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i made the mistake yesterday by ordering them online to connect the xlr with phantom supply to my mobile phone , just a quick search and you mentioned exactly what will happen if i continued to use them , thanks for saving my equipment pal !
I've seen multiple iPhones (thankfully not mine) damaged this way. And to be clear, TRS will do just as much damage as XLR on a mixer like the Mackie DL16. They (Mackie & others) really should warn us about these things! Thanks for putting this info out there.
Wow! I didn't know that some mixers supply phantom to the TRS too! Luckily the 1402 and 1604s seem to be safe with TRS. Thanks for commenting and watching, Todd!
@@AudioUniversity TRS and XLR are basically the same thing. They are both 3 conductor connectors. As long as the pin assignment is the same for both xlr and trs, it makes no difference which one you use. You can even have trs on one end of a cable, and xlr on the other end. That said, phantom power isn't the only thing you have to worry about with this type of cable. You also need to know if the 2 components you are connecting, are running in balanced or single ended operation. Balanced has 2 signal (+) and one ground (-), where unbalanced is just one signal and one ground. The cable you show in the video is used to carry an unbalanced stereo signal. If the component that has the xlr connections is running in balanced operation, you'll have problems. It creates a short circuit. Depending on your equipment, you may be able to get away with a TRRS cable, but the best solution (in my opinion), is to just use a DI box. That's what they're made to do. If you're not exactly sure what DI box to get, a good music store should be able to recommend something that will work with your setup.
Thanks for this, I ordered an X32 Compact mixer and found out annoyingly that it doesn't use xlr combo ports,, so I bought a few of these mini jacks to dual xlr adapters to connect my laptops to going into the xlr inputs at the back. I never thought about this problem so I'm glad I saw this video before using them. The compact does have 6 1/4" aux inputs I can use instead.
I almost did that too! Good thing i saw this video right on time LOL. I didn't even look for this video... i guess its my lucky day (not really, i got really sick 2 days ago lol) Cheers for the useful video!
I was once helping out a band in their own very small recording studio and they always flipped both switches and never paid attention to what they did. Needless to say, some phones did not come out unscathed.
There are adapters for that, but I believe they vary depending on the device you’re going into (laptop, DSLR camera, etc). In any case, the danger I’m describing in this video only applies to inputs with phantom power.
Really good advice and I don't want to nitpick, but I think in the video the second cable is shown being plugged in to the 1/4 inch mic inputs rather than the line inputs (which are closer to the main fader).Slightly undermines the very valid underlying point of the video which is "headphone output on phones is not really suitable to connect to mic inputs on mixers. The headphone levels are much closer to line level so use these inputs and avoid the complication of having to worry about phantom power"
This can still be a worry if you use line inputs. My SSL Six console can supply phantom power through the line inputs as well, but thankfully has a switch for each individual channel. Nice video!
@@AudioUniversity Question for you: I use a splitter coming off of the phone/laptop, and I still only get signal coming out of the left side split(using trs). I tried fixing inside of laptop, but no go. Couldn't figure out a way to get two outputs(left/right) out of phone. I'm sure it's something stupid that I'm missing. Thanks and have a good one!
Hi, I recently bought a Studio mic that has a male XLR cable at the end. I want to connect it to my pc directly and I would need an XLR to 3.5mm adapter. Could that damage the PC?
Hey pal can i asked something ? Im gonna make those 2 xlr male to trs 3.5 jack DIY .. Is it ok if i use 3 core wires ? Can i connect d ground wire of d sleeve from 3.5 jack to pin 1 of d xlr ? Hope u have time to answer bro ? THNKS !
Hi Can I connect my iPhone with Xlr to jack cable to foscusrite scarlet solo without damage my phone? Connect to the mic input and use as aux input. Thank you
@@AudioUniversity what about using your work around? to further explore i’m dj-ing this week from my iPad and wondering if it would be advantageous to use the xlr or the 1/4 adapter?
As a professional engineer I have probably been more reckless with this than I should be. I have used a cable like this on the FOH console Omni input. Usually I only have phantom on the channels I need to up front but could see someone making a mistake and regretting I did it. Has never happened to me yet, but there's always a first time.
Hi I have a mini mixer which has XLR out. I want to connect the xlr out to a speaker using 3.5 mm jack. Could you please tell me the correct wiring diagram?
Hey y’all is it possible to use my studio monitors as speakers and plug them in with the cables in this video into the headphone jack on the back of my monitor? Any info is appreciated!
@@AudioUniversity thanks for the reply. Do I need a computer for the interface or is it possible to use the interface with the monitor only? That might be a daft question haha.
@@AudioUniversity yeah okay, I was just asking out of curiosity and somewhat laziness. I have an interface but bought a Roku and was trying to not have to use my computer and interface. Thanks for all the info though.
