Tapping in with a 2nd audio channel at a comedy club through mic cable not mixer

Submitted by kilerb on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 15:28

Hi, I do stand up comedy. Just got home from guitar center where I asked the guys there if this was possible. They sent me home with a Y cable that did not work. The idea is to tap in my iPad's sound through the club's microphone cable on stage while at the same time being able to talk and have them hear me as well. The Y cable they constructed for me consisted of XLR's on all 3 ends...

is an old mic or guitar cable as good as a new one?

Submitted by Exsultavit on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 13:51

..I am not speaking of design here, but of wear: is there anything in a cable that 'wears out' or decays? I understand that contacts need to be cleaned, but am wondering if some of my cables (that are as much as 40 years old) are as good as they ever were? I don't hear a problem, but am simply wondering what consensus there might be here at the forum.

cables we never think about...

Submitted by TheJackAttack on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 11:54

Okay. So normally when I am recording on location I am the master of redundancy and backup recording (duh). Two nights ago I went to record my wife's high school orchestra holiday concert with of course narrator for a Dickens Christmas story/arrangement. First off, I didn't roll out the HD24XR and I didn't bring my usual trust flash recorder either.

Power cable routing

Submitted by sturoc on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 14:49

Kinda of unsure where to post this topic exactly.
I have 2 Furmans power conditioners that are loaded with gear such as monitors, f/x, DAW Controller, Kybd midi controller...
Most of the power cables are routed away from any audio snakes and other cables.
It is a fairly tight set up on a custom built studio desk.

Are TRS cables and "Speaker Cables" the same?

Submitted by RockNRoll on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 06:45

Hello all,

I just wanted to ask if TRS cables are the exactly the same as "Speaker Cables?" Speaker cables that you would normally use to hook your studio monitors to your audio interface.

Also, are these the same cables that should be used between a guitar amp head and the cabinet?

Thanks for the advice!