semi urgent - gig tomorrow and issues with audio 4/audio routing/and cables

[GPS]

its a lot louder monitoring off the mixer man, even the mighty audio 4 lacks a bit of volume for that when it gets LOUD lol.

but i have NO mixer to use, lol

[Jester]

you need some sort of splitter adaptor then i think.

[GPS]

thats what i asked before! lol

so IS there a plitter that will split the rca to a left and a right trs/xlr?

[Ed Paris]

this? http://www.thomann.de/gb/cordial_cfu_15_mc.htm

[haze324]

ok you have two channels with L/R on them.

So channel 1: L/R go straight to the amp

NOW For channel 2 could you:

L: CUE in mono
R: Monitor in Mono

You'd have to buy an adapter I would assume and run it ot the speaker.

I think you would lose some sound quality?

Or getting a micro mixer for 50 bucks.

[Str8upDrew]

If the amp has TRS and XLR inputs, one for left and one for right, then those are both balanced inputs. Both the audio 2 & 4 have unbalance outputs.
Now if the amp has TS and XLR inputs, then the TS is unbalanced, and the XLR is balanced. If this is the case then you can use something like this...

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062455
And you can just hook one up to each rca on your main out, and plug them into the amp.


Now if that's not the case and the inputs are TRS & XLR. Then you'll need a Direct Interface Box (DI box) adapter, to convert the unbalanced signal to a balanced one.
Since you're using 2 channels (L&R) i would recommend something like this...

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com...ter?sku=182481
Then you'll still need the rca-to-ts adapters above, and you'll need 2 xlr cables to connect the box to the amp. Set the attenuator to 0db, the mode to 2-Ch, the ground to Lift, and you'll need a 9v battery turned on.
This box converts 2 unbalanced inputs into 2 balanced.


Since you said the amp has XLR & TRS, this really makes me wonder. Not many amps have both, since they are both balanced, and TRS is usually used for a stereo unbalance signal in amps. I'm thinking that the amp has XRS & TS. Which means you'll only need the RCA-to-1/4"TS adapters.

On this forum, i've found it's pretty common for people to confuse TRS and TS since the inputs look very similar. The difference is the number of wires in each cable. You can see in these connectors...


A TS cable is used for one thing, to send a unbalanced mono signal.
Now a TRS has posible 2 uses, to send an unbalanced stereo signal, or to send a balanced mono signal.

I hope this helps you out.

[GPS]

If the amp has TRS and XLR inputs, one for left and one for right, then those are both balanced inputs. Both the audio 2 & 4 have unbalance outputs.
Now if the amp has TS and XLR inputs, then the TS is unbalanced, and the XLR is balanced. If this is the case then you can use something like this...

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062455
And you can just hook one up to each rca on your main out, and plug them into the amp.


Now if that's not the case and the inputs are TRS & XLR. Then you'll need a Direct Interface Box (DI box) adapter, to convert the unbalanced signal to a balanced one.
Since you're using 2 channels (L&R) i would recommend something like this...

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com...ter?sku=182481
Then you'll still need the rca-to-ts adapters above, and you'll need 2 xlr cables to connect the box to the amp. Set the attenuator to 0db, the mode to 2-Ch, the ground to Lift, and you'll need a 9v battery turned on.
This box converts 2 unbalanced inputs into 2 balanced.


Since you said the amp has XLR & TRS, this really makes me wonder. Not many amps have both, since they are both balanced, and TRS is usually used for a stereo unbalance signal in amps. I'm thinking that the amp has XRS & TS. Which means you'll only need the RCA-to-1/4"TS adapters.

On this forum, i've found it's pretty common for people to confuse TRS and TS since the inputs look very similar. The difference is the number of wires in each cable. You can see in these connectors...


A TS cable is used for one thing, to send a unbalanced mono signal.
Now a TRS has posible 2 uses, to send an unbalanced stereo signal, or to send a balanced mono signal.

I hope this helps you out.

damn drew thanks so much!!!!

ill have to check to see if it is in fact trs or ts inputs. from there ill see if i need to do a radio shack run.

THAKS SO MUCH AGAIN!!!!


Also, at one point when i was re-wiring stuff countless times, the sound came out really really weird (echo-y, bass was not coming out, etc)

does tis have to do with balanced/unbalanced? just

Gianmarco

[Str8upDrew]

Also, at one point when i was re-wiring stuff countless times, the sound came out really really weird (echo-y, bass was not coming out, etc)

does tis have to do with balanced/unbalanced? just

Gianmarco

That could be from plugging a TRS cable into a TS input. The input could have been touching the ring and sleeve at the same time, which would cause all kinds of weird side effects.

[GPS]

That could be from plugging a TRS cable into a TS input. The input could have been touching the ring and sleeve at the same time, which would cause all kinds of weird side effects.

at one point the sound WAS coming out fine though....weird. weel see what happens tomorrow in another sound check!!!!