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| Re: I'm having a very senior moment-help please!! [message #70171 is a reply to message #70109] |
Mon, 10 July 2006 08:04   |
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"Kris" .
Messages: 27
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I'm surprised your 880 has a fan in it....mine does not.
Analog I/O on this thing sounds very good IMO...better than you might expect
considering the age of it.
Another solution is to make (6) (R880 has 2 ins and 4 outs IIRC) 1 foot lengths
of XLR-XLR cables with the polarity swapped. Connect these to your 880, and
then, connect your snake to them. This would make your 880 appear to be pin
2 hot to your patch bay.
Cheers
Kris
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>........or, I could keep the Mogami snake *as is* and just make two TRS
>Patch cables (for patching this particular dievice) wired tip to ring and
>ring to tip. That might be a better solution for my particular situation
>actually. I may not end up using the analog I/O of the R880 all that much
>and it's very possible that I might want to run this long snake to a certain
>device that I've got my eye on. It's got a fan in the chassis so I will
need
>to keep it in the machine room. I think it's wired with standard US
>polarity.
>
>;o)
>
>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>news:44b04210$1@linux...
>> It is a 20' cable run from the rack that is housing the R880 mainframe
to
>> the standard balanced patch bay. Seems a shame to use 80' of mic cable
to
>> make 4 x 20' patch cables when I've got a 20' 4 x pair standard polarity
>> Mogami XLR-TRS snake sitting here doing nothing.....sooooo........ I could
>> modify the standard mogami cable by taking the lead from the ring
>(currently
>> tied to XLR pin 3 and swapping it to XLR pin 2, then take the lead from
>the
>> tip (currently tied to XLR pin 2) and swap it to XLR pin 3.. That oughta'
>> get me there, right?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Deej
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "gene lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote in message
>> news:44b037d8$1@linux...
>> >
>> > "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>> > >I need to build balanced I/O cables for the analog outputs of my
>Roland
>> > >R880. The pinout calls for pin 1-ground, pin 2-cold, pin 3-hot. That's
>> not
>> > >the normal state of affairs around here. Everything I'm using is pin
>> 2-hot
>> > >and is routed to 1/4" TRS patchbays.
>> > >These cables need to be XLR to TRS in order to interface with said
>> balanced
>> > >patchbay. From there they would be patched to other gear (with trs-trs
>> patch
>> > >cables) that is pin 2-hot. I'm guessing I'm going to have to make up
a
>> > >couple of special trs-trs patch cables to get this all strack. It's
>> making
>> > >my head hurt. Could someone give me a clue as to what I need to do
to
>> patch
>> > >a pin 3-hot device through a balanced PB in order to interface properly
>> > with
>> > >the rest of my (pin 2 hot) studio?
>> > >
>> > >Thanks,
>> > >
>> > >Deej (the obscure)
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > In this case you can reverse either end. I keep some colored shrink
>tubing
>> > around to mark non-normal cables. Personally I reverse at the XLR,
>because
>> > it's easier to reverse.
>> > Gene
>> >
>>
>>
>
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| Re: I'm having a very senior moment-help please!! [message #70173 is a reply to message #70171] |
Mon, 10 July 2006 08:07 |
"Kris" .
Messages: 27
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Oh, and BTW, you only need to worry about polarity if you're going to interface
to unbalanced gear. Otherwise, its no problem...
Cheers,
Kris
"Kris" . wrote:
>
>I'm surprised your 880 has a fan in it....mine does not.
>
>Analog I/O on this thing sounds very good IMO...better than you might expect
>considering the age of it.
>
>Another solution is to make (6) (R880 has 2 ins and 4 outs IIRC) 1 foot
lengths
>of XLR-XLR cables with the polarity swapped. Connect these to your 880,
and
>then, connect your snake to them. This would make your 880 appear to be
pin
>2 hot to your patch bay.
>
>Cheers
>
>Kris
>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>........or, I could keep the Mogami snake *as is* and just make two TRS
>>Patch cables (for patching this particular dievice) wired tip to ring and
>>ring to tip. That might be a better solution for my particular situation
>>actually. I may not end up using the analog I/O of the R880 all that much
>>and it's very possible that I might want to run this long snake to a certain
>>device that I've got my eye on. It's got a fan in the chassis so I will
>need
>>to keep it in the machine room. I think it's wired with standard US
>>polarity.
>>
>>;o)
>>
>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>>news:44b04210$1@linux...