Unfortunately the rode caster pro only allows ducking on the 4 main xlr channels. So i need to run the 3.5 to xlr. That way i can run audio out from a devise into the microphone input. Unless they add the feature of ducking on all audio inputs, in a firmware update
@@AudioUniversity Thanks. I figured out how to play music from my iPhone into my Scarlett 18i8 by using a 3.5 mm TRS to Dual 1/4” TS breakout stereo cable plugging into the line-in 5 and 6 👌🏽
I wish I could see this video earlier... Last week I fried my iPhone xs 3.5,mm dongle by my mixpre3 accidentally set to phantom power Luckily my iPhone and the mixpre didn't get burnt up. btw very useful videoand Im subscribed!
Why do you need to connect this to your smart phone? I’m guessing to make it louder or better sound? Can I use mixer like in this video to sing in smule app?
I have the 2nd mixer you displayed, I have the cord you suggested instead of xlr im connecting to my phone and the sound is very low im attempting to record video while playing music and using microphone all at one time mic works fine but the music i have playing is very very low what should i do thanks
Any of those would be equal in this case. You can certainly use a cable like that, but I would recommend using a mixer or an interface so that you’ve got more control and so that you can utilize a balanced connection (which is important if cable is longer than 15’).
Phantom power won’t be an issue, but you will hear pops through the speakers when you connect and disconnect your device, which could be a problem. It’s best to have a way to mute the signal when connecting and disconnecting.
In both cases, the signal to noise ratio is equal. I think you’re referring to the improved signal to noise ratio of a balanced connection vs an unbalanced connection. Although an XLR connector is capable of facilitating a balanced connection, a 3.5mm connector is not. So, the 3.5mm-to-XLR adapter is not capable of facilitating a balanced connection (nor is the 3.5mm-to-1/4” TS adapter). Does that make sense?
@@AudioUniversity you answered a question I indirectly asked. A 3.5mm jack can not provide any balanced signal. Thanks, I won't waste my money on a fancy 3.5 to xlr cable now.
And also except on modern digital mixing consoles Xlr input is made for microphone signal and not line signal which could damage the preamp and sound odd. Line signals are way too loud for microphone preamps
Question, if you used a 3.5 mm-to-XLR adapter and connected a dynamic microphone -- like the Shure SM57 for example -- and didn't activate any phantom power, would there still be a danger? Or would the combination of a handheld dynamic microphone and the cellphone be okay?
Hi, can i do this setup?... I have my zoom h1n recorder and i want to record my condenser microphone from my zoom h1n using phantom power like neewer...is it possible and Would it harm my zoom h1n recorder?...
I made a major mistake.. Bought a linear Por from Lehmann that only has two XLR inputs. My Avr Yamaha 685 got no xlr outputs.. Now I am wating on the yamaha and Hifi shop to reply to my email what I should buy to connect these two.. Or ship the lehman Amp back. Would love to hear your 2 cents if u will.
I use this to come out from a laptop to use multitracks - it works fine. Is it okay to use this cable, and then also use mic cables to extend it, so it can reach this snake?
For a show we had aux connected to an RCA-XLR adapter for PC track audio. The laptop was fine but when I plugged my phone in it made the phone crash multiple times. Plugging the RCA plugs directly into an RCA input on the mixer didn't make the phone crash so I believe phantom power was on for the two particular XLR inputs, which would make sense why my phone was crashing. The mixer was a Behringer x32
Its not the phantom power. You were plugging an unbalanced component into a balanced component. Doing that creates a short circuit. Next time, try an trrs cable, or just a DI box.
@@AmSleepyJay That was your problem. Phantom power is made specifically for mics, just like a phono preamp is made just for a turntable. 2 things happened when you turned phantom power on. The signal from your phone is line level and doesn't need the extra power. It was overloading the system. Also, when you turned the phantom power on, you forced that input to run in balanced operation. Your phone isn't balanced, and you can't mix balanced and unbalanced devices. It has to be one or the other, because the 2 modes are not electrically compatible. In the future, phantom power is only for mics. You can, however, connect your phone, or any other single ended line level device, to a balanced input (xlr or trs) if you use a direct, or DI box. Your phone wound first go into the DI box. The DI box would then convert the signal to balanced, making it safe to plug in to a balanced input.
You could use RCA. For the purposes of this video, I figured that if you were going to use XLR originally, it would be more likely that you could use 1/4-inch in the same input rather than RCA. RCA would be just as good an option, though. Thanks for watching!
In my mixer at least you dont get to mix the channels LR and bass mids and highs if you just use RCA, so I use 2 channels mini jack to stereo double jack for this reason
My headphone out on my amp is 1/4 inch. I have a headset with a microphone. I have a quarter inch adapter to connect my headset to my headphone out. It doesn't work unless I pull the Jack out like halfway. Do I need a specific adapter for a headset with a microphone on it?
