Making your own audio cables - any interest?

[Volpe]

It can sometimes be the only way to get the exact connection you need. Last one I put together was a 1/4" splitter with a 90 degree L plug to keep it out of the way of the mixer.

Soldering iron is the most important tool! What kind of cables were you thinking of building?

I already exchanged all my rca cables and also did some rca to 1/4' jack for the send/rtrn inputs of my xone 92. also going to do some jack to xlr for my monitors. I guess the interest is there so i will post a guide later next week

[makar1]

Oops, didn't realise you were providing guides rather than asking for them

[SirReal]

I make most of my cables. I made a 4 pair 3 foot snake of rcas for my audio 8 to my mixer. IMG_0013.jpg

[Karlos Santos]

Nice job.

[vanaema78]

Which RCA plugs are these?
I have been wanting to make my own cables for quite some time, but haven't found proper plugs yet.

[SirReal]

They're neutrik rcas you can find cheaper but these have a very nice build quality.

[bumtsch]

Always curious to see how people do their cables. It's like watching someone else dj, I know how to do it, but there's often something new to pick up on and try.
Curious to see how you do yours before I go and make cables for decks C/D to get rid of the mess


My recipe for Vestax TTs => mixer (or NI multicores) and mixer => extra A8 inputs for recording was :
*Neutrik NYS 373-0 plugs, black and red
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*Sommer cable SC ONYX 2025 MKII which you could actually use to redo technics cabling, it seems like it fits the cable clamp under the tonearm.

Note : those particular Neutriks fit tightly ... but don't get all the way into the Audio 8's semi-recessed RCA plugs. They get in enough that it is not a problem in any noticeable way though!

Note 2 : I measured the length to include a couple inches of extra play from TT to mixer to keep things neat.
However, since my A8 is a little to the side of the mixer, I finally decided to add a few extra inches on top of that so I can still plug directly into the interface. Always keep a little more room than you'd think so you can move stuff around a bit - a prior tutorial here showed cables that were just the right length, that might be overdoing it a little !

[loverocket]

I only replaced the plug rather than building from scratch, as there didn't seem to be any like it on the web.
Should come in handy for lessons next week; I've got another yet to be resoldered too now that I think of it.

What do you use that cable for?

Are the two female ends mono? or stereo?

Are you using two headphones??? An extra output? Why not use the booth out?

I am confused here lol

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[makar1]

Headphone splitter, stereo to 2x stereo, so 2 people can listen to the headphone output at once.

[dripstep]

http://forum.djtechtools.com/showthread.php?t=41354