>>> It is a 20' cable run from the rack that is housing the R880 mainframe
>to
>>> the standard balanced patch bay. Seems a shame to use 80' of mic cable
>to
>>> make 4 x 20' patch cables when I've got a 20' 4 x pair standard polarity
>>> Mogami XLR-TRS snake sitting here doing nothing.....sooooo........ I
could
>>> modify the standard mogami cable by taking the lead from the ring
>>(currently
>>> tied to XLR pin 3 and swapping it to XLR pin 2, then take the lead from
>>the
>>> tip (currently tied to XLR pin 2) and swap it to XLR pin 3.. That oughta'
>>> get me there, right?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> Deej
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "gene lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote in message
>>> news:44b037d8$1@linux...
>>> >
>>> > "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>> > >I need to build balanced I/O cables for the analog outputs of my
>>Roland
>>> > >R880. The pinout calls for pin 1-ground, pin 2-cold, pin 3-hot. That's
>>> not
>>> > >the normal state of affairs around here. Everything I'm using is pin
>>> 2-hot
>>> > >and is routed to 1/4" TRS patchbays.
>>> > >These cables need to be XLR to TRS in order to interface with said
>>> balanced
>>> > >patchbay. From there they would be patched to other gear (with trs-trs
>>> patch
>>> > >cables) that is pin 2-hot. I'm guessing I'm going to have to make
up
>a
>>> > >couple of special trs-trs patch cables to get this all strack. It's
>>> making
>>> > >my head hurt. Could someone give me a clue as to what I need to do
>to
>>> patch
>>> > >a pin 3-hot device through a balanced PB in order to interface properly
>>> > with
>>> > >the rest of my (pin 2 hot) studio?
>>> > >
>>> > >Thanks,
>>> > >
>>> > >Deej (the obscure)
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> > In this case you can reverse either end. I keep some colored shrink
>>tubing
>>> > around to mark non-normal cables. Personally I reverse at the XLR,
>>because
>>> > it's easier to reverse.
>>> > Gene
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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| Re: I'm having a very senior moment-help please!! [message #70174 is a reply to message #70171] |
Mon, 10 July 2006 08:12 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
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TheR880 doesn't have a fan, but I've had my eye on a 480L and it has a fan.
DJ
<Kris .> wrote in message news:44b26c77$1@linux...
>
> I'm surprised your 880 has a fan in it....mine does not.
>
> Analog I/O on this thing sounds very good IMO...better than you might
expect
> considering the age of it.
>
> Another solution is to make (6) (R880 has 2 ins and 4 outs IIRC) 1 foot
lengths
> of XLR-XLR cables with the polarity swapped. Connect these to your 880,
and
> then, connect your snake to them. This would make your 880 appear to be
pin
> 2 hot to your patch bay.
>
> Cheers
>
> Kris
> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >........or, I could keep the Mogami snake *as is* and just make two TRS
> >Patch cables (for patching this particular dievice) wired tip to ring and
> >ring to tip. That might be a better solution for my particular situation
> >actually. I may not end up using the analog I/O of the R880 all that much
> >and it's very possible that I might want to run this long snake to a
certain
> >device that I've got my eye on. It's got a fan in the chassis so I will
> need
> >to keep it in the machine room. I think it's wired with standard US
> >polarity.
> >
> >;o)
> >
> >"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
> >news:44b04210$1@linux...
> >> It is a 20' cable run from the rack that is housing the R880 mainframe
> to
> >> the standard balanced patch bay. Seems a shame to use 80' of mic cable
> to
> >> make 4 x 20' patch cables when I've got a 20' 4 x pair standard
polarity
> >> Mogami XLR-TRS snake sitting here doing nothing.....sooooo........ I
could
> >> modify the standard mogami cable by taking the lead from the ring
> >(currently
> >> tied to XLR pin 3 and swapping it to XLR pin 2, then take the lead from
> >the
> >> tip (currently tied to XLR pin 2) and swap it to XLR pin 3.. That
oughta'
> >> get me there, right?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help.
> >>
> >> Deej
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "gene lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote in message
> >> news:44b037d8$1@linux...
> >> >
> >> > "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >> > >I need to build balanced I/O cables for the analog outputs of my
> >Roland
> >> > >R880. The pinout calls for pin 1-ground, pin 2-cold, pin 3-hot.