Hi, brother, I want to buy m audio air 192/14, it has trs outputs for moniters and Adam audio t8v has XLR inputs, can I use trs to xlr cable ? It is 100% correct or not, thanks
@@AudioUniversity one more question, imac has a thunderbolt port and this interface has a type c port, can we connect them without any problem, thunderbolt to type c,. Thanks
I actually have a question.. I have a Sony strereo microphone. The cable is built-in and ends with a 1/8" TRS plug. I like the sound of it and wondered if I could make a TRS to dual XLR split adapter. Your opinion on this?
A balanced connection can be run far beyond 60 meters! Just make sure to use a truly balanced connection. The adapters in this video don't support a balanced connection. You'll need to use a DI box to connect a 3.5mm jack to a balanced line. Check out this video for other options: th-cam.com/video/S2kapm4w46c/w-d-xo.html
I'm guessing if I just have an audio interface device for my laptop, going from 3.5mm to XLR won't be damaging, since the interface device doesn't have phantom power? Plus my laptop isn't a smart phone.
Its not the cable you have to worry about. Its what you plug the cable into that matters. You can still do damage without phantom power. The input on the audio interface will be balanced. So on a balanced connection, you need a cable with 3 conductors. 2 of them are power and one is ground. The 3.5 out is not balanced. Its a trs because that's what you need for 2 channels of unbalanced audio. Each channel is just 1 power and 1 ground. So, on your laptop, each channel requires 2 conductors, and the balanced connection on the interface needs 3 conductors. If you haven't figured it out yet, you cant plug 3 conductors into a connection that requires only 2. You have to do something with the 3rd conductor. There are different ways you can go about making the connection work. The easiest thing would be to get a DI box, and plug your computer into it. This will convert the unbalanced signal from the pc to balanced. Then go balanced from the DI box to the balanced input on your interface. Aside from just doing the conversion, balancing the signal will allow you to use longer cables and have better noise cancelation.
You can use one of these adapters to connect the headphone plug from the Logitech H150 to the "Monitor" output of the Soundcraft Notepad 5: amzn.to/36AUpKh You might be able to use the same adapter to connect the microphone to the 1/4" input 1 of the Soundcraft. I'm not sure that will work though... Let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching!
You can use a regular XLR cable. Most modern ribbon microphones will not be harmed by phantom power. However, I don't recommend applying phantom power to a ribbon mic.
My power speakers blew up when i connected them directly to the tv using that cable, i wonder if it had something similar, my tv jack plug doesnt work anymore either
Thank you for this video! I was wondering if you could help me with this question--are the 2 TS cables in mono, or are they automatically assigned a Left and Right signal? I know that on the mixer I can pan left and right for the 2 channels, but my question is are they the same signals(in mono) compared to the original audio from the device(phone/laptop)? Thank you so much in advance! Hope I made my question clear.
2 ts cables are each left and right; connecting them to individual channels on a mixer you would pan one left and one right to keep it stereo(not mono) or not panning and have them summed (mono)
@@josejoe3972 thank you for your reply! I have a Y cable (aux to 2 TS) and the audio source is from my laptop. Does the left and right signals get randomly split amongst them and I will have to find out which is which in order to pan them correctly?
Usually TS will be color coded; red is right channel, and black or white is the left channel. Unless you're playing music or audio that matters on which side you hear it, i.e. (movies), it does't matter how they're plugged in aslong as you pan one all left and one all right.
I would love a video about XLR splitters cause there are lot of technicalities (48v, impedence) and possibilities (cable, BOX with transformer, etc) with various price (10$ for cable, up to 300 for a single two channel split box), and having a big a theory behing all that would be nice. For eg, can I use a XLR splitter on my focusrite to have signal from one mic to two channels without quality loss ? what about volume loss ? etc... :P
Now days In my home studio, I'm playing guitar using midi foot controller (usb) to control "Overloud th-u" amp sim software and having great sounding results through Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. I want to play live with this setup. How do I connect Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 to a live mixing situation? Pleas help.
What about if i need to connect my laptop to my sound mixer in an XLR input ? What is the best solution, a USB to XLR cable ?? I want to hear music from laptop and i don't have jack inputs available in my mixer(xAir18)
Maybe it's ok if you're on a digital mixer where phantom power switch is set individually per channel instead of distributing it on everything with a single switch.
Thanks for this, good advice. However, I am looking to connect a Sony Walkman NW-A306 music player to a pair of Edifier S3000 Pro active speakers via the XLR connections, to take full advantage of high res music. I already have my turntable with built in phono stage connected to the line in connection. I assume the dangers highlighted in the video won't apply in my situation as the only power is into the speakers, they don't output anything. Any comments to help will be greatly appreciated!
I have a question. I have a keyboard which output in line (1/4 TRS) but I want to connect it to my Stage Box snake Cable(which only have XLR inputs) which inturn would be connected to Mixer with phantom power on (for other Mics). I have 1/4 TRS to XLR cable. What would be the safest way to connect my keyboard without ruining it's output.
