TRS Patchbay wiring

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Hi,

I am wondering what the (crosstalk?) issues are, if any, of wiring a TRS
insert jack loom to (bantam) patchbay send and return sockets using a single
balanced cable in a studio environment. I know this is common practice for
live FX racks. The alternative being to use 2 separate cables from the
patchbay and wiring them to the same insert jack.


Thanks,


Gareth.

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"Gareth Magennis" <sound.service@btconnect.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am wondering what the (crosstalk?) issues are, if any, of wiring a
> TRS insert jack loom to (bantam) patchbay send and return sockets
> using a single balanced cable in a studio environment.



I ran two lines from the patchbay, which meet at the TRS insert plug.
It probably wasn't really necessary, but I figured there's no shielding
between the conductors in a single cable so it was safer to use two.

Besides, this way I can hack off the connector and run separate lines in
an emergency. <g>

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- Lorin David Schultz
in the control room
making even bad news sound good

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