That's
> >> not
> >> > >the normal state of affairs around here. Everything I'm using is pin
> >> 2-hot
> >> > >and is routed to 1/4" TRS patchbays.
> >> > >These cables need to be XLR to TRS in order to interface with said
> >> balanced
> >> > >patchbay. From there they would be patched to other gear (with
trs-trs
> >> patch
> >> > >cables) that is pin 2-hot. I'm guessing I'm going to have to make up
> a
> >> > >couple of special trs-trs patch cables to get this all strack. It's
> >> making
> >> > >my head hurt. Could someone give me a clue as to what I need to do
> to
> >> patch
> >> > >a pin 3-hot device through a balanced PB in order to interface
properly
> >> > with
> >> > >the rest of my (pin 2 hot) studio?
> >> > >
> >> > >Thanks,
> >> > >
> >> > >Deej (the obscure)
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > In this case you can reverse either end. I keep some colored shrink
> >tubing
> >> > around to mark non-normal cables. Personally I reverse at the XLR,
> >because
> >> > it's easier to reverse.
> >> > Gene
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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| Re: I'm having a very senior moment-help please!! [message #70190 is a reply to message #70171] |
Mon, 10 July 2006 10:38 |
audioguy_editout_
Messages: 249
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Our '880 also does not have a fan... but the whine from the
controller display drives me crazy!! ;-)
David.
"Kris" . wrote:
> I'm surprised your 880 has a fan in it....mine does not.
>
> Analog I/O on this thing sounds very good IMO...better than you might expect
> considering the age of it.
>
> Another solution is to make (6) (R880 has 2 ins and 4 outs IIRC) 1 foot lengths
> of XLR-XLR cables with the polarity swapped. Connect these to your 880, and
> then, connect your snake to them. This would make your 880 appear to be pin
> 2 hot to your patch bay.
>
> Cheers
>
> Kris
> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>
>>........or, I could keep the Mogami snake *as is* and just make two TRS
>>Patch cables (for patching this particular dievice) wired tip to ring and
>>ring to tip. That might be a better solution for my particular situation
>>actually. I may not end up using the analog I/O of the R880 all that much
>>and it's very possible that I might want to run this long snake to a certain
>>device that I've got my eye on. It's got a fan in the chassis so I will
>
> need
>
>>to keep it in the machine room. I think it's wired with standard US
>>polarity.
>>
>>;o)
>>
>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>>news:44b04210$1@linux...
>>
>>>It is a 20' cable run from the rack that is housing the R880 mainframe
>
> to
>
>>>the standard balanced patch bay. Seems a shame to use 80' of mic cable
>
> to
>
>>>make 4 x 20' patch cables when I've got a 20' 4 x pair standard polarity
>>>Mogami XLR-TRS snake sitting here doing nothing.....sooooo........ I could
>>>modify the standard mogami cable by taking the lead from the ring
>>
>>(currently
>>
>>>tied to XLR pin 3 and swapping it to XLR pin 2, then take the lead from
>>
>>the
>>
>>>tip (currently tied to XLR pin 2) and swap it to XLR pin 3.. That oughta'
>>>get me there, right?
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>>Deej
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"gene lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote in message
>>>news:44b037d8$1@linux...
>>>
>>>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I need to build balanced I/O cables for the analog outputs of my
>>
>>Roland
>>
>>>>>R880. The pinout calls for pin 1-ground, pin 2-cold, pin 3-hot. That's
>>>
>>>not
>>>
>>>>>the normal state of affairs around here. Everything I'm using is pin
>>>
>>>2-hot
>>>
>>>>>and is routed to 1/4" TRS patchbays.
>>>>>These cables need to be XLR to TRS in order to interface with said
>>>
>>>balanced
>>>
>>>>>patchbay. From there they would be patched to other gear (with trs-trs
>>>
>>>patch
>>>
>>>>>cables) that is pin 2-hot. I'm guessing I'm going to have to make up
>
> a
>
>>>>>couple of special trs-trs patch cables to get this all strack. It's
>>>
>>>making
>>>
>>>>>my head hurt. Could someone give me a clue as to what I need to do
>
> to
>
>>>patch
>>>
>>>>>a pin 3-hot device through a balanced PB in order to interface properly
>>>>
>>>>with
>>>>
>>>>>the rest of my (pin 2 hot) studio?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Deej (the obscure)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>In this case you can reverse either end. I keep some colored shrink
>>
>>tubing
>>
>>>>around to mark non-normal cables. Personally I reverse at the XLR,
>>
>>because
>>
>>>>it's easier to reverse.
