i plan on using a 8 XLR to XLR snake for a drum kit setup i do know that there is some kind of limit to as how far the "throw/ft" can be. is there any effect on frequency or impedence. i have done some searching on the web and couldnt find any hard answers. i am at work right now i am away from my books so this is racking my brain
thanks in advance

-John Gonzales

I was just looking at picking up some new 1/4" cables to connect stuff in my home studio. Basically, need them to connect preamps to compressors, compressors to the soundcard inputs, nothing fancy. Probably looking at buying about 10 or so for now, probably about 3' to 6' in length. My question is this...

I am wondering if these mics are suceptable to long cables. I tried to use a pair for the first time in a Cathedral yesterday for a Choral recording but they were unusable because of hum and other noise.

A pair of DPA4006 and a Neumann SM 69 were fine on the same cables.

It is okay to use a mogami patch cable to connect these? I have a 3 foot speaker cable, but would it be better to use mogami? It would only be a distance of 3 feet.

Anybody have any tips here? Should I just go with mogami or is there something cheaper that's just as good?

Thanks.

Hi,

I've just begun to record outside of the virtual realm and now that I've started to work with outboard gear such as pre's, mics and guitars I'm unsure of which cables to use for which applications. Please, indulge me:

-Are all TRS 1/4 cables suitable for balanced inputs/outputs? What are the differences between balanced & unbalanced?

I will be recording shortly..
The main control room will be about 20-30 meters from the rec studio as I want to track drums in a big room.
I want to run headphone mixes to the band in the rec studio from the headphone amp/mixer in the Control Room (30 metres away).

Hi friends,

I was hoping for some feedback or tips regarding making your own audio cables. I've done soldering before, and i know what to do... what i dont know is this:

where is a good place to buy bulk cable and connectors?
and...
what is a good type/brand/gage?

Hi,

So I'm thinking about making a snake. But mainly I'm really needing some longer cables. I know how to make them but I'm struggling trying to find a place that sells like cable and XLR plugs in bulk or cheap packages.

Where would I find Bulk cable and XLR Plugs?

i did find this but they only sell cheap cable.