andy jackson Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Whilst searching on the cpc website I came accross this, is it described as an 'XLR male to female adaptor' this, to me seems to be completely useless unless you have lots of cables which have the same connectors on each end? Maybe I have overlooked its purpose for being!Any ideas? http://cpc.farnell.com/productimages/cpc/standard/CN00111.jpg Anyway here is the picenjoy Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I noticed one in an old Wadsworth Catalogue. At first I thought it might have swapped pins, but it's a straight through :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 DIY attenuators, phantom power blockers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Yes, I have several. They come apart really easily, and you can fit a small amount of circuitry in there. Quite what they are intended for, who knows - if they were intended for DIY projects, then I would expect them to come in kit form like the various BNC / N type boxes and d type you can buy do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 My brother reckons that you'd use it when you have a cable that's only 2" too short.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.A. Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Maybe it's just for completeness... they do male-male and female-female, so decided to chuck in a female-male too... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Some one at college had one on a y splitter, will ask when I next see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb12345 Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 5pin to 3pin, 3pin to 5pin, any number of pins to any number of pins! We own a selection from 3 to 5 and back again! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Foster Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 It's for when ETC send you a desklight with your express, with a right-angled XLR connector. Not gonna fit is it Mr ETC.......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominicg Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 So we can call it a XLR Gender Bender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solstace Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Not sure on the real-world validity of the thinking on this one, but I've known one person use these on cheap SM58 clones that don't have a particularly secure connector. The theory being that you bash one of these adaptors on the mic, then the strain of regular connection/disconnection is absorbed by the "adaptor" rather than the mic body itself. I've also seen 3-inch XLR(F) to XLR(M) cables used for just this purpose. One slightly more sensible use: There are some situations where one might want to add 2-3 inches to the back of a device for easy connection... "shallow" rack-mounted kit (thinking of Alesis 3630 dual-compressors as an example) can be a pain to patch when mounted between two deeper 1U units! Especially when you've not got a pre-wired loom to work with!! In either case, just remember to remove only the cable when you come to strip it all down :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy jackson Posted May 5, 2005 Author Share Posted May 5, 2005 So we can call it a XLR Gender Bender.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> well no, as it doesnt bender any gender! have ordered a couple any how! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 You could use it to mount the "god mic" directly onto the sound desk, if the socket is on the control surface... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Good point!Many mics (eg SM58) are too fat to go into a panelmount XLR socket directly, so that would solve the problem while still mounting it stiffly. That said, you wouldn't want to do it with a normal cardiod or hypercardiod, 'cos it would be pointing at the ceiling rather than the sound op... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Many mics (eg SM58) are too fat to go into a panelmount XLR socket directly, so that would solve the problem while still mounting it stiffly. [Eric Morecambe]"Can he say 'mounting it stiffly'?" ... (pause) ... "No, 'mounting it stiffly' - but you were close!"[/Eric Morecambe] :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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