied to the S (sleeve) and left(+) tied to tip on the mono 1/8th inch connector. If i wanted to feed left and right channels would I just tie the L(-) and L(+) to the R(-) and L(-)? Any guidance you can give me on this would be great. I am working off the assumption that the alexa input is 1 gnd 2 L+ 3 L- 4 R+ 5 R- I currently have it going to a mono (TS) connector. 1&3 to (S) and 2 to (T). This should give me left only audio correct? If I want to send the mono to L and R I just have to tie the left to right correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcprieto Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 You can route both inputs to both channels in the menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 You'll have to unbalance the Right channel also to get a feed to the R input. Tie the ground to pin 5 to do that. Why would you want to send a mono scratch mix to both channels? Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 You'll have to unbalance the Right channel also to get a feed to the R input. Tie the ground to pin 5 to do that. Why would you want to send a mono scratch mix to both channels? Eric Honestly it was just a curiosity of how I would do it wiring wise. Im happy with the cable going to only one channel, thank you for both responses. And eric whitney referred me to you directly. thanks for the quick response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Whitney is my S.E. press agent. Glad to know he's earning his keep. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrecorder Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 No, the input is totally standard wiring - XLRLR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 No, the input is totally standard wiring - XLRLR. ??? Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrecorder Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Perhaps you are not familiar with what XLR stand for - ground, live, return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Boisvert Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Perhaps you are not familiar with what XLR stand for - ground, live, return. Cannon X series, Latch, Resilient. http://en.wikipedia....i/XLR_connector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Boisvert Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Other searches are leading me to believe it's synthetic Rubber, the resilient compound used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Perhaps you are not familiar with what XLR stand for - ground, live, return. I'm quite familiar with what XLR stands for. XLR has nothing officially to do with ground-live-return, it's a type of specific locking circular connector with a rubber gasket. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrecorder Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 never mind, I was trying to help the OP, not take part in a pissing contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Whatever the original intent, it's a good mnemonic for telling people which pin is what. And it's also good to know how the term XLR became a standard. I recall when they were referred to as "Cannon connecotrs." Now I know why they were called that. Knowledge is a good thing (and quite dangerous in the wrong hands -- so beware! <g>). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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