Using a DI Box, passive or active. passive one doesn't require phantom/battery power and should be worked well with keyboards, laptops or any unbalanced audio out an active DI boxes requires phantom/battery powered and usually used for instruments with pickups or any unbalanced devices also works too
I’ve been think XLR to 3.5 is helping me when I connected long distance (10-15m) Now I know this dangerous, what cable should I using instead for long distance. Please advice, thank you
Hi mate, I've got an M Audio BX8 D3 monitor. Don't have any mixer or audio interface so I was just trying to play music from my phone through a 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm jack cable. The problem is that when the 6.35 side is fully plugged into the monitor it plays music with weird sounds and no bass but if it's half plugged it plays fine. Do you know what should I do? As I don't want to ruin the monitor over time. Thank you.
My volumes are always turned completely down or off when plugging / unplugging cables or adapters...You say so im this vid.that if your volumes are turned down...you should be okay. My phone volume is turned completely.down as well. Thanks for the vid.
I think this happened to me with a wireless audio transmitter/ receiver combo...I had the receiver connected to my camcorder via 3.5mm to xlr , it was on mic with 48v and now the wireless system does not work.
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i made the mistake yesterday by ordering them online to connect the xlr with phantom supply to my mobile phone , just a quick search and you mentioned exactly what will happen if i continued to use them , thanks for saving my equipment pal !
You are right. I greatly appreciate your words to avoid a huge loss due to carelessness. Thanks a lot bro
I've seen multiple iPhones (thankfully not mine) damaged this way. And to be clear, TRS will do just as much damage as XLR on a mixer like the Mackie DL16. They (Mackie & others) really should warn us about these things! Thanks for putting this info out there.
Wow! I didn't know that some mixers supply phantom to the TRS too! Luckily the 1402 and 1604s seem to be safe with TRS. Thanks for commenting and watching, Todd!
@@AudioUniversity TRS and XLR are basically the same thing. They are both 3 conductor connectors. As long as the pin assignment is the same for both xlr and trs, it makes no difference which one you use. You can even have trs on one end of a cable, and xlr on the other end.
That said, phantom power isn't the only thing you have to worry about with this type of cable. You also need to know if the 2 components you are connecting, are running in balanced or single ended operation. Balanced has 2 signal (+) and one ground (-), where unbalanced is just one signal and one ground. The cable you show in the video is used to carry an unbalanced stereo signal. If the component that has the xlr connections is running in balanced operation, you'll have problems. It creates a short circuit. Depending on your equipment, you may be able to get away with a TRRS cable, but the best solution (in my opinion), is to just use a DI box. That's what they're made to do. If you're not exactly sure what DI box to get, a good music store should be able to recommend something that will work with your setup.
ofcourse it will do damage, there are combined XLR-TRS inputs) The point is to use another input that doesn't have 48v power at all
Thanks for this, I ordered an X32 Compact mixer and found out annoyingly that it doesn't use xlr combo ports,, so I bought a few of these mini jacks to dual xlr adapters to connect my laptops to going into the xlr inputs at the back. I never thought about this problem so I'm glad I saw this video before using them. The compact does have 6 1/4" aux inputs I can use instead.
I almost did that too! Good thing i saw this video right on time LOL. I didn't even look for this video... i guess its my lucky day (not really, i got really sick 2 days ago lol)
Cheers for the useful video!
Thank you for the amazing value and content! I always learn something new when watching your videos
Thanks for this valuable knowledge! Support.
Kyle, I have a cable just like this, but with two female XLR‘s and I can’t remember what I even bought it for.
Can you explain this cable, please?
I have one like that for input audio to a DSLR camera.
@@AudioUniversity , Thank you!
Thanks for the heads up!!!
Glad to help, Sophia!
I was once helping out a band in their own very small recording studio and they always flipped both switches and never paid attention to what they did. Needless to say, some phones did not come out unscathed.
Oh no! You’d think they would have learned their lesson! Thanks for sharing, @patriotbarrow.
@Mee Omi, These adapters are only problematic when using phantom power. You should be ok in your situation.
Thankfully i never had to do this type of connection before. Now i am warned and educated. :)
Cheers.
I'm glad this video helped you avoid this issue! Thanks for watching and commenting, @rishey rsp!
Would love to see a detailed analysis, opinion, and demo on ALL 3 of the Rode XLR to TRS adapters on this channel! :)
Good point .. well picked up!
Hasn't happened to me but thanks for making this vid!
You've done a lot of good videos. This is the 1st 1 that made me laugh
How about the other way around - XLR microphone _to_ 3.5mm on a streaming PC just for my voiced audio?
There are adapters for that, but I believe they vary depending on the device you’re going into (laptop, DSLR camera, etc). In any case, the danger I’m describing in this video only applies to inputs with phantom power.
Invaluable advice.
