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What is TRS wiring?
The letters TRS stand for Tip, Ring, and Sleeve, and refer to the parts of the jack plug that the different conductors are connected to. A TRS cable has three conductors vs the two on a standard guitar cable. A guitar cable is a TS, or Tip Sleeve cable.
What is a TRS cable used for?
TRS. TRS is the abbreviation for “Tip, Ring, Sleeve.” It looks like a standard 1/4″ or 1/8″ plug but with an extra “ring” on its shaft. TRS cables have two conductors plus a ground (shield). They are commonly used to connect balanced equipment or for running both left and right mono signals to stereo headphones.
How do you wire a TRS XLR cable?
The usual way to connect a 3-pin XLR to a 1/4" TRS (AKA stereo jack plug) is to use the following pin allocation: XLR pin 1 to 1/4" plug sleeve. XLR pin 2 to 1/4" plug tip. XLR pin 3 to 1/4" plug ring.
