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Lalo Alvidrez · November 28th, 2007, 01:53 PM

Just purchased my first xlr adaptor for my vx2100 and was shopping for xlr cables. I will be connecting to a sound board from time to time so do I need a male to male or male to female cable?

Martin Pauly · November 28th, 2007, 04:36 PM

Male-to-female XLR cables will be needed for almost any kind of connection. The convention is that a male XLR connector outputs audio, whereas the female XLR connector takes the sound from a source (microphone, sound board, ...). So a soundboard would have a male XLR connector for its mix out port (it produces the sound), into which you plug the female end of an XLR cable (taking the sound into the cable).

You may also want to get an adaptor for 1/4" TRS (male) to XLR (male) because some soundboards only offer that type of connection. Or the XLR for the main mix output might already be in use, but there may be 1/4" phone plugs for aux mix or effects sends that you can tap into.

- Martin

Ty Ford · November 28th, 2007, 04:55 PM

Gotham Audio in Nazareth had some really nice GAC-3 NOS cable last month. Wonderful stuff they found a while back on a reel in E. Germany.

I bought 4-5 lengths with connectors.

Regards,

Ty Ford

November 28th, 2007, 01:53 PM	#1
Lalo Alvidrez Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Longview, Tx. Posts: 227	xlr cables Just purchased my first xlr adaptor for my vx2100 and was shopping for xlr cables. I will be connecting to a sound board from time to time so do I need a male to male or male to female cable?

November 28th, 2007, 04:36 PM	#2
Martin Pauly Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 563	Male-to-female XLR cables will be needed for almost any kind of connection. The convention is that a male XLR connector outputs audio, whereas the female XLR connector takes the sound from a source (microphone, sound board, ...). So a soundboard would have a male XLR connector for its mix out port (it produces the sound), into which you plug the female end of an XLR cable (taking the sound into the cable). You may also want to get an adaptor for 1/4" TRS (male) to XLR (male) because some soundboards only offer that type of connection. Or the XLR for the main mix output might already be in use, but there may be 1/4" phone plugs for aux mix or effects sends that you can tap into. - Martin __________________ Martin Pauly

November 28th, 2007, 04:55 PM	#3
Ty Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD USA Posts: 2,337	Gotham Audio in Nazareth had some really nice GAC-3 NOS cable last month. Wonderful stuff they found a while back on a reel in E. Germany. I bought 4-5 lengths with connectors. Regards, Ty Ford __________________ Ty Ford's Audio Bootcamp Field Guide Ty Ford's Audio Video Blog Last edited by Ty Ford; November 28th, 2007 at 04:56 PM. Reason: bad fingers