Great advice. Your information is awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Really good advice and I don't want to nitpick, but I think in the video the second cable is shown being plugged in to the 1/4 inch mic inputs rather than the line inputs (which are closer to the main fader).Slightly undermines the very valid underlying point of the video which is "headphone output on phones is not really suitable to connect to mic inputs on mixers. The headphone levels are much closer to line level so use these inputs and avoid the complication of having to worry about phantom power"
Good point, Mark.
This can still be a worry if you use line inputs. My SSL Six console can supply phantom power through the line inputs as well, but thankfully has a switch for each individual channel. Nice video!
Thankyou! That was an awesome tip. 🎸🎸
I always run a radial pro D2 between my phone and the mixing board.
Same here! I mostly use RapcoHorizon ISOBLOX. Thanks for sharing, Carl's Opinion!
@@AudioUniversity Question for you: I use a splitter coming off of the phone/laptop, and I still only get signal coming out of the left side split(using trs). I tried fixing inside of laptop, but no go. Couldn't figure out a way to get two outputs(left/right) out of phone. I'm sure it's something stupid that I'm missing. Thanks and have a good one!
Fast n awesome. Subscribed. Thank you
Hi, I recently bought a Studio mic that has a male XLR cable at the end. I want to connect it to my pc directly and I would need an XLR to 3.5mm adapter. Could that damage the PC?
Hey pal can i asked something ? Im gonna make those 2 xlr male to trs 3.5 jack DIY ..
Is it ok if i use 3 core wires ?
Can i connect d ground wire of d sleeve from 3.5 jack to pin 1 of d xlr ? Hope u have time to answer bro ? THNKS !
Thanks
I got a pair of usb headphones what type of adapter would I need so I can use them on my interface
thanks man
very useful information
thanks!
Hi
Can I connect my iPhone with Xlr to jack cable to foscusrite scarlet solo without damage my phone? Connect to the mic input and use as aux input.
Thank you
You can do this - just be sure that phantom power (+48V) is disabled.
thank you so much! will this also work work going into speakers from a mixing board? 😊
Most speakers don’t supply phantom power through their input, so this usually isn’t a concern in that case.
@@AudioUniversity what about using your work around? to further explore i’m dj-ing this week from my iPad and wondering if it would be advantageous to use the xlr or the 1/4 adapter?
Rather than buying another adapter, I’d just recommend making sure phantom power is turned off.
Tank you very much.
Valuable!
does phntom power does not effect by that quarter inch jacks
Most often, the line input does not have phantom power applied to it. So to be sure, I’d recommend the stereo line input on your mixer if it has one.
As a professional engineer I have probably been more reckless with this than I should be. I have used a cable like this on the FOH console Omni input. Usually I only have phantom on the channels I need to up front but could see someone making a mistake and regretting I did it. Has never happened to me yet, but there's always a first time.
Very wise and with some microphones also capable of being destroyed by phantom power.
Hi I have a mini mixer which has XLR out. I want to connect the xlr out to a speaker using 3.5 mm jack. Could you please tell me the correct wiring diagram?
Do you recommend using this adapter to a dynamic microphones which is plugged to a sound card?
Can i use one of these coming directly from the amp to run a system?
if i solder resistor on channel ? i can burn my device too ?
Interesting question! I'm not sure if this would work.
@@AudioUniversity try to check other videos,they give resistor on it and they wrote that you can't burn device...
Hey y’all is it possible to use my studio monitors as speakers and plug them in with the cables in this video into the headphone jack on the back of my monitor? Any info is appreciated!
Yes that is possible. However, I’d recommend using an audio interface instead.
@@AudioUniversity thanks for the reply. Do I need a computer for the interface or is it possible to use the interface with the monitor only? That might be a daft question haha.
What is the source? If it’s not a computer, I might recommend a small mixer rather than an interface.
@@AudioUniversity yeah okay, I was just asking out of curiosity and somewhat laziness. I have an interface but bought a Roku and was trying to not have to use my computer and interface. Thanks for all the info though.
Unfortunately the rode caster pro only allows ducking on the 4 main xlr channels. So i need to run the 3.5 to xlr. That way i can run audio out from a devise into the microphone input. Unless they add the feature of ducking on all audio inputs, in a firmware update
It’s ok to use this adapter, so long as you don’t turn on phantom power.
@@AudioUniversity thanks, I'm glad I checked this video out. I'll make sure I disable it first
Glad to help, Johnhitbox! Thanks for watching!
It happened to me with a wireless Bluetooth adapter the adapter burn out
Sorry to hear that, Walter.
Can I use it with my PC?
You can use either cable in this video with any device that has a 3.5mm output. Just be sure not to engage phantom power on that input.
Is it ok to connect a 1/4 inch to 3.5mm cable to the line in on my Audio interface with the 3.5mm connected to my iPhone?
That should work!
@@AudioUniversity Thanks. I figured out how to play music from my iPhone into my Scarlett 18i8 by using a 3.5 mm TRS to Dual 1/4” TS breakout stereo cable plugging into the line-in 5 and 6 👌🏽
Never used one of those...but I've always used a 3.5mm to RCA L/R inputs
Nice, Can i use this female dual to TRS for my Boss acoustic pedal so that i can only supply one cable entry to my PA/mixer?
