Members fesswrx Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 Hello everyone, need a bit of help here. I need to connect my mixer to the monitor amp and an effects unit that will be on the stage through the snake. The AUX sends and returns on my mixer are 1/4" jacks. The snake has balanced male and female XLR sends and returns (16x8). Would 1/4" to XLR adapters work to connect the board sends and returns to the snake? Do I need transformers for this? Is there a better way to do this? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coaster Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 yeah that works. also you could use 31 band eq's with xlr/trs i/o at foh. if you do make cheaters i would recommend 3' cheaters or around 18". any less and stress may give your wiring issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W. M. Hellinger Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 The AUX sends and returns on my mixer are 1/4" jacks. What's the mixer? Make & model? And what's the monitor amp on stage? Make & model? And what's the FX unit on stage? Make & model? And why is there an FX unit on stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fesswrx Posted August 15, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 It is a Yamaha MG206C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimmyP Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 Don't use barrel adapters - it's too easy to damage an equipment jack. Use adapter cables. Or just change the snake connectors to what you need them to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W. M. Hellinger Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 It is a Yamaha MG206C. Then yes, as others have suggested, a simple Male 1/4" TRS x Male XLR adaptor cable will get your monitor aux's suitably plugged into your snake... since the aux sends on that board are balanced Female 1/4" TRS This should work well for that end of the hook-up: http://www.markertek.com/Cables-Connectors-Adapters/Audio-Cables/Stereo-1-4-Phone-to-XLR-Cable/Whirlwind/STM06.xhtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samkokajko Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 And since mark isn't supposed to post it this would also be a good cable for you (and is made by a forum favorite.)http://www.audiopile.net/products/Mic_Instr_Cables/MP_Adaptor_Cbls/MP-106/MP-106_cutsheet.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fesswrx Posted August 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 16, 2010 Thanks for the help. I ended up making my own "cheater" cable like the ones linked above. Soldered them up and they work great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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