I'd have to open mine up too to see, but the NT4 and the VP88 use the
same pinout:
#1=3D ground Shield
#2=3D Left+
#3=3D Left -
#4=3D right+
#5=3D right-
I bet the channels are reversed in the Schoeps. Many German audio
companies use reverse designation, such as left =3D red. American
companies generally use red =3D right, green =3D left.
Audio for me is the oppostie of the maritime standards, except for
Nagra...
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Lou Judson =95 Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689
On Sep 9, 2008, at 7:24 PM, Greg Simmons wrote:
> But, for what it's worth, if I were not following an existing wiring
> situation (i.e. the Schoeps MS cable), I'd probably use something
> common-sensible like this:
>
> 1: shield(s)
> 2: L +
> 3: L -
> 4: R +
> 5: R -
>
> Where '+' is pin 2 of a 3-pin XLR, and '-' is pin 3 of a 3-pin XLR.
> This is therefore the same as John Tudor described in a recent post.
> (There will undoubtedly be a standard somewhere for this wiring, and
> you can bet there'll be at least one manufacturer who decides to do
> it differently.)
>
> I have used my cables on a Rode NT4, which also uses a 5-pin XLR, and
> noted that L and R were swapped around. I'm not sure whether the
> polarity was inverted as well, it was a brief moment in the field not
> in a laboratory.
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