I wish I could see this video earlier...
Last week I fried my iPhone xs 3.5,mm dongle by my mixpre3 accidentally set to phantom power
Luckily my iPhone and the mixpre didn't get burnt up.
btw very useful videoand Im subscribed!
Thanks for subscribing! The bright side is that the dongle protected the phone! Nice!
Why do you need to connect this to your smart phone? I’m guessing to make it louder or better sound? Can I use mixer like in this video to sing in smule app?
I have the 2nd mixer you displayed, I have the cord you suggested instead of xlr im connecting to my phone and the sound is very low im attempting to record video while playing music and using microphone all at one time mic works fine but the music i have playing is very very low what should i do thanks
Try boosting the output volume of your phone. If that isn't loud enough, use the "Gain" knob on the channel strip.
What's the best way to connect my active studio monitors directly to my laptop ? 3.5 to 2XLR or to 2 1/4inch ?
Both available
Or to RCA
Any of those would be equal in this case. You can certainly use a cable like that, but I would recommend using a mixer or an interface so that you’ve got more control and so that you can utilize a balanced connection (which is important if cable is longer than 15’).
@@AudioUniversity Noice
Thanks !
Is that safe if we put the XLR to 3.5 mm audio cable for professional power amplifers, e.g Behringer iNuke, Behrinher EUROPOWER or Carvin DCM 2000.
Phantom power won’t be an issue, but you will hear pops through the speakers when you connect and disconnect your device, which could be a problem. It’s best to have a way to mute the signal when connecting and disconnecting.
What about dual female XLR to 3.5mm, from audio output to pc (Matrix out to pc for live stream). Does doing that going to damage the pc?
Only inputs can supply phantom power. You should be ok because you are connecting to an XLR output!
@@AudioUniversity brilliant, thanks! 😊
Thanks for watching and commenting, @Valerie Kang! Good luck!
Could this cable work for a blue yeti mic being connected to a goxlr mini??
No. This cable is designed to work in the opposite direction.
@@AudioUniversity is there any way we can connect to xlr? like the micro USB to XLR?
Don't you get more signal noise with the second cable you displayed? Isn't that the advantage of using the first cable? Less signal noise?
In both cases, the signal to noise ratio is equal.
I think you’re referring to the improved signal to noise ratio of a balanced connection vs an unbalanced connection.
Although an XLR connector is capable of facilitating a balanced connection, a 3.5mm connector is not. So, the 3.5mm-to-XLR adapter is not capable of facilitating a balanced connection (nor is the 3.5mm-to-1/4” TS adapter).
Does that make sense?
@@AudioUniversity you answered a question I indirectly asked. A 3.5mm jack can not provide any balanced signal. Thanks, I won't waste my money on a fancy 3.5 to xlr cable now.
And also except on modern digital mixing consoles
Xlr input is made for microphone signal and not line signal which could damage the preamp and sound odd.
Line signals are way too loud for microphone preamps
Hey Carl l m using this 1/8" to xlr stereo ,When l connect it to my mixer its causing a humming or hissing sound how do l fix it
Can i use an XLR to 3,5 straight into the mic port on my laptop?
Question, if you used a 3.5 mm-to-XLR adapter and connected a dynamic microphone -- like the Shure SM57 for example -- and didn't activate any phantom power, would there still be a danger? Or would the combination of a handheld dynamic microphone and the cellphone be okay?
The danger is only present when phantom power is turned on. However, the adapter in this video wouldn’t work for connecting a microphone to a phone.
@@AudioUniversity Thank you for the information.
can you use phantom power with a laptop?
Hi, can i do this setup?... I have my zoom h1n recorder and i want to record my condenser microphone from my zoom h1n using phantom power like neewer...is it possible and Would it harm my zoom h1n recorder?...
It sounds like you won't be using one of the adapters in this video. Is that true!
I made a major mistake.. Bought a linear Por from Lehmann that only has two XLR inputs. My Avr Yamaha 685 got no xlr outputs.. Now I am wating on the yamaha and Hifi shop to reply to my email what I should buy to connect these two.. Or ship the lehman Amp back. Would love to hear your 2 cents if u will.
I use this to come out from a laptop to use multitracks - it works fine.
Is it okay to use this cable, and then also use mic cables to extend it, so it can reach this snake?
For a show we had aux connected to an RCA-XLR adapter for PC track audio. The laptop was fine but when I plugged my phone in it made the phone crash multiple times. Plugging the RCA plugs directly into an RCA input on the mixer didn't make the phone crash so I believe phantom power was on for the two particular XLR inputs, which would make sense why my phone was crashing.
The mixer was a Behringer x32
Its not the phantom power. You were plugging an unbalanced component into a balanced component. Doing that creates a short circuit. Next time, try an trrs cable, or just a DI box.
