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My recommendations would be to use a decent mixer to combine signals if you can. I use a small 3 stereo channel mixer in the back of my rack to feed my Repeater when I do gigs and it works great. Mark On Thursday, May 8, 2003, at 02:38 PM, Jonathan El-Bizri wrote: > > Killer! > > Thanks all. > > Another question: As I mentioned, I need to combine multiple outputs > into an input. So far, I've been doing this with female input > y-cables, which I have read in more than one place, is a Really Bad > Idea, since you are feeding the line amp outs of each device into each > other. Is this the case? > > I posted to recording.org regarding this and someone responded that > the problem could be solved by placing a resistor (I can't remember > the size I'm afraid, and recording.org is down) on each output, to > bring the power of the signal down to where it could do no damage. > > Is this a feasible solution? Wouldn't this affect the tone of the > signal? > > The cables will short - less than a foot or so, so noise and > degradation shouldn't been an issue. > > Thanks, > > bIz > > --------------------- > www.groovetronica.com - "No offense, but a dated d&b loop with some > Holiday Inn lounge singer hardly wows me technically or talent wise, > and I could do better with a cassette deck and a microphone." > --------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: anti:clockwise > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 2:29 PM > Subject: rolling your own > > > > hey bIz > > hell yeah i make my own. it can be a great way to save money, as well > as getting precisely what you need for whatever you need it for, > cable-wise. > > for example - if you have a bunch of sources that are located > physically nearby one another (such as in a rack) why not use a > multichannel snake instead of individual runs? my rig has one 6 > channel snake that Y's into 2 groups of 3 ch's; each of different > lengths, terminating in a few different kinds of connectors and > servicing both inputs and outputs. one side is connected right to a > mixer, man does it save set up time (and for me, that's saying a lot.) > > you can do a pretty good job with gepco snake for a job like this and > it won't set you back like canare or mogami will. > > and get a switchcraft catalog. you wouldn't know how many termination > options there are in the world til you see one of these. man, i am SO > down with right-angle 1/4" plugs. i get all sexed up just thinking > bout em. > > if you live near a decent pro-audio house (guitar center does NOT > count) they should be able to sell you raw wire (snake, single > conductor shielded, whatever you need) by the foot right off the roll. > i'm lucky, living in nyc, i just go get. colors, even. > > if you're not so well situated for that, a full compass catalog will > do almost as nicely. you can get raw wire and connectors from them. > > and the smell of solder - don't even START me! > > a:c > > > on Thu, 8 May 2003 13:08:37 -0700 > "Jonathan El-Bizri" <ssrndpty@hotmail.com> > wondered: > > Hi, > I was wondering if anyone had any resources for making your own cables? > I'm in the process of rebuilding my rack, and would like to do a good > job for once. Also, I have a number of specific items I need to create > (such as y-cables for mixing two signals - with resistors inline) and > making cables seems like a good place to start. > bIz >