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Subject: Re: balanced to unbalanced interface
From: "Marinos Koutsomichalis" marinoskouts=
omichalis
Date: Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:45 am ((PDT))

I will use the cable with this mixer

http://www.rolls.com/pdf/M_MX442.pdf

maybe I should do the same here ??



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Marinos Koutsomichalis
Music Research Center, University of York
Contemporary Music Research Centre (CMRC)
Faculty of Music Technology & Acoustics - TEI of Crete
www.marinoskoutsomichalis.com







On 19 =CE=91=CF=80=CF=81 2011, at 10:14 =CF=80.=CE=BC., Philip Tyler wrote:

> Just a heads up on wiring.
>
> Be careful on the Sound Devices MixPre the recommended wiring for unbalan=
ced
> is to just use pins 1 and 2 of the XLR. This is due to the nature of the=

> 'electronic' balanced outputs.
>
> Taken from MixPre instruction Manual:
>
> Each line level XLR output of the MixPre uses an active-balanced output s=
tage.
> The circuit provides robust line driving capability. To drive unbalanced =
inputs,
> pin-3 should not be connected. When unbal- ancing the connection the outp=
ut
> level will be reduced by 6 dB.
>
> Phil
>
> ________________________________
> From: jtudor2005 <>
> To: 
> Sent: Mon, 18 April, 2011 23:47:30
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: balanced to unbalanced interface
>
> This is always a useful site for wiring different things together
>
> http://www.rane.com/note110.html
>
>
>










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