@@AT-wl9yq from memory I turned off phantom power for that port and it didn't crash, turning it back on it did make it crash
@@AmSleepyJay That was your problem. Phantom power is made specifically for mics, just like a phono preamp is made just for a turntable.
2 things happened when you turned phantom power on. The signal from your phone is line level and doesn't need the extra power. It was overloading the system. Also, when you turned the phantom power on, you forced that input to run in balanced operation. Your phone isn't balanced, and you can't mix balanced and unbalanced devices. It has to be one or the other, because the 2 modes are not electrically compatible.
In the future, phantom power is only for mics. You can, however, connect your phone, or any other single ended line level device, to a balanced input (xlr or trs) if you use a direct, or DI box. Your phone wound first go into the DI box. The DI box would then convert the signal to balanced, making it safe to plug in to a balanced input.
Exactly where my problem was
why you don't use RCA input??
You could use RCA. For the purposes of this video, I figured that if you were going to use XLR originally, it would be more likely that you could use 1/4-inch in the same input rather than RCA. RCA would be just as good an option, though. Thanks for watching!
In my mixer at least you dont get to mix the channels LR and bass mids and highs if you just use RCA, so I use 2 channels mini jack to stereo double jack for this reason
I need help. How can I record smartphone call with an audio interface?
What about a 3,5mm to MiniXLR 4pin (its a mipro mu53 headset mic that I simply want to use on my PC)
My headphone out on my amp is 1/4 inch. I have a headset with a microphone. I have a quarter inch adapter to connect my headset to my headphone out. It doesn't work unless I pull the Jack out like halfway. Do I need a specific adapter for a headset with a microphone on it?
Hi, brother, I want to buy m audio air 192/14, it has trs outputs for moniters and Adam audio t8v has XLR inputs, can I use trs to xlr cable ? It is 100% correct or not, thanks
Yes, TRS and XLR connectors can both be used to facilitate balanced connections between devices.
@@AudioUniversity one more question, imac has a thunderbolt port and this interface has a type c port, can we connect them without any problem, thunderbolt to type c,. Thanks
This shouldn’t be an issue either, Rajkamal Jangir.
@@AudioUniversity thanks brother
I actually have a question.. I have a Sony strereo microphone. The cable is built-in and ends with a 1/8" TRS plug. I like the sound of it and wondered if I could make a TRS to dual XLR split adapter. Your opinion on this?
What about output from a Pc to a single xLR? That would give only 1 side only correct?
Bro how far can balanced cables travel?? My amplifier and stage monitor speakers are around 60 meters.
A balanced connection can be run far beyond 60 meters! Just make sure to use a truly balanced connection. The adapters in this video don't support a balanced connection. You'll need to use a DI box to connect a 3.5mm jack to a balanced line. Check out this video for other options: th-cam.com/video/S2kapm4w46c/w-d-xo.html
I'm guessing if I just have an audio interface device for my laptop, going from 3.5mm to XLR won't be damaging, since the interface device doesn't have phantom power?
Plus my laptop isn't a smart phone.
Its not the cable you have to worry about. Its what you plug the cable into that matters. You can still do damage without phantom power. The input on the audio interface will be balanced. So on a balanced connection, you need a cable with 3 conductors. 2 of them are power and one is ground. The 3.5 out is not balanced. Its a trs because that's what you need for 2 channels of unbalanced audio. Each channel is just 1 power and 1 ground. So, on your laptop, each channel requires 2 conductors, and the balanced connection on the interface needs 3 conductors. If you haven't figured it out yet, you cant plug 3 conductors into a connection that requires only 2. You have to do something with the 3rd conductor. There are different ways you can go about making the connection work. The easiest thing would be to get a DI box, and plug your computer into it. This will convert the unbalanced signal from the pc to balanced. Then go balanced from the DI box to the balanced input on your interface. Aside from just doing the conversion, balancing the signal will allow you to use longer cables and have better noise cancelation.
could you advise me on if I can connect a logitech H150 headset mic to the combo socket of a soundcraft notepad 5 ? Thanks
You can use one of these adapters to connect the headphone plug from the Logitech H150 to the "Monitor" output of the Soundcraft Notepad 5: amzn.to/36AUpKh
You might be able to use the same adapter to connect the microphone to the 1/4" input 1 of the Soundcraft. I'm not sure that will work though... Let me know how it goes! Thanks for watching!
Can i plug xlr to mini jack (from woofer to computer)
Will it still break your laptop if your using a 3.5mm jack sound card
And I’m not using a mixer will I still be ok tho
Anytime you supply phantom power to a 3.5mm output, there is a chance for this trouble.
I have a ribbon microphone. What do i plug into?
You can use a regular XLR cable. Most modern ribbon microphones will not be harmed by phantom power. However, I don't recommend applying phantom power to a ribbon mic.
