APPENDIX B: CONNECTIONS
“XLR” CONNECTORS
Mackie mixers use
Use a male
SHIELD 2
HOT
COLD 3 1
SHIELD 1
COLD 3 2
HOT
1SHIELD
3COLD
sleeve to ground (earth). Mackie mixers do not directly accept
You can cook up your own adapter for a stereo microphone adapter. “Y” two cables out of a female 1⁄4" TRS jack to two male XLR plugs, one for the Right signal and one for the Left.
•Balanced mono circuits. When wired as a balanced connector, a 1⁄4" TRS jack or plug is connected tip to signal high (hot), ring to signal low (cold), and sleeve to ground (earth).
•Unbalanced Send/Return circuits. When wired as send/return “Y” connector, a 1⁄4" TRS jack or plug is connected tip to signal send (output from mixer), ring to signal return (input back into mixer), and sleeve to ground (earth).
1⁄4" TS PHONE PLUGS AND JACKS
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Figure A: XLR Connectors
HOT
“TS” stands for
1⁄4" TRS PHONE PLUGS AND JACKS
“TRS” stands for
•Stereo Headphones, and rarely, stereo microphones and stereo line connections. When wired for stereo, a 1⁄4" TRS jack or plug is connected tip to left, ring to right and
anced. The tip is connected to the audio signal and the sleeve to ground (earth). Some ex- amples:
•Unbalanced microphones
•Electric guitars and electronic instruments
•Unbalanced
RING SLEEVE | SLEEVE RING TIP |
TIP
RING |
TIP |
SLEEVE |
SLEEVE | SLEEVE | TIP |
TIP
TIP
SLEEVE
Figure B: 1⁄4" TRS Plugs | Figure C: TS Plug |
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