Right type of audio cable to use

[ingeborgdot]

I am going to use the audio from our radio guy to go along with our stream feed. He has only main output L & R left to use on his mixer which is a 1/4" phone plug. I am then need to use some type of adapter to convert it to an XLR connection which is what I have plugged into my mixer. I have had several people give me several different things on what I should do to make it work. I was actually looking for a dual phone jack to XLR adapter cable and did find one but it was way too expensive for no more than what we are doing. I was actually looking at using something like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000068O5D/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i7?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B000068O5D&pd_rd_r=4Q37BT5ZDR6D2KTZQST1&pd_rd_w=hqPym&pd_rd_wg=1Ll0c&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=71RQ3VMRZ5W2ESYB9HGX&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cf9d009-399c-49e1-901a-7b8786e59436&pf_rd_i=desktop to then add to this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WZQH0M8/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=IMHV8P6NYKMF4&colid=1JK1WA1PPAW13&th=1 which will then run into a 35' XLR cable hooked up to my mixer.

Someone suggested this may be better for a combination This https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000068O1O/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i2?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B000068O1O&pd_rd_r=4Q37BT5ZDR6D2KTZQST1&pd_rd_w=hqPym&pd_rd_wg=1Ll0c&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=71RQ3VMRZ5W2ESYB9HGX&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cf9d009-399c-49e1-901a-7b8786e59436&pf_rd_i=desktop into this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002E53O2/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i4?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B0002E53O2&pd_rd_r=4Q37BT5ZDR6D2KTZQST1&pd_rd_w=hqPym&pd_rd_wg=1Ll0c&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=71RQ3VMRZ5W2ESYB9HGX&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cf9d009-399c-49e1-901a-7b8786e59436&pf_rd_i=desktop which will also then run into a 35' XLR cable hooked up to my mixer.

Someone also suggested running 2 separate cables to my mixer by using something like this but 2 of them. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WZQH0M8/ref=twister_B00XLY7MTY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&coliid=IMHV8P6NYKMF4&colid=1JK1WA1PPAW13

The problem with the last one is that it is a run of 40'. I would need 2 40' runs.

So let me run through my scenario of what I am going to do again. Go from main out phone jack L & R and somehow get it to my mixer 40' away and into an XLR input. Any ideas? Thanks.

[beware]

If his mixer outputs are balanced then you need simple jack to male xlr adaptors. If they're not balanced you need two DI boxes.

[pete10uk]

As above if the mixer is professional then it will be balanced outputs and all you need is 2 of these http://cpc.farnell.com/neutrik/na3mp/xlr-jack-adaptor/dp/AV09148?ost=Na3mp&searchView=table&iscrfnonsku=false followed by the correct length XLR's.

 

If the mixer is a cheapo and doesn't have balanced outputs you need 2 of these http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg00082/6-35mm-mono-jack-plug-to-plug/dp/AV13680 and one of these http://cpc.farnell.com/samson/md2-pro/di-box-stereo-passive/dp/DP34672 followed again by your long XLR leads.

 

All standard audio equipment anyone dealing with sound will use regularly and always have in a just in case box.

 

These are the first things I found on cpc, there will be hundreds of alternative in terms of cost and quality around the net.

[mackerr]

If his mixer outputs are balanced then you need simple jack to male xlr adaptors. If they're not balanced you need two DI boxes.

 

If his mixer has balanced TRS outputs all he needs are simple 1/4" plug to MXLR adapters. If they're not balanced all he needs are simple 1/4" plug to MXLR adapters. We are talking about a 40' run of line level audio, not hundreds of feet of mic level. If the OP actually said what the various mixers were it would be easier to know what the conditions really are.

 

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[pete10uk]

 

If his mixer has balanced TRS outputs all he needs are simple 1/4" plug to MXLR adapters. If they're not balanced all he needs are simple 1/4" plug to MXLR adapters.

 

Physically correct and we all know most sound techs will try this first but have a DI box at the ready should this be the occasion there's an annoying buzz!

 

12m is a short distance but I've had issues on much less where a di has resolved.

[revbobuk]

And just to add - it's not good to merge L&R by commoning the two outputs. Run 2 XLR cables and use 2 inputs, or merge the two outputs properly. I'm OK with making my own leads, and I would prefer to avoid adaptors, so I would make a cable with 2 1/4" TRS plugs and a single XLR line socket with a resistive combiner inside. Or just run two cables.