Ok.. I know XLR cables are shielded..

I always thought Jack cables wern't.
My guitarist told me the other day that the jack cable he was using ... was... shielded... and wouldn't pick up noise.

Neither of us are pro's...

Was that possible?

I've completed most of the studio and we recorded some stuff the other day. Drums came out sounding great. Problem is with the guitars.

We always got good recording out of our guitars when we had everything in the same room. This time, with the guitar in the seperate room, it just sounded like crap.

I am looking for some advice regarding location recording using a multicore cable.
I have heard that it is better to place a mic preamp BEFORE the signal goes through a long cable to minimize the signal losses.
So my question is: Is this true and if yes, what can be regarded as a long cable?

Hi there. I'm new to recording and this is what I'll be using:

Computer

CRT monitor

Valve pre-amp for line and mic

Digital effects processor for guitar.

AT2020 condensor mic

All of this equipment is within a 2 metre squared area.

I'll be recording vocals and acoustic guitar. Maybe Micing up an electric guitar amp too.

Hi!

What's the big difference between unbalanced cable and balanced cable?
Can I ear this change?

… by the way, active monitors works best with the level in the amp at full power, controlling in the software mixer?

My monitors go from -30 db to +6db

Regards

ok so I'm attempting to save a few bucks by putting together my own cables to connect my digi002 with my event aSP8's. I read somwhere that using balanced connections has the most advantages so I'm looking to make a 10' cable with one end a TRS(002) and the other a male XLR(sp8) for each. this apparently requires a 3 conductor type cable.

Yo guys, i've got a real newbie question here.
What is the difference between TRS cables and TS cables?
The reason I ask is because I just realized that I've been using TRS cables coming out of my Roland Synth, straight into me cheapo patchbay, then from there into a pair of TS cables on the other side of the patchbay into whatever pre i'm running the synth to.

High i decided to buy an external hard drive for my laptop since the one that it came with its a 4200rpm hard drive. From what i have seen all external hard drives come with a 6 pin firewire conection or usb 2.0 but my laptop a dell inspiron 9300 has one of dose mini firewire conections. Should i get a 6 pin to 4 pin cable or one the other way around, or are they the same?

Hi all
I was wondering what you learned gentlemen think about digital cables.

I just got an AKG C426, which sounds great when I'm listening through cans. However, when playing back recordings I've been disappointed. Things sounded very flat, the upper mids were what can only be described as hard, and I now understand what people mean by 'smeared'.

I own a couple of these and they seem to be pretty good. I am looking at needing a lot more cables however for microphones and instruments and I was wondering if there is an alternative to monster that is just as good but cheaper or better and the same price. I also wouldn't mind making my own cables if I know what cabling and connectors to use. Any input would help. Thanks