>>>>Gene
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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| Re: I'm having a very senior moment-help please!! [message #70191 is a reply to message #70190] |
Mon, 10 July 2006 10:46 |
"Kris" .
Messages: 27
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Yeah...that's the inverter that drives the backlight. A competant tech should
be able to install a switch on it, so you can turn the back light (and whine)
off when the controller is not in use.
Cheers,
Kris
"Dave(EK Sound)" <audioguy_editout_@shaw.ca> wrote:
>Our '880 also does not have a fan... but the whine from the
>controller display drives me crazy!! ;-)
>
>David.
>
>"Kris" . wrote:
>> I'm surprised your 880 has a fan in it....mine does not.
>>
>> Analog I/O on this thing sounds very good IMO...better than you might
expect
>> considering the age of it.
>>
>> Another solution is to make (6) (R880 has 2 ins and 4 outs IIRC) 1 foot
lengths
>> of XLR-XLR cables with the polarity swapped. Connect these to your 880,
and
>> then, connect your snake to them. This would make your 880 appear to be
pin
>> 2 hot to your patch bay.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Kris
>> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>
>>>........or, I could keep the Mogami snake *as is* and just make two TRS
>>>Patch cables (for patching this particular dievice) wired tip to ring
and
>>>ring to tip. That might be a better solution for my particular situation
>>>actually. I may not end up using the analog I/O of the R880 all that much
>>>and it's very possible that I might want to run this long snake to a certain
>>>device that I've got my eye on. It's got a fan in the chassis so I will
>>
>> need
>>
>>>to keep it in the machine room. I think it's wired with standard US
>>>polarity.
>>>
>>>;o)
>>>
>>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>>>news:44b04210$1@linux...
>>>
>>>>It is a 20' cable run from the rack that is housing the R880 mainframe
>>
>> to
>>
>>>>the standard balanced patch bay. Seems a shame to use 80' of mic cable
>>
>> to
>>
>>>>make 4 x 20' patch cables when I've got a 20' 4 x pair standard polarity
>>>>Mogami XLR-TRS snake sitting here doing nothing.....sooooo........ I
could
>>>>modify the standard mogami cable by taking the lead from the ring
>>>
>>>(currently
>>>
>>>>tied to XLR pin 3 and swapping it to XLR pin 2, then take the lead from
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>>tip (currently tied to XLR pin 2) and swap it to XLR pin 3.. That oughta'
>>>>get me there, right?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for your help.
>>>>
>>>>Deej
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"gene lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:44b037d8$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I need to build balanced I/O cables for the analog outputs of my
>>>
>>>Roland
>>>
>>>>>>R880. The pinout calls for pin 1-ground, pin 2-cold, pin 3-hot. That's
>>>>
>>>>not
>>>>
>>>>>>the normal state of affairs around here. Everything I'm using is pin
>>>>
>>>>2-hot
>>>>
>>>>>>and is routed to 1/4" TRS patchbays.
>>>>>>These cables need to be XLR to TRS in order to interface with said
>>>>
>>>>balanced
>>>>
>>>>>>patchbay. From there they would be patched to other gear (with trs-trs
>>>>
>>>>patch
>>>>
>>>>>>cables) that is pin 2-hot. I'm guessing I'm going to have to make up
>>
>> a
>>
>>>>>>couple of special trs-trs patch cables to get this all strack. It's
>>>>
>>>>making
>>>>
>>>>>>my head hurt. Could someone give me a clue as to what I need to do
>>
>> to
>>
>>>>patch
>>>>
>>>>>>a pin 3-hot device through a balanced PB in order to interface properly
>>>>>
>>>>>with
>>>>>
>>>>>>the rest of my (pin 2 hot) studio?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Deej (the obscure)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>In this case you can reverse either end. I keep some colored shrink
>>>
>>>tubing
>>>
>>>>>around to mark non-normal cables. Personally I reverse at the XLR,
>>>
>>>because
>>>
>>>>>it's easier to reverse.
>>>>>Gene
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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| Re: I'm having a very senior moment-help please!! [message #70193 is a reply to message #70191] |
Mon, 10 July 2006 11:30 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
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I may do this. I've got a LEXI MRC that is doing the same thing. I haven't
been able to test it yet because the 110>220 step up converter hasn't
arrived. I found another GC8 on EBay and bought it cheap as a backup. Maybe
one of them won't whine....or maybe both of them will.
