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- Can you connect a balanced output to unbalanced input?
- Can you connect balanced to unbalanced?
- What would you use to interface a balanced output to an unbalanced input?
- Do mixers convert unbalanced to balance?
Can you connect a balanced output to unbalanced input?
A general rule of thumb for tying an electronically balanced output to an unbalanced input is to leave the (-) polarity pin floating. This will work best for both the DA38 and the SV3800. Tying the (-) to ground on some designs can cause the output to distort at lower levels or, in some cases, not work at all.
Can you connect balanced to unbalanced?
Impedance-balanced outputs can connect to unbalanced loads with the cold output 'floated' (unconnected) or connected to ground. There will be no performance or other differences between a floated or grounded cold conductor (pin-3) with impedance-balanced outputs.
What would you use to interface a balanced output to an unbalanced input?
3. Connecting floating balanced outputs to floating unbalanced inputs
- At the unbalanced input, do not connect the screen wire to anything.
- At the balanced output, connect the screen wire to the screen pin ( XLR pin 1).
- At the balanced output, also short together pin 1 and pin 3 together on the output XLR.
Do mixers convert unbalanced to balance?
An unbalanced signal can be converted to a balanced one with the help of a 'direct injection box', better known as a D.I. box or just D.I. ... It's also fine to connect an unbalanced cable to a balanced input. While the connection won't be balanced, the signal will come through normally.