My power speakers blew up when i connected them directly to the tv using that cable, i wonder if it had something similar, my tv jack plug doesnt work anymore either
Thank you for this video! I was wondering if you could help me with this question--are the 2 TS cables in mono, or are they automatically assigned a Left and Right signal? I know that on the mixer I can pan left and right for the 2 channels, but my question is are they the same signals(in mono) compared to the original audio from the device(phone/laptop)? Thank you so much in advance! Hope I made my question clear.
2 ts cables are each left and right; connecting them to individual channels on a mixer you would pan one left and one right to keep it stereo(not mono) or not panning and have them summed (mono)
@@josejoe3972 thank you for your reply! I have a Y cable (aux to 2 TS) and the audio source is from my laptop. Does the left and right signals get randomly split amongst them and I will have to find out which is which in order to pan them correctly?
Usually TS will be color coded; red is right channel, and black or white is the left channel. Unless you're playing music or audio that matters on which side you hear it, i.e. (movies), it does't matter how they're plugged in aslong as you pan one all left and one all right.
You can always use a stereo test track on TH-cam to verify which connector is left and which is right.
@@AudioUniversity thank you all for the replies! Appreciate it ❤️
I would love a video about XLR splitters cause there are lot of technicalities (48v, impedence) and possibilities (cable, BOX with transformer, etc) with various price (10$ for cable, up to 300 for a single two channel split box), and having a big a theory behing all that would be nice. For eg, can I use a XLR splitter on my focusrite to have signal from one mic to two channels without quality loss ? what about volume loss ? etc... :P
Now days In my home studio, I'm playing guitar using midi foot controller (usb) to control "Overloud th-u" amp sim software and having great sounding results through Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. I want to play live with this setup. How do I connect Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 to a live mixing situation? Pleas help.
Hi, does this apply to Rode Wireless Go microphones? I would like to use them with my mixer but also have a condenser microphone...
HIE MAN ,L M USING THIS 3.5mm WITH MY LAPTOP AND IT CAUSING A HISSING SOUND ,HOW DO I STOP THE HISSING SOUND
To connect to laptop or PC better xlr-3.5 or 6.35-3.5
What about if i need to connect my laptop to my sound mixer in an XLR input ? What is the best solution, a USB to XLR cable ??
I want to hear music from laptop and i don't have jack inputs available in my mixer(xAir18)
I wanted to connect a mic directly to my android smartphone. Can a phone produce enough power to use a dynamic microphone?
Maybe it's ok if you're on a digital mixer where phantom power switch is set individually per channel instead of distributing it on everything with a single switch.
Whith a Rode XRL Pro adapter, can i use a Sennheiser 908B ew wired on a mixer with 48V on?
Hi, I have Boya by-mm1 shotgun mic, is it okay to plug it to xlr input (3.5mm to xlr)? Thank you.
Thanks for this, good advice.
However, I am looking to connect a Sony Walkman NW-A306 music player to a pair of Edifier S3000 Pro active speakers via the XLR connections, to take full advantage of high res music. I already have my turntable with built in phono stage connected to the line in connection. I assume the dangers highlighted in the video won't apply in my situation as the only power is into the speakers, they don't output anything. Any comments to help will be greatly appreciated!
Excelent.
Thanks, Manolo Rivas!
I have a question.
I have a keyboard which output in line (1/4 TRS) but I want to connect it to my Stage Box snake Cable(which only have XLR inputs) which inturn would be connected to Mixer with phantom power on (for other Mics).
I have 1/4 TRS to XLR cable. What would be the safest way to connect my keyboard without ruining it's output.
Using a DI Box, passive or active.
passive one doesn't require phantom/battery power and should be worked well with keyboards, laptops or any unbalanced audio out
an active DI boxes requires phantom/battery powered and usually used for instruments with pickups or any unbalanced devices also works too
I’ve been think XLR to 3.5 is helping me when I connected long distance (10-15m)
Now I know this dangerous, what cable should I using instead for long distance.
Please advice, thank you
And what about 3.5 to rca?
Consoles do not place phantom power on RCA inputs so this is not a risk with RCA.
Hi mate, I've got an M Audio BX8 D3 monitor. Don't have any mixer or audio interface so I was just trying to play music from my phone through a 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm jack cable. The problem is that when the 6.35 side is fully plugged into the monitor it plays music with weird sounds and no bass but if it's half plugged it plays fine. Do you know what should I do? As I don't want to ruin the monitor over time.
Thank you.
I’d recommend getting a small mixer or something like the Rapco Horizon LTIBLOX: amzn.to/3d37DlJ
My volumes are always turned completely down or off when plugging / unplugging cables or adapters...You say so im this vid.that if your volumes are turned down...you should be okay. My phone volume is turned completely.down as well. Thanks for the vid.
I think this happened to me with a wireless audio transmitter/ receiver combo...I had the receiver connected to my camcorder via 3.5mm to xlr , it was on mic with 48v and now the wireless system does not work.