<Kris .> wrote in message news:44b29258$1@linux...
>
> Yeah...that's the inverter that drives the backlight. A competant tech
should
> be able to install a switch on it, so you can turn the back light (and
whine)
> off when the controller is not in use.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kris
>
> "Dave(EK Sound)" <audioguy_editout_@shaw.ca> wrote:
> >Our '880 also does not have a fan... but the whine from the
> >controller display drives me crazy!! ;-)
> >
> >David.
> >
> >"Kris" . wrote:
> >> I'm surprised your 880 has a fan in it....mine does not.
> >>
> >> Analog I/O on this thing sounds very good IMO...better than you might
> expect
> >> considering the age of it.
> >>
> >> Another solution is to make (6) (R880 has 2 ins and 4 outs IIRC) 1 foot
> lengths
> >> of XLR-XLR cables with the polarity swapped. Connect these to your 880,
> and
> >> then, connect your snake to them. This would make your 880 appear to be
> pin
> >> 2 hot to your patch bay.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> Kris
> >> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>>........or, I could keep the Mogami snake *as is* and just make two TRS
> >>>Patch cables (for patching this particular dievice) wired tip to ring
> and
> >>>ring to tip. That might be a better solution for my particular
situation
> >>>actually. I may not end up using the analog I/O of the R880 all that
much
> >>>and it's very possible that I might want to run this long snake to a
certain
> >>>device that I've got my eye on. It's got a fan in the chassis so I will
> >>
> >> need
> >>
> >>>to keep it in the machine room. I think it's wired with standard US
> >>>polarity.
> >>>
> >>>;o)
> >>>
> >>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
> >>>news:44b04210$1@linux...
> >>>
> >>>>It is a 20' cable run from the rack that is housing the R880 mainframe
> >>
> >> to
> >>
> >>>>the standard balanced patch bay. Seems a shame to use 80' of mic cable
> >>
> >> to
> >>
> >>>>make 4 x 20' patch cables when I've got a 20' 4 x pair standard
polarity
> >>>>Mogami XLR-TRS snake sitting here doing nothing.....sooooo........ I
> could
> >>>>modify the standard mogami cable by taking the lead from the ring
> >>>
> >>>(currently
> >>>
> >>>>tied to XLR pin 3 and swapping it to XLR pin 2, then take the lead
from
> >>>
> >>>the
> >>>
> >>>>tip (currently tied to XLR pin 2) and swap it to XLR pin 3.. That
oughta'
> >>>>get me there, right?
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks for your help.
> >>>>
> >>>>Deej
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>"gene lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote in message
> >>>>news:44b037d8$1@linux...
> >>>>
> >>>>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>I need to build balanced I/O cables for the analog outputs of my
> >>>
> >>>Roland
> >>>
> >>>>>>R880. The pinout calls for pin 1-ground, pin 2-cold, pin 3-hot.
That's
> >>>>
> >>>>not
> >>>>
> >>>>>>the normal state of affairs around here. Everything I'm using is pin
> >>>>
> >>>>2-hot
> >>>>
> >>>>>>and is routed to 1/4" TRS patchbays.
> >>>>>>These cables need to be XLR to TRS in order to interface with said
> >>>>
> >>>>balanced
> >>>>
> >>>>>>patchbay. From there they would be patched to other gear (with
trs-trs
> >>>>
> >>>>patch
> >>>>
> >>>>>>cables) that is pin 2-hot. I'm guessing I'm going to have to make up
> >>
> >> a
> >>
> >>>>>>couple of special trs-trs patch cables to get this all strack. It's
> >>>>
> >>>>making
> >>>>
> >>>>>>my head hurt. Could someone give me a clue as to what I need to do
> >>
> >> to
> >>
> >>>>patch
> >>>>
> >>>>>>a pin 3-hot device through a balanced PB in order to interface
properly
> >>>>>
> >>>>>with
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>the rest of my (pin 2 hot) studio?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Thanks,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Deej (the obscure)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>In this case you can reverse either end. I keep some colored shrink
> >>>
> >>>tubing
> >>>
> >>>>>around to mark non-normal cables. Personally I reverse at the XLR,
> >>>
> >>>because
> >>>
> >>>>>it's easier to reverse.
