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Re: rolling your own
My recommendations would be to use a decent mixer to combine signals if
you can. I use a small 3 stereo channel mixer in the back of my rack
to feed my Repeater when I do gigs and it works great.
Mark
On Thursday, May 8, 2003, at 02:38 PM, Jonathan El-Bizri wrote:
>
> Killer!
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Another question: As I mentioned, I need to combine multiple outputs
> into an input. So far, I've been doing this with female input
> y-cables, which I have read in more than one place, is a Really Bad
> Idea, since you are feeding the line amp outs of each device into each
> other. Is this the case?
>
> I posted to recording.org regarding this and someone responded that
> the problem could be solved by placing a resistor (I can't remember
> the size I'm afraid, and recording.org is down) on each output, to
> bring the power of the signal down to where it could do no damage.
>
> Is this a feasible solution? Wouldn't this affect the tone of the
> signal?
>
> The cables will short - less than a foot or so, so noise and
> degradation shouldn't been an issue.
>
> Thanks,
>
> bIz
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: anti:clockwise
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 2:29 PM
> Subject: rolling your own
>
>
>
> hey bIz
>
> hell yeah i make my own. it can be a great way to save money, as well
> as getting precisely what you need for whatever you need it for,
> cable-wise.
>
> for example - if you have a bunch of sources that are located
> physically nearby one another (such as in a rack) why not use a
> multichannel snake instead of individual runs? my rig has one 6
> channel snake that Y's into 2 groups of 3 ch's; each of different
> lengths, terminating in a few different kinds of connectors and
> servicing both inputs and outputs. one side is connected right to a
> mixer, man does it save set up time (and for me, that's saying a lot.)
>
> you can do a pretty good job with gepco snake for a job like this and
> it won't set you back like canare or mogami will.
>
> and get a switchcraft catalog. you wouldn't know how many termination
> options there are in the world til you see one of these. man, i am SO
> down with right-angle 1/4" plugs. i get all sexed up just thinking
> bout em.
>
> if you live near a decent pro-audio house (guitar center does NOT
> count) they should be able to sell you raw wire (snake, single
> conductor shielded, whatever you need) by the foot right off the roll.
> i'm lucky, living in nyc, i just go get. colors, even.
>
> if you're not so well situated for that, a full compass catalog will
> do almost as nicely. you can get raw wire and connectors from them.
>
> and the smell of solder - don't even START me!
>
> a:c
>
>
> on Thu, 8 May 2003 13:08:37 -0700
> "Jonathan El-Bizri" <ssrndpty@hotmail.com>
> wondered:
>
> Hi,
> I was wondering if anyone had any resources for making your own cables?
> I'm in the process of rebuilding my rack, and would like to do a good
> job for once. Also, I have a number of specific items I need to create
> (such as y-cables for mixing two signals - with resistors inline) and
> making cables seems like a good place to start.
> bIz
>