Re: Going cheap: TASCAM DR-1

["Raimund Specht" animalsounds]

--- In  Dan Dugan <> wrote:
>
> > I used a self-made adapter cable to connect the microphone to the
> > recorder. The wiring is as follows:
> >
> > XLR pin 1 (ground) <---> 1/4" sleeve (ground)
> > XLR pin 2 <---> 1/4" tip
> > XLR pin 3 <---> 1/4" sleeve (ground)
>
> Pin 3 is only ground when the mic is unbalanced. Balanced, pin 2 or
> tip is "hot" and pin 3 or sleeve is "cold."
>
> -Dan Dugan
>

Note that the DR-1 MIC 2 input is unbalanced (single-ended). So, it
works in the way I described here with the Sennheiser K6 module. Pin 3
can even be left open. It just does not matter here.

Pin 3 can also be connected to ground when the microphone has a
balanced output. This is actually necessary if the microphone has a
balanced transformer output. Otherwise, you would left one end of the
output transformer open! Or do I missing something here?

Regards,
Raimund