> >>>>>Gene
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
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| Re: I'm having a very senior moment-help please!! [message #70217 is a reply to message #70191] |
Tue, 11 July 2006 07:53 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
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You may be able to, depending on physical attributes, encase the invertor in
epoxy or some kind of non conductive resin to stop the high speed
oscillating. Consider heat and dimension before doing so, of course.
AA
<Kris .> wrote in message news:44b29258$1@linux...
>
> Yeah...that's the inverter that drives the backlight. A competant tech
> should
> be able to install a switch on it, so you can turn the back light (and
> whine)
> off when the controller is not in use.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kris
>
> "Dave(EK Sound)" <audioguy_editout_@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>Our '880 also does not have a fan... but the whine from the
>>controller display drives me crazy!! ;-)
>>
>>David.
>>
>>"Kris" . wrote:
>>> I'm surprised your 880 has a fan in it....mine does not.
>>>
>>> Analog I/O on this thing sounds very good IMO...better than you might
> expect
>>> considering the age of it.
>>>
>>> Another solution is to make (6) (R880 has 2 ins and 4 outs IIRC) 1 foot
> lengths
>>> of XLR-XLR cables with the polarity swapped. Connect these to your 880,
> and
>>> then, connect your snake to them. This would make your 880 appear to be
> pin
>>> 2 hot to your patch bay.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Kris
>>> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>........or, I could keep the Mogami snake *as is* and just make two TRS
>>>>Patch cables (for patching this particular dievice) wired tip to ring
> and
>>>>ring to tip. That might be a better solution for my particular situation
>>>>actually. I may not end up using the analog I/O of the R880 all that
>>>>much
>>>>and it's very possible that I might want to run this long snake to a
>>>>certain
>>>>device that I've got my eye on. It's got a fan in the chassis so I will
>>>
>>> need
>>>
>>>>to keep it in the machine room. I think it's wired with standard US
>>>>polarity.
>>>>
>>>>;o)
>>>>
>>>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:44b04210$1@linux...
>>>>
>>>>>It is a 20' cable run from the rack that is housing the R880 mainframe
>>>
>>> to
>>>
>>>>>the standard balanced patch bay. Seems a shame to use 80' of mic cable
>>>
>>> to
>>>
>>>>>make 4 x 20' patch cables when I've got a 20' 4 x pair standard
>>>>>polarity
>>>>>Mogami XLR-TRS snake sitting here doing nothing.....sooooo........ I
> could
>>>>>modify the standard mogami cable by taking the lead from the ring
>>>>
>>>>(currently
>>>>
>>>>>tied to XLR pin 3 and swapping it to XLR pin 2, then take the lead from
>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>>tip (currently tied to XLR pin 2) and swap it to XLR pin 3.. That
>>>>>oughta'
>>>>>get me there, right?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for your help.
>>>>>
>>>>>Deej
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"gene lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:44b037d8$1@linux...
>>>>>
>>>>>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I need to build balanced I/O cables for the analog outputs of my
>>>>
>>>>Roland
>>>>
>>>>>>>R880. The pinout calls for pin 1-ground, pin 2-cold, pin 3-hot.
>>>>>>>That's
>>>>>
>>>>>not
>>>>>
>>>>>>>the normal state of affairs around here. Everything I'm using is pin
>>>>>
>>>>>2-hot
>>>>>
>>>>>>>and is routed to 1/4" TRS patchbays.
>>>>>>>These cables need to be XLR to TRS in order to interface with said
>>>>>
>>>>>balanced
>>>>>
>>>>>>>patchbay. From there they would be patched to other gear (with
>>>>>>>trs-trs
>>>>>
>>>>>patch
>>>>>
>>>>>>>cables) that is pin 2-hot. I'm guessing I'm going to have to make up
>>>
>>> a
>>>
>>>>>>>couple of special trs-trs patch cables to get this all strack. It's
>>>>>
>>>>>making
>>>>>
>>>>>>>my head hurt. Could someone give me a clue as to what I need to do
>>>
>>> to
>>>
>>>>>patch
>>>>>
>>>>>>>a pin 3-hot device through a balanced PB in order to interface
>>>>>>>properly
>>>>>>
>>>>>>with
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>the rest of my (pin 2 hot) studio?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Deej (the obscure)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In this case you can reverse either end. I keep some colored shrink
>>>>
>>>>tubing
>>>>
>>>>>>around to mark non-normal cables. Personally I reverse at the XLR,
>>>>
>>>>because
>>>>
>>>>>>it's easier to reverse.
>>>>